This is one of my all time favorite recipes for roast chicken and potatoes! I recently made it again and decided it was worthy of posting some of the pics I couldn’t resist taking. After all, isn’t a picture worth a thousand words? Seriously, this dish is not only bursting with flavor from the familiar…
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Colorful Stuffed Peppers
These Colorful Stuffed Peppers are wonderful to serve when there is a chill in the air like we’ve been having this winter here in sunny San Luis Obispo. When we lived in Chicago and Maryland one of the things I looked forward to most was cooking the many warming comfort foods we craved in the…
Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad is one of my favorite salads! If it is on the menu at a good restaurant 8 out of 10 times I will order it. When I decided to add a salad to my already plentiful brunch menu for New Year’s Day I chose to make this recipe from Epicurious online. I will definitely…
Chicken Marsala
I made this Chicken Marsala last week one evening for dinner. I was surprised to see I had not ever posted a recipe for Chicken Marsala on this blog. I do have one for Chicken Piccata, which is easy and delicious, so you may want to check it out when you have time. It is…
Everything Potato Wedges
Who doesn’t love potato wedges roasted in the oven with olive oil, salt, and pepper? Next time you make them try sprinkling on some Everything Seasoning to give them a bit more deliciousness. You could make your own everything seasoning or you can pick up a jar of Trader Joe’s Everything but the Bagel…
Ina’s Brisket with Onions and Leeks
Just when I think my repertoire of brisket recipes is complete Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa, draws me in with her latest brisket recipe featured n her most recent book, Cooking for Jeffrey! In the intro to this recipe for her Brisket with Onions and Leeks, Ina says… This amazing dish is based on…
Grilled Teriyaki Skirt Steak
Skirt steak is a perfect cut of beef for summer grilling. This beefy cut is very flavorful lending itself well to a marinade. and when grilled on a high direct heat takes incredibly little time. In fact, by the time both sides are seared well it is usually done to a recommended medium rare. It…
Zucchini Soup
This is an ideal soup to make for a summer lunch or dinner. It’s very healthy, yet very flavorful. The ingredients include zucchini, celery, onions, garlic, and fresh herbs, all so plentiful at this time of year. The vegetables are cooked in chicken broth or stock, but you could substitute vegetable stock if you…
Salade Nicoise
Good friends came for lunch yesterday and I planned a summery meal Here’s the menu… Zucchini Soup, Salade Nicoise, French Baguette, and Fresh Peach Pie In the words of Juila Child… “Salade Nicoise is a fine example of how to combine a number of good things into a happy whole, as well as into a whole main…
Tuscan Brick Chicken Revisited
We eat a lot of chicken! And in the summer we eat a lot of grilled chicken!! So I find myself wanting to share with you this delicious Tuscan Brick Chicken recipe in case you missed it when I posted it a long time ago before moving to San Luis Obispo. One of the many…