I recently served these Cheese Quesadillas as an appetizer at the birthday dinner I prepared for my older son’s girlfriend. I know she likes Mexican food so I thought this was a good choice. It is a simple recipe that can be made ahead and baked right before serving. Cut in smaller slices it’s a…
Tag: dinner
Pasta with Pancetta, Radicchio and Ricotta
I guess you could say I have been a bit obsessed with the delicious Italian recipes that Nancy Silverton has shared in the January issue of Food and Wine because this is the second one I am sharing with you. The photo of this rustic pasta dish won me over the second I saw it….
Golden Chicken Thighs with Charred-Lemon Salsa Verde
Although I usually prefer white meat when it comes to chicken my last post for a Quick Coq au Vin, and this recipe for these Golden Chicken Thighs with Charred-Lemon Salsa Verde just may make me a convert to dark meat. I found this recipe in the January issue of Food and Wine which features…
Quick Coq au Vin Blanc
The February issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine has a feature on four easy meals that begin on the stove top and end up in the oven. What they all share is that they are cooked in just one heatproof skillet! And who among us is not on board with eliminating extra pots and pans…
Rack of Pork Loin Bone-In Roast
The past couple of weeks have been a busy time, and it has been great. We have had lots of company, and along with that comes lots of eating. My sister from Pennsylvania arrived the last day of Hanukkah, for a 2 week visit, my niece from New York drove up with her friend whom she…
Chunky Beef Chili
Yesterday it rained! In the past a rainy day was hardly an unusual event. But since our move to San Luis Obispo 16 months ago, we have been living with the drought situation that is now in its third year. Most of the state of California has been affected by this extreme lack of rain,…
Creamy Mac and Cheese
Discovering I have a surplus of various leftover cheeses in the drawer in my fridge always inspires and justifies me doing one thing…making a pan of mac and cheese! While I already have a couple recipes for yummy mac and cheese on the blog you know I am always interested in trying or adapting new…
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Pickled Fennel
This past week our very best friends from Maryland visited us for the first time since we moved here just over a year ago. Our friendship began 26 years ago when we had both moved into the same new development in a Maryland suburb, about 25 miles northwest of Washington, DC. We moved there from…
Grilled Salmon Dinner
For the past couple weeks my brother, sister-in-law and niece who live in New York have been visiting the west coast. They began their vacation in LA where they were able to connect with various extended family members including my older son and his girlfriend among others. After successfully accomplishing this no small feat which…
Grilled Herb-Marinated Pork Loin
Here is the recipe for the Grilled Herb-Marinated Pork Loin which I mentioned in my previous post. I had a request from a faithful fan for it, so here we go… It is a recipe from Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, but she does it with pork tenderloin, which I have done in the past…