Posted in Seafood on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Crab Cakes
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo
Our neighbor is perhaps the greatest neighbor ever..okay, maybe not ever, but he’s pretty great. He brings fresh crab whenever he goes out crabbing. On this occassion he brought over about 6 blue crab (already steamed). I cleaned the crab and put the meat aside for crab cakes. It probably yielded [...]
Posted in Cheese, Pasta, Vegetables on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Veggie Lasagne
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo
As per request from my Grandmother, I made fresh veggie lasagne. This is a great way to get rid of left over veggies, or plan ahead and use your favorites. This lasagne is spinach and mushroom. To start, I made the lasagne noodles. This is easier than it sounds and totally [...]
Posted in Cheese, Pasta on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mac and Cheese
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo
The other day Mimi posted her Mac and Cheese and of course it made ME want mac and cheese. So…here is my version of this perfect comfort food. I use a really basic recipe.
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Boil 2 Cups of Elbow Macaroni (or whatever you prefer)
For the Cheese sauce
In [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cheese, Food, Vegetables on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Have I mentioned lately how much I love weekend breakfasts? I’m sure I have. Most of my posts seem to be about weekend breakfast.
Dev and I went to Sante Fe and Albequerque this weekend, so Sunday was the only day I cooked.
I had a ton of veggies left in the fridge from the harvest at [...]
Posted in Seafood, Vegetables on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grilled Tuna, Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Asparagus
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo
Good dinner on a Friday night. Grilled tuna lightly seasoned with salt, pepper and a bit of parmesan cheese and then grilled about 4 minutes per side. Baby portabello mushrooms with garlic, bread crumbs and parmesan cheese – baked in the oven at 425 for about 15 [...]
Posted in Cheese, Pasta, Vegetables on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Macaroni and cheese has to be the undisputed queen of the comfort food kingdom.
Today has been a pretty cold day, and when I got home from school, I was craving a great big bowl of gooey, cheesy macaroni.
I checked out a couple of Rachael Ray cookbooks from our library (I really try to hate her, [...]
Posted in Cheese, Food on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When the weather around here starts getting bitterly cold (it was 6 degrees here this morning), I start thinking about soups and stews. Last weekend I had some chicken stock to use up- so I decided to make some potato soup.
This recipe is an old southern one from a book called (appropriately enough) “Southern Cooking.” [...]
Posted in Thoughts on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIMI!!! EAT WELL, LIVE IT UP and ENJOY IT ALL.
Posted in Poultry, Vegetables on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
roasted chicken
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo
Oh man – I was sad I forgot to take a picture of this before I dismantled the chicken. It was AWESOME. I had about a 4lb chicken. I salted and peppered the inside and outside of the chicken – in the cavity I put 2 cloves of garlic, about 4 [...]
Posted in Seafood, Vegetables on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
saint sushi – yeah – that’s what I celebrate
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo
For All Saints Day, I made a dinner of sushi at home. It was all a combination of Tuna, Asparagus, Salmon, and Avacado. The only tricky thing about home made sushi is the rice. I made 7 pretty generous rolls and this is what [...]
