Dinner

Shepherd’s pie is such a great recipe to have in your toolkit.  I love it because it’s composed of ingredients that I almost always have on hand.  It’s a meal I can pull together even if I didn’t plan it for the week.  As much …

Fall and Winter bring long-held family traditions of bird hunting.  My dad grew up bird hunting with his dad, and my brother and I grew up doing the same with him.  Since I was in grade school, I can remember October trips to central & …

Minestrone soup.  Where to begin?  I have so much to say on minestrone and on soup alone.  I’m going to be doing a series on soup as the weather continues to cool.  For this reason, I’ll hold my thoughts on soup for later posts. Back …

If you’ve read my previous pizza post on sourdough Neapolitan-style pizza, you know how deeply I love pizza.  Detroit-style pizza has become trendy lately.  A number of chefs, YouTube channels, and food blogs have tried their hand at this craze.  I had to join in …

I was never a big cooking competition shows and then my husband introduced me to Top Chef.  The caliber of the competition and the structure of the show are a completely different level than some of the dramatic, gimmicky competitions I was familiar with.  It’s …

It’s August, the temperatures are at some of the highest of the year, grilling is preferred to avoid heating up your kitchen, something cold like a salad, yet filling with protein and carbs seems like a great dinner option.  If you feel like Thai but …

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 …