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: lunch
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….
Chicken Waldorf Salad
There is nothing better than Thanksgiving left-overs! And we had our share of them this past week. The last of the cranberry sauce and a small container of sliced turkey, stuffing and gravy found a home in my freezer neatly tucked away for some evening in the future when I don’t feel like cooking. Between…
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…
Ina’s Shrimp Salad
Last week my cousin came to visit for a few days from Sunnyvale, California. She has lived on the west coast for the last 35 plus years. Growing up we lived about a half hour away from each other in small towns in Pennsylvania. Our mothers were sisters and enjoyed a very close relationship. Through…
Bruschetta (First of the Season)
Although the tomatoes are not at their peak as yet, I couldn’t resist serving this bruschetta as our appetizer the other evening to go along with the Tuscan Style Chicken Under a Brick. I have planted a small pot of genovese basil and some purple basil even though I will only have several more weeks…
Spinach, Orange, and Candied Almond Salad
Our best friends had a dinner party for us and some of our friends over the weekend at their beautiful home. In June they will have been in this home for just two years. Prior to this they had lived down the street from us. We were 8410 and they were 8401…we had a connection…
Cheesy Mac and Cheese
Every now and then I get an uncontrollable craving for mac and cheese. Since my husband’s love for cheese is limited to a chunk of Jarlsberg or melted mozzarella on his pizza or Chicken Parm I can’t use him as the excuse for why I would make this large pan of Cheesy Mac and Cheese…
Easy Pizza with Roasted Tomato Sauce
Remember that Roasted Tomato recipe featured in the previous post for Chicken with Olives and Tomatoes …here’s another delicious way to use it other than as a topping for bruschette, in a frittata or risotto. Use it as a topping on a quick pizza. Yesterday I found I had some whole wheat pitas (from Trader…