Soup is my jam period – I mentioned quite a while ago my dream of opening a soup joint or something along those lines. I also share quite a few soup recipes on this blog and I am pretty sure I will continue to do so. Every time I make a soup that makes me smile, and no not all of them do, I have failed … Continue reading Sausage, spinach, tomato tortellini soup
If life gives you lemons you are supposed to make lemonade right? What do you do when someone hands you 3 enormous blocks of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese? Well I make Alfredo, Parmesan Crisps, Risotto, and Parmesan rind broth and basically grate it on anything and everything I want. A couple of weeks ago a friend showed up with 3 blocks of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for … Continue reading Parmigiano Reggiano – crisps / alfredo / rind broth
I saw someone roasting a whole head of cauliflower on TV that looked SO good I wanted to try it. The other day I had a head of cauliflower in the fridge so I started looking for some ways to have this for dinner alongside a couple of Ribeye steaks I was making. Well lets just say baking a whole head of cauliflower takes far … Continue reading Thyme and Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
My garden has been pretty good to me this year with plenty of cucumbers, summer squash and zucchini. I really don’t want to talk about my non-existent eggplant or beefsteak tomatoes. Thankfully my cherry and roma tomato plants are picking up a little of the slack; and it also helps my husband has found a way to add tomato to his sandwich that he thinks … Continue reading Parmesan-Garlic Hasselback Zucchini
If there were an Olympic event for harvesting the most cucumbers from just a few plants or growing the largest cabbage in a raised bed or even who can find and pick the best shaped squash; I think we could be in the running. Despite the drought and thanking my personal “water boy” my gardens are looking pretty damn good! look how adorable … Continue reading Zucchini Chips and Zucchini Boats
Happy Father’s day!!! This week I started with great intentions; which I like to think we all do; then by Tuesday everything went out the window. As you know by now; well that is if you have read a few of these weekly blogs; I love to cook and bake and I do so very often (except this week) It has been a really nice … Continue reading Weeknight Eggplant Parm
First day of Spring my ass – it is currently 18’F in my neck of the woods this morning and there is a possibility of snow showers tonight into tomorrow morning. Albeit it is sunny out but who wants to go and do anything out there wearing your winter coat, hat and mittens. Don’t get me wrong I see SO many things I want to … Continue reading Arancini
Sometimes I am hard pressed for time to cook a yummy meal during the week! I also on occasion find it a pain in the butt to cook and I need a break; mostly on Friday nights. So when I am in the cooking mood, I tend to take a few minutes before I go shopping to gather some ideas for dinners; I do ask … Continue reading Freeze or eat your choice
