A couple months ago, my friend Carmen was telling me about this new trick she found for poaching eggs in a mug in the microwave. And as part of that story, she mentioned that she served them over a sweet potato hash that she made with onions, red peppers and spinach – oh and of…
Ratatouille
So my friend, Ashley, somehow talked me into running a 7K with her this weekend. For those of you who know me, I. Do. Not. Run. I openly express my distaste for running and freely call those who do like running crazy. So I’m not sure how she did this, but for a good 1.5…
Roasted Cauliflower Cacao di Pepi Pasta
When I was a kid I went through a LONG phase where I didn’t like spaghetti with sauce, I just liked noodles, butter and Parmesan. My parents will blame this on my cousin Chelsea, who was at the time, living in the Twin Cities. So the story goes, I used to eat spaghetti with sauce…
Zesty Olive Pasta
I know I’ve shared before that I have some serious concerns about my sister. I think the example I used was her (and her husband’s) dislike of goulash. Blasphemy, I say! Simply un-American. Further proof that something has gone seriously wrong with her, is she doesn’t like olives. Which, now that I think about it,…
Eggplant Mozzarella Melts
This is our first recipe in our Lenten meat-free series, just in time because today is Ash Wednesday. Following this recipe, we’ll post a meat-free recipe on every Friday during Lent. Dana and I made this the other day for lunch on one of our blogging days. Both of us were actually surprised just how good they…
Creamy Lemon Bucatini with Roasted Asparagus
It’s the middle of grilling season and most nights we have the grill out, but every once and a while there comes a cool or rainy summer day that thwarts our efforts to make the most of using the outdoors as an extension of our kitchen. On days like this try this creamy lemon pasta…
