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Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp with Ham and Bell Peppers
Cook With Care | December 30th 2009 by Carolyn
We have family visiting from out of town and lots of preparing to do for New Years Eve Dinner...which by the way is also my birthday! Tonight, among other things, we'll be preparing Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp with Ham and Bell Peppers. I'm reposting read more
Fish Fiesta!
The Single Girl Gourmet | December 28th 2009
Have I mentioned I like cheesy alliteration? Well, really I like just about anything with cheese. Alright, I'll stop.I make this recipe for Mexican Baked Fish almost every other week, especially in the summer when avocado is fresh and cheap. It's als read more
Wheeler’s Treasure: Tasty Voodoo Entree 1.0.1 iPhone iPod Touch
Complete iPhone Solutions | December 26th 2009 by iPhone Solutions
Discover WHEELER’S TREASURE, a spectacular pirate world filled with jungles, treasures, ghosts and more! Follow the Cursed Wheel of The Lost Pirate Captain Wheeler through endless randomly generated... read more
Season's Eatings: Holiday Recipe Roundup
In The Raw | December 23rd 2009 by earthmother
As is tradition, my Hungarian clan – all 18 of us – will sit down together for Christmas Eve dinner. It's a diverse group of eaters — carnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, raw foodist, flextarian, gluten intolerant. And while read more
The Thrill of the Experiment
Another Hunting Widow | December 18th 2009 by Susan
I'm getting ready to head into the kitchen and start experimenting. I was watching an old episode of "After Hours" the other day, and the chef prepared a nut and bacon encrusted venison saddle. It looked amazing. And it looked like something I could read more
PORTOBELLO BORDELLO
COOK TO BANG | December 17th 2009 by Spencer
Some food has the power to transform a good day into a great day. We’ve all experienced a meal so freaking amazing that we talk about it years, sometimes decades later. Don’t get me started on this penne eggplant bowl I enjoyed on Italy’s Amalf read more
Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
Little Speck on Big Planet | December 16th 2009
Looking at my recipes as of lately, I seem to be stuck on butternut squash. My inspiration for this recipe came from purchasing some ravioli at our local farmers market this past weekend. We have a store here called Galletta’s, it’s an It read more
Duck 'a la Orange
Cook With Care | December 16th 2009 by Carolyn
It's official...my husband has caught the "bug"! An avid food lover himself, throughout most of this blog, he's remained on the sideline. A foodie 'wing man' of sorts offering up his expertise only on occasion careful to not be a total "enabler". (Se read more
A potato as a meal
The Single Girl Gourmet | December 15th 2009
The credit for this one goes entirely to my friend Jess. She is actually in culinary school now, honing her skills. Anyway, she came to visit me once and I had nothing to feed her, or I couldn't figure out what to make with it anyway and she whipped read more
Mesir Wat, an Ethiopian dish involving serious amounts of lentils…
What I Eat, Apparently | December 15th 2009 by VA Roper
So I think mesir wat is my new favorite way to get fiber. Lentils are immensely high in fiber, along with a giant pile of other nutrients. See, we happened upon an Ethiopian grocery a few weeks back, whereupon I was struck with an overwhelming urge t read more
A foodie, but a seafoodie?
The Single Girl Gourmet | December 10th 2009
Making seafood automatically impresses people. There are so many different kinds of fish whereas beef is pretty much beef and chicken is chicken! But don't be intimidated by the variety, making seafood is so easy. Plus it's healthy (lean protein, low read more
Mussels al la Marinere
The Single Girl Gourmet | December 10th 2009
I've been wanting to try making mussels for a long time but have been put off because I did not really know what to do and thought I'd screw them up. Now I'm pretty sure they are virtually impossible to screw up!Not only are mussels always delicious read more
Marinated Pork Tacos
Cook With Care | December 9th 2009 by Carolyn
Inspired by the restaurant, Taco, Taco in New York City, we must have walked past this tiny, hole in the wall establishment a thousand times before finally giving it a try. We were both secretly intrigued from the get go, but for some reason (and I'm read more
Sesame Pork Sandwiches with Sriracha Slaw
Life's Ambrosia | December 9th 2009
When I told you that you can get a lot of recipes out of one batch of slow cooker pulled pork, I wasn’t lyin’. This dish was the 3rd dinner I got out of my recent batch of pulled pork. Unlike my previous recipes where I turned to the sou read more
Classic Crab Cakes
Cook With Care | December 6th 2009 by Carolyn
I've always been fascinated with the crab. They've appeared in so many dishes throughout my life in various forms, I can't help but be in awe of the curious crustacean. Here's one of my early memories as a little girl. During the summer months we'd s read more
Festive Holiday Sushi using Crab and Other Delicious Items
What I Eat, Apparently | December 6th 2009 by VA Roper
So I feel like any social gathering where you’re supposed to bring some food is now an excuse for me to make sushi. I really want to practice making intricate and interesting sushi varieties, but it can be hard to convince myself to do that whe read more
Thai Chicken Curry
Cook With Care | December 3rd 2009 by Carolyn
Living and working in Manhattan, happy hour is a right of passage. It was the late 90's and my sister and I would often meet for drinks after work. A few glasses into it, where we were dining that evening became a top priority. By that point we were read more
Flat Bread Pizza with Spinach, Basil, Sun Dried Tomaotes and Goat…
Cook With Care | December 3rd 2009 by Carolyn
He surprised me with a trip to Barcelona. It was January 2001, and we were leaving in a week. I had two instant thoughts. First, I swear to God if he doesn't propose to me on this trip he's a dead man! Followed by a close second, YUM, tacos, burritos read more
Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Cream
Life's Ambrosia | December 3rd 2009
From the comfort of my very own couch, I watched all the fanfare as they lit the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree last night and Ryan and I are planning on getting our tree this weekend. This can only mean one thing, Christmas is rapidly approach read more
Grilled Salmon with Lime, Sesame, and Ginger Butter
Cook With Care | December 2nd 2009 by Carolyn
My husband and I absolutely love Salmon and because we eat it so often, are always looking for new ways to prepare. We thought this recipe looked interesting because it had vermouth and thyme along with ginger, lime, sesame...sort of French...sort of read more
Porcini Mushroom and Red Wine Risotto
Cook With Care | December 2nd 2009 by Carolyn
Rich...as in taste and as in what you will need to be to make this! Four cups of red wine is almost a bottle and a half! I have never made risotto but always see it on the competition cooking shows such as, Top Chef, Chopped and Hells Kitchen, and it read more
Classic Bisquick Quiche
Cook With Care | December 2nd 2009 by Carolyn
Here's a simple recipe many of you may already know by heart, the classic Bisquick Quiche. So easy and versatile, if you don't already have it in your arsenal of "go to" recipes, you should add it now, especially with the Holiday's... well, here! T read more
Roast Turkey
Cook With Care | November 30th 2009 by Carolyn
Thanksgiving is over, sigh. I had planned on doing a whole write up with lots of fan fair regarding our feast and the "Battle of the Birds", but since we're visiting family and traveling, I haven't had much time to write. We are enjoying ourselves sp read more
Broiled Turbot with Lemon Sauce
Cook With Care | November 29th 2009 by Carolyn
Okay... so I was excited...no ecstatic...to find an email in our letusgetcooking@hotmail.com account, only to realize the first meal was submitted by one of our husbands. Hmmm, he says he wants to support us, but I think he just wanted to make sure d read more
Save @ Texas Land & Cattle
Cozy Wallet | November 25th 2009
Print this offer to save @ Texas Land & Cattle (Click the image to enlarge) Click this link for Texas Land & Cattle Locations Expires December 6th 2009 read more
Beef and Bean Chili
Cook With Care | November 25th 2009 by Carolyn
We arrived at the Kaminski abode in State College, PA yesterday afternoon. The delicious smell of Erin's homemade Beef & Bean chili practically drew us up the street right to their front door! We were welcomed to a fridge full of beer and an amaz read more
Steamed Clams in White Wine
Life's Ambrosia | November 24th 2009
One of the wonderful things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the access to wonderful, fresh seafood. In an effort to take advantage of all of the lovely creatures of the sea available, Ryan, a couple of friends and I decided to have a seafoo read more
Yaki Udon Stir Fry
What I Eat, Apparently | November 22nd 2009 by VA Roper
I’ve recently gotten sucked into a manga series called Oishinbo, which is all about Japanese cooking and food. As a result, I have been craving all sorts of Japanese food lately, including things I’d never even heard of until I read about read more
Penne Rigate with Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
Filipina Loves Food | November 20th 2009 by Janice Soriano
It's been 8 days since my last blog entry and I am back. I've been busy volunteering at school helping with food preparation at whatever needs to be done in the Quantity Class at Mission College. They've been busy preparing Thanksgiving lunch for ov read more
Roasted Garlic and Butternut Squash Pizza
Little Speck on Big Planet | November 20th 2009
Thanksgiving is usually a low key holiday for hubby and me. We also don’t usually have what most people would consider a traditional dinner. One year we had tacos and last year I made this pizza. It was so good that it has earned the right to b read more
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