It smelled like summertime in my apartment last week, and not because of the weather. I broiled Rib Eye steaks in the oven! Yes, that's right, there was no grill involved; it was my first time cooking a steak recipe, other than our celebrated Flank Steak recipe of Mom's, indoors. We're still in awe at how easy it was to make and I'm not quite sure why it took me so long (my entire life) to get up the courage to venture off the grill and into the oven for some steak. With just some Worcestershire Sauce, garlic butter, herbs and brown … [Read more...]
Carrot Chickpea Soup
April 15, 2015 By 1 Comment
Thrilled to have resident soup expert, Serena-- aka Seriously Soupy, with us to share one of her latest soup creations. Serena has given soup tours and taught soup classes and boasts a catalog of over 100 homemade soups recipes. With the change in weather, I asked Serena to focus on a recipe that compliments springtime...via color and flavor. Here's what Serena has to say: Spring is a great way to experiment with lighter soups while also focusing on seasonal and fresh ingredients. During a recent trip to the local farmer's market, I … [Read more...]
Chicken Burgers
April 13, 2015 By 1 Comment
After going a full week with no bread (in observance of Passover), I decided tweak our celebrated turkey burger recipe and use chicken. Remember that it's unique in that it doesn't integrate bread crumbs and ketchup to bind the meat together, but rather onion soup mix. Again, what a difference. Instead of bland, mealy burgers that require loads of toppings to acquire flavor, the new chicken burgers were moist and tasty with a little zing from the onion mix. The omission of the bread crumbs improved the consistency ten-fold. But, don't … [Read more...]
Pasta Puttanesca
April 8, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The best part about writing a food blog is by far all the people you connect with along the way-- not only online but offline. It's so rewarding to be introduced to someone and have them immediately say they follow your blog or they made one of your featured recipes. Today's recipe is not one of my mom's nor is it one that I've adapted. It's actually from my children's orthodontist. Yes, amidst all the talk of retainers, palate expanders and braces, our conversations took a left turn to cooking. I would have never known that Dr. Gibbs … [Read more...]
