Dinner

One of my first posts was dedicated to vinaigrettes.  It walked through a guide on how you can freestyle vinaigrettes once you understand the relationship between the ingredients and what role each ingredient plays (i.e. acid, emulsifier, fat, etc.).  In that guide, I provided balsamic …

Week 3 of the summer salad series brings us a Tuscan bread salad.  Although you can make this anytime of year, this salad shines when basil, tomatoes, and romaine are in season in the local produce stands or your home garden.  This recipe was inspired …

Steak au poivre wasn’t anything I’d ever had before until I heard of a couple of people talking about it.  It was around the time of my birthday, so I requested it as my birthday dinner.  Mike is a great cook and was gracious enough …

Week 2 of this salad series brings us the taco salad.  Taco salads are a staple and it seems like there a million variations.  And I must admit – they’re all good.  I haven’t had a bad taco salad.  Some of the things I like …

In June, we visited our dear friends in Texas.  They live in Fort Worth, but we made the trek to Waco to see the Gaines’ campus that is all things Magnolia.  It was so fun!  Waco is a seemingly cool city too. While shopping and …

It is officially summer in the Pacific Northwest – it’s after 4th of July which marks the official start of nice weather here.  Bring out the tank tops, swimsuits, shorts, sundresses and all the clothing that shows all the skin.  It’s the season of calorie …

We’re closing out this 5-week series on burgers with oven-roasted fries.  While not always necessary to accompany a burger, fries sure do make it a meal.  They’re easier to make at home than you may think.  If I order a burger at a restaurant and …

Week 4 of this 5-week burger series brings us to the lettuce wrapped burger.  For splurges, I definitely enjoy a burger on a delicious bun.  If it’s homemade (or restaurant made), I’m even happier.  But at home, we most often enjoy our burgers bunless or …

Week 3 of this 5-week burger series brings us to the roasted red pepper and goat cheese burger, with arugula.  There’s a story behind this burger.  I first had it at the pub at Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan.  A group of my gals and …

Week 2 of this 5-week burger series brings us to the roasted pablano and swiss burger.  Like red bell peppers, pablanos are another pepper worth roasting.  They can vary in heat – some very mild, and some with a subtle heat.  The pepper has a …