We celebrated the fourth of July this year with our son and daughter-in-law and their dog Jackson who came down from San Francisco for the weekend. This called for one of our favorite summer foods… our BBQ Baby Back Ribs with Sweet-Sour BBQ Sauce! …
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Pasta with Chicken and Summer Vegetables
Looking for a one dish summer dinner loaded with the great produce available to us now? This may be the one. This light and yet satisfying combination of summer vegetables, pasta, and chicken can be served warm or at room temperature. The chicken can be grilled or sautéed on top of the stove….
Summer Fruit Bowl
With summer fruit at its peak why not consider filling a trifle bowl with colorful melon balls, pineapple, kiwi, berries, grapes or whatever combinations you prefer? Agreed it is a bit time consuming to use the melon baller instead of simply cutting up a melon (which you could also do and still arrange it in…
Sheet Pan Roasted Zucchini, Carrots, Potatoes, and Corn
For a quick side dish to go with this marinated grilled skirt steak and salad with homemade blue cheese dressing I roasted these assorted vegetables shown above. While you could grill them I decided to roast them all together on a sheet pan after tossing them in olive oil and kosher salt and freshly ground…
Cobb Salad
Here is a delicious and simple Cobb Salad from the New York Times online cooking column. The basic recipe follows, but you can always tweak some of the ingredients to suit your taste. You can also check out this NY Times video of it being made. While I’m a lover of blue cheese, my husband…
Hobo Pack Chicken Fajitas
Hobo packs aren’t just for campfires, says Justin Chapple, whose recipe for these Chicken Fajitas you see above. Make-ahead, mess-free and fun to eat, they are his summer-party go-tos! You must try them! Hobo -Pack Chicken Fajitas (adapted from Justin Chapple, Better Home and Gardens, August, 2017) (recipe serves 4, or 2 very hungry diners)…
I Turned 7 Yesterday!!! Dinner at Sheila’s , that is!
When I checked my email late yesterday morning I was surprised to see an email from my friends at Tumblr informing me it was the 7th anniversary of my blog, Dinner at Sheila’s! Wow…how did I let that slip by? I told my husband I needed to create something immediately to celebrate! On the counter…
Tomato-Peach Salad with Fresh Basil and White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Summer and salads! They go hand in hand! At this time of year when the peaches are at their best I love to add them to salads. This salad I prepared recently with red ripe tomatoes and juicy fresh peaches from the Farmers market. You want somewhat firm but ripe peaches, not too…
Hello Summer 2016
With the arrival of summer this week also comes lots of outdoor dining! Be it a picnic on the grass, a candlelit dinner on the patio, or a barbecue on the beach we will find many reasons to eat al fresco. We are fortunate here in San Luis Obispo because our fabulous Mediterranean climate…
Tuscan-Style Chicken Under a Brick
With just about a month to go until we move the days have been flying by at breakneck speed. Over Memorial Day weekend we were in upstate New York celebrating our niece’s college graduation. It was a beautiful event, and one we would not have missed. Now that we are back home there is plenty…