Christmas Eve Recipes: Smashed Potatoes
JeffreyW luckily made some Smashed Potatoes and took a great photo. Everything is ready to go, all I have to do is pop the Cornish Game Hens into the oven. Once they are done, I’ll up the temperature...
View ArticleGrilled Sweet Peppers & Potatoes
From May 2012. Updated with photo. I know I promised to start a series on basic cooking techniques this week, but as I will explain later in the summer, my work situation is changing rapidly so this...
View ArticleAsian Pear and Grape Cabbage Salad
Today sucked. I mean really and truly sucked. But in other news, there’s water on Mars and the Blood Moon did not bring on the apocalypse and in the words of Scarlett O’Hara, tomorrow is another day. I...
View ArticleDinner Menu: Pasta with Marinated Vegetables and Bruschetta
Just finished giving the Beast a bath. He hasn’t been in the tub all summer because he loves sprinklers, his pool and my neighbor hosing him down. The first thing I noticed: he’s grown. I’ll post...
View ArticleReally Quick Dinners: Pasta Rustica
Scrolling through my recipes looking for ones I pulled together by rummaging around the pantry, freezer and refrigerator and came up with this one. Quick, easy and versatile. Pasta Rustica 9 oz pkg....
View ArticleQuick Dinner: Vegetable Pasta Toss
And…we’re back. Tonight’s recipe exchange is going to focus on quick and fresh. This is as quick as it gets. Vegetable Pasta Toss 9 oz pkg linguine 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup diced yellow onion (or 6...
View ArticleShredded Potato Encrusted Chicken
This is one of my favorite quick dinners. Looks and tastes great if you want to impress guests, but quick and easy enough for weeknight dinner. Potato Encrusted Chicken 2 large baking potatoes 3 green...
View ArticlePizza Pr0n
I picked the first batch of cherry tomatoes, probably about a pint and a half. Mrs J looked at the bowl and thought they would go good on a pizza. She was right. These are more of those naan loaves...
View ArticleChicken Parm
This dish is usually made with tenderized chicken breasts, I like the boneless, skinless thighs better. I pounded these a little but not a lot. The prep was typical, though: dredge in flour, then...
View ArticleSummer Salads: Caprese Pasta Salad
This week is all about pasta salads…just not your typical pasta salads. Although, since tomatoes are ripening, most will probably have tomatoes in them. LOL This one is a regular at the dinner table....
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