This Valentines day had no advance planning. We don’t usually do anything special, but we’ll take any excuse to make an indulgent dinner. Mister and I had thrown around some ideas by email while we were at work, but nothing was really sounding great. We were both leaning seafood though, and when we got home [...]
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Smoked Oyster & Shrimp Alfredo
Posted in Food, Uncategorized, Weeknight Dinner, tagged Food, Oysters, Pasta, Recipe, Seafood, Shrimp, Valentines Day on February 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Weeknight Dinner – Roasted Red Pepper and Sausage Pasta
Posted in Food, Weeknight Dinner, tagged Pasta, Sausage, Weeknight Dinner on August 26, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Weeknight dinner – a quick red pepper pasta sauce with some spicy sausage for an easy one dish dinner.
Weeknight Dinner – Steak with Cracked Pepper Gravy and Mushroom-Swiss Rice
Posted in Food, Weeknight Dinner, tagged Cheese, Food, Gravy, Mushrooms, Recipe, Rice, Steak, Weeknight Dinner on August 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last night’s dinner was tasty, and I think it’s a good example of something that sounds ambitious but actually comes together pretty smoothly. Steak w/ cracked pepper gravy and mushroom-swiss rice sounds like a great menu for a wednesday night, right?
Weeknight Dinner – Sesame Chicken and Tamarind Slaw
Posted in Food, Weeknight Dinner, tagged Asian, Chicken, Coleslaw, Recipe, Weeknight Dinner on July 26, 2010 | 5 Comments »
As a quick break from fancy party food I thought I’d share a look at how we cook on a regular weeknight. Yesterday afternoon I pulled a pack of bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs out of the freezer with the idea of making something “asiany.” During work Mister and I emailed each other and settled on something along the lines of sesame chicken with the agreement that whoever got home first would get the chicken marinated. So I came in the door and was greeted by a ziplock bag with chunks of chicken and a mysterious brown liquid.
