This weekend I was inspired by a show on the Food Network that I ran across by accident. A quick trip the store yielded all the ingredients I needed. For starters, I whipped up this caesar salad that’s a big hit with everyone who’s tried it. Homemade Caesar Salad (see the full recipe at Pioneer [...]
What is this you may ask? Almost the most delicious pasta dish ever! How did I make it? I sauteed onions and garlic in olive oil in a pan. Then I added chopped up kale to the pan. In went some precooked pasta, basically to heat up. A little extra olive oil to keep everything [...]
I had some leftover salmon steaks I wasn’t too keen on eating. So I searched for some leftover recipes and came across this Easy Salmon Cakes idea. It sounded appealing, and I like crab cakes, so I gave it a whirl. For the filling, you first saute some onions and celery. This step created the [...]
OK, maybe champions don’t eat BLTs … or maybe they can get away with eating them all the time. But for this simple knitting journalist, this was a lunch to remember. You start with some amazing BLT sandwiches and add a side of homemade couscous salad. Now with the sammich, you have some extra tomato [...]
On yesterday’s menu was a delicious garden salad with arugula, spring mix lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, pine nuts and strawberries featuring my homemade balsamic vinaigrette. I actually got the recipe idea from La Petite Tricoteuse. It’s just balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey and a dash of sea salt whisked together. It’s really delicious. For the main [...]
My first book of 2010 is a cookbook! I know, it sounds a little silly, but with the exception of reading the steps in each recipe in detail, I really did flip through The Pioneer Woman Cooks from cover to cover. Received as a birthday gift, I spent some time over the Christmas holiday experimenting [...]
I came home very ambitious to whip up some chicken and pesto sauce. Then I thought to myself, “I wonder if I can make a creamy pesto sauce?” Well, by George, I did and it was delicious. Coincidentally, I had all of the ingredients on hand. Here’s how I made it. I cut up two [...]
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