Category: EAT/DRINK
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Chicken Fried Rice
When I was on my Food Matters kick, I learned a life-changing way to make fried rice via Mark Bittman. It’s simple, but the results are anything but. Just ask Ellie. Here, I’ve included a classic recipe with carrots and peas. I’ve also made it with mushrooms and red peppers, which was equally good. In…
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Mexi-Carrots
As soon as Ellie started eating dinner with us, I immediately started worrying about our vegetable intake. I mean really. Could I be more cliché? As far as vegetables go, Ellie is actually pretty responsive at this point, and I’m making the most of it while it lasts. The big problem we face is that…
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Uncorked
When you’re living inside a snowglobe, it’s important to have good wine. It helps you admire the view, while dulling the memory of your last visit to the grocery store. I actually avoided the obligatory stock up trip this time, but only because I called the hubby first. Despite the fact that I shop for my entire…
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A New Spin on Zucchini
This side has been in permanent rotation at our house. When summer hits, zucchini and summer squash are constants on our dinner table. Economical and easy to make, I can’t get enough of them. With soy sauce and sesame oil, zucchini takes on a buttery, perfectly spiced flavor that goes as well with grilled pork…
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Red, Red Wine
I was lucky enough to receive two, great bottles of red wine as gifts recently. The first was a Cotes du Rhone from my parents for our anniversary, and the second was a lovely Malbec I got for my birthday. I forgot to take notes of what they tasted like while I drank them, and…
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Dinner in 15
Lately, I’ve had a little helper in the kitchen. As I chop and mix, she opens drawers and crawls noisily around the room. Sometimes, she sneaks off and starts going through my cookbook collection. She’s very cute, but requires a lot of my attention. As I’ve mentioned here before, I’ve had to switch up the…
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In the Red
I’ve added two, new red wines to the wine list. One is a lovely Syrah and the other is a Cotes du Rhone. Try them this weekend with a perfectly grilled steak. McManis Family Vineyards, Syrah, Vintage 2010 – Light and slightly peppery Cotes du Rhone Heritages, Maitre Eleveur Ogier, 2010 – Absolutely perfect
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Lunch with Ellie
Ellie had been living on a steady diet of purees for months when I knew she was ready to start eating more of our food. Even though she was ready, I was not, because I had no idea what to feed her. I started by slowly including her in our dinners. When I made our…
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Spring Supper
Last month, it was my turn to host supper club. My turn comes up once a year, and each time, I sort of rack my brain to decide what to make. This time I wanted something feminine and easy that felt like spring. I settled on recipes I’d made before: Gywnnie’s rotisserie chicken, asparagus, clementine/almond…
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Uncorked, Continued
This last week was a doozy. Both the husband and I came down with a nasty case of the flu, and then, this weekend we hosted Ellie’s baptism. All of that, plus a heavy workload have kept me away from here. Luckily, we’ve both recovered, and things are starting to even out again, which hopefully means,…