Sitting in a breakfast joint in Wilmington NC at the moment (Saturday). I had a different plan for this week’s blog but when I packed my bag yesterday (Friday) I thought don’t forget to grab your laptop and guess what I forgot so here we are. Using my phone is not ideal for this so bear with me. I am in NC trying to coordinate … Continue reading Linguine with lemon garlic shrimp
I was scrolling on my phone, which I know I do way too much. Anyway I watched a reel of chef Mark Murphy make a butternut squash risotto and it looked fabulous. My husband harvested maybe a dozen or so squash a week or so ago. So I knew I wanted to try to replicate what I saw him do. I made butternut squash risotto … Continue reading Butternut Squash Risotto
It is definitely soup season around here, I think they were predicting our first frost. That’s crazy for middle of September but not unheard of. It was 39’F yesterday morning and I did start to close or at least lower most of the windows we had open. I haven’t made this one is a while but It will be on the menu today. I am … Continue reading Sausage Spinach Tortellini soup
I started with wanting to make beef and broccoli and then I went to the garden. It’s been an OK year as I have eluded to in previous posts. Broccoli has always been a bumper crop, until this year. So my beef and broccoli turned into beef and vegetables, which was still very good and If needed to, I would add whatever vegetable I had … Continue reading Beef and Vegetables
The other day my daughter-in-law dropped off some polenta that she made. I think I made polenta once, or maybe I bought it, I honestly can’t remember. I do remember having to sear it in a pan because left over polenta tends to solidify pretty quickly. I had some chicken thighs in the fridge, I know I think I ALWAYS have chicken thighs in the … Continue reading White Wine Chicken Thighs over Creamy Polenta
My garden is producing a few things besides weeds and one of which is broccoli. My mother will like this story. When I was a kid I did not like green vegetables. I think all I would eat was cucumbers and ice berg lettuce. I can tell you exactly when I started eating broccoli it was June 1990. Why do I know this? I was … Continue reading Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Current situation is sitting on the porch looking out over Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth. We have been very fortunate to be invited back to this lovely summer home of the Mastria family. We are here with a couple of my husbands siblings and are having a fun filled weekend of many laughs quite a few drinks great food a little beach time and some … Continue reading Linguine with lemon garlic shrimp
I had picked up a couple of ears of corn for dinner the other night. That may sound weird only because there is always a deal for 5 or 6 ears. There are only 2 of us most nights and we only eat an ear each so the others would go to waste; I don’t like waste. On rare occasions I will pick up the … Continue reading Mexican Street Corn Chicken
I bought some thin cut chicken breasts the other day and needed to use the up, or put them in the freezer. I kind of like buying them when I see them but generally end up making Chicken Piccata Scallopini – Milanese – Piccata. I wasn’t feeling it this time so I figured I would bread them and fry them. You can totally use regular chicken … Continue reading Italian Chicken Cutlet
With the weather being cold dreary and a little snowy this weekend I wanted to make a cozy soup. Plus we have family here and I know my sister-in-laws love soup. I am fairly certain everyone that is here this weekend has had most of my staple soups. I wanted to do something a little different. When I went shopping I found some small premade … Continue reading Cheese Tortellini Soup
