Dark Chocolate and Orange Layer Cake
Chocolate and orange is one of my favorite flavor combinations, so this week when I was deciding on a desert to take to a dinner party, I decided to be selfish and make something I really like. I began by looking at a number of orange cake recipes, I...
Fresh Tomato and Mushroom Arrabiata Pasta
Fresh Tomato and Mushroom Arrabiata Pasta is a quick and easy pasta dish with tons of flavor! If you like heat this is for you. The spicy Tomato and Mushroom sauce can be tossed together on the stove top any night of the week and makes a great meatless...
Creamy Tomato and Squash Soup
Heaven to most kids might be tomato soup and a grilled cheese but as you get older Campbell’s and Kraft just aren’t as good as you remembered. That is why for years I have made creamy tomato soup from scratch, and this week I was looking at squash that...
Meet Michelle…I firmly believe that if you passed high school chemistry you can learn to cook well, and I know that $50 at a grocery store will yield you more delicious food than $50 spent at most restaurants ever could. At my home the wine is good, the company great and the food is fabulous. There is no reason why it can’t be the same at your house! Together we can all cook better than most restaurants. Read More
Andouille Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup
Andouille sausage is a spicy sausage that I learned to love on trips to Louisiana. Its smoky heat is the prefect the base to my Andouille sausage and sweet potato soup. One pound of Andouille is going to flavor this whole pot of soup, it’s some strong stuff, but by relying on that rich flavor we are going to get a really great pot of soup with very little work.
Frenched Green Bean & Brussels Sprout Coleslaw
We like green beans especially the tiny French haricot verts kind, they are crunchy and bright. We are also are frequent Brussels sprout consumers; they are one of my favorites. With summer coming cooked veggies are less appealing so I decided to mix my green beans and Brussels sprouts together into coleslaw.
Salsa Verde Poached Eggs with Black Beans and Rice
Weekend days in our house often involve a nice brunch that is hearty but simple to make. My husband loves eggs and loves anything TexMex done to eggs. I love using up leftovers that are hanging out in the house waiting to go bad. Combine these facts with a lonely jar of tomatillo salsa in the pantry and this morning’s brunch was born.
Tomato White Wine Caper Sauce
My tomato white wine caper sauce is my go to sauce for like a million things, and here is why. First I almost always have all the needed ingredients in the house. Second my husband loves capers. And third it’s so simple plus I get to drink the rest of the bottle of wine with my meal. Shallots, tomatoes and lemons are three things that I almost never leave the grocery store without
How to Make the Best Grilled Corn Ever
My husband has become quite the grill master. I think having me to prep and figure out the best ways to grill something has resulted in him really loving to grill more than ever and he is starting to have some rocking specialties. As simple as it is one of the family favorites to come off my husband’s grill is the grilled corn on the cob.
Tomato and Carrot Curry Soup
The flavors in this soup are warm and spicy like most Indian food, and I love that because all the spice makes it so you don’t miss the fat or meat. The best part is that making this at home you know that in the whole pot there are only two little pats of butter (which you could leave out).
Rainbow Chard Salad with Apple and Radishes
I treated them like cabbage dressing them with a coleslaw like dressing and adding something sweet and something salty. The resulting salad was so great, we inhaled it. There were no leftovers, I had to make a second salad the next day for my lunch so I could take photos for this article. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
Sliced Ribeye Steaks with Roasted Radish and Orange Quinoa
The mellow buttery roasted radish paired so perfectly with the nutty quinoa and the pop of citrus, I was just thrilled with everything in this dinner. More importantly my family loved it; they even nibbled on the cold quinoa right out of the fridge the next day, in my mind that is success.
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