Tag: Cooking
Even though I know it isn’t very authentic I really enjoy the Olive Garden’s soup and bread sticks lunch, which led me to make my own version of the soup at home. Of course it isn’t exactly the same as I tend to make my soups more substantial to the point they are often mistaken […]
After making all that great Pesto for holiday gifts, I did sort of keep some for myself and found a great way to use it for a quick weekday meal. It took about 15 minutes, just long enough to cook the pasta. Considering all the basil, I’m counting this as healthy (ignoring the cream sauce […]
I really love soups. They are tasty, generally easy to make, great for using up leftovers in a way that doesn’t seem like the same thing again and most are pretty healthy (remember I’m trying to balance my natural inclination to the “no carbs left behind” plan). I always thought that this would be difficult […]
I know I haven’t always been kind to some of Rachael’s recipes, but this is one of my favorites. I make it quite often and even follow the recipe You Won’t Be Single for Long Vodka Pasta Sauce pretty faithfully, which is quite unusual for me. The only change I make is to start with […]
Recipe for Cassoulet for Daring Cooks Challenge
The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family recipe and combined it with information from friends, techniques from Peter Reinhart’s book………and Martha Stewart’s demonstration. I have never made Stollen, but having spent several years living […]
Recipe for cherry lime honey biscotti holiday gift
Here’s another really easy one, great to do with the kids! Ingredients: 1/3 cup unpopped popcorn 1 12 oz pkg white chips 1-2 Tbs vegetable oil (optional) 2 crushed candy canes, nuts, M&M’s, etc (optional) Procedure: Set out a large cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable […]