Several months ago I wrote about our new favorite potato salad, Fully Loaded Potato Salad. Well, yesterday I accidentally discovered a serious contender for favorite when I was trying to use leftovers in my fridge and freezer. This new potato salad is so completely different from either the Fully Loaded Potato Salad or a more [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 22, 2009
Roasted Vegetable Soup
Okay, those fabulously tasty roasted vegetables from yesterday’s post morphed into something that looked really unusual but tasted great for dinner tonight.
The dilemma: there weren’t enough roasted vegetables for everyone to have some as leftovers.
The solution: SOUP! PINK soup, in fact.
October 21, 2009
Roasted Vegetables with Fresh Fennel
Last week my friend, Michelle, offered to let me take her weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) allotment of veggies. To my delight, I came home with two heads of fennel! I love fennel and immediately resolved to use it for dinner. After a lot of googling, I decided to add it to my roasted vegetables.
A [...]
October 14, 2009
Southwest Chili with roasted garlic and peppers
This simple chili was borne out of my husband Dave’s need to return to our southwestern roots as we live our lives as transplants to the southeast. The prep time is relatively short yet it still yields complex flavors and depth that is rarely found in quick chili recipes. Pursuing the right balance allowed Dave [...]
October 7, 2009
Pumpkin Spice Cake
This cake is even SHAPED like a pumpkin!
I have a very fun fall dessert to share with you today that goes a little bit against the grain of how I cook.
This cake runs contrary to my typical everything-homemade standard for desserts, but it’s so tasty and moist that I can’t resist adding it to my [...]
October 1, 2009
Balsamic Chicken Quinoa
As I mentioned yesterday, quinoa is my new favorite food. This dish can be used as a side dish/salad or it can be a stand-alone for a light dinner. The flavors in this salad are particularly fabulous because the herbs and veggies are fresh. The quinoa showcases the lingering taste of summer.
