So, I know, I know, its the middle of summer and its pretty hot to think about something that has to simmer for hours, but a craving is a craving and you must ALWAYS bow to the craving! Today I made Hungarian Goulash. I don’t know about you, but I am one of those people [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Good gosh its Goulash
Posted in Poultry on July 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sunday Dinner
Posted in Food, Vegetables on July 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
First let me say that those shrimp/mango tacos look amazing. I may have to do that some time this week…
I decided our picnic would be a roasted vegetable sandwich. I went to the store and bought a ciabatta loaf. Then Dev’s mom and I sliced and roasted red peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, onions and tomatoes.
We basted them [...]
Shrimp and Mango Taco
Posted in Seafood on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sunday dinner was shrimp and mango tacos served along side orzo and black beans with guacamole. For the shrimp season as you like (I used garlic, salt, pepper and a dash of red pepper) saute with chopped onion. While that is cooking away, cube the mango and set aside; you can also warm the tortillas at [...]
Flavorful Grilled Chicken
Posted in Pasta, Poultry on July 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you, but sometimes getting flavor throughout a piece of chicken is tough, especially if you prefer white meat chicken as I do. I grilled chicken on Friday and I got the flavor, I think, just about right. I used breasts (bone in) and put 2 2 inch cuts (about 1/4 inch [...]
Cooking Challenges…
Posted in Food, Thoughts on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
People tend to fall into ruts. I think maybe it’s part of human nature. When I am cooking for Devin and myself, I try to keep things new and exciting, but I tend to fall back on old, dependable dishes.
Well, this weekend, I had to bump things up a level because Dev’s parents came to [...]
Dry Rub Salmon
Posted in Seafood on July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So…I forgot the camera tonight, but I figured I would write about the dinner anyway since I will likely have leftovers the next couple of nights. You can make a dry rub out of pretty much anything that you like, I used salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, red pepper, cumin, and dry mustard; the portions [...]
Wine Tasting
Posted in Poultry, Thoughts on July 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t cook anything new tonight, well that’s not entirely true, I just didn’t actually make it from stracth. My Dad came and installed a ceiling fan in my kitchen and then he and I went to the Fresh Market and bought a stuffed chicken breast (stuffed with feta, artichokes, black olives, and various other [...]
Busy Busy Busy
Posted in Food on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wow- I leave town for 2 days and Di has been working overtime! I can understand the basil overload, as our basil plant has also exploded lately.
I had several good meals during my trip to Santa Fe, and I blogged about the trip on my other blog. I will talk more about the food here.
We [...]
Using up the Basil PartII
Posted in Seafood on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am still using the basil and the plant - overnight – has completely replinshed itself, so there will be more meals involving basil – I also managed to use a tad of my rosemary as well.
I skewerd some shrimp and tomatos basted with pesto and roasted potatos with rosemary and garlic. yummy.
Using up the Basil
Posted in Poultry, Vegetables on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you, but my basil plant is out of control, I have made countless batches of pesto and it still manages to get ahead of me. Well, today I used a lot of the plant in a supper of summer favorites, caprese salad and pesto chicken strips. It was quite tasty. I won’t [...]
