What’s For Dinner?

Sun: White Beans with Tomato, Basil, and Sausage over Parmesan Polenta

Mon: Open Faced Grilled Eggplant Sandwiches

Tues: Chicken Breast Stuffed with Blackened Chile Pesto over Rice Pilaf

Wed: Penne with Triple Tomato Sauce

Thurs: Pan Seared Salmon and Grilled Asparagus with Preserved Lemon Aioli

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An Easy Yet Elegant Italian Dinner For Friends

We have been having a heat wave here in San Francisco. I mean it got up to 85F this past weekend! Now, I know all you east bay area folks are rolling your eyes and secretly wishing the 100 plus degree weather you were experiencing was only 85F but let me tell you, us San [...]

Pan Fried Salmon with Roasted Asparagus and Preserved Lemon Aioli

 
I have been busy lately, really really busy. I barely have time to cook, let alone blog! I have also not really had much of an appetite. I am not sure why but I just have not really been that hungry so everything I have been cooking is much lighter lately. This is a [...]

Handmade Chinese Dumplings

These little purses of scrumptiousness are way better than the store bought frozen kind and are pretty enough to serve at your next dinner part, yet they are surprisingly easy to make!
This months Daring Cooks challenge is Chinese dumplings, aka potstickers, and is brought to you by the wonderful Jen from Use Real Butter! [...]

Sauce with Fines Herbes

I made this sauce from Michael Ruhlman’s book Ratios out of the pan drippings from the roasted chicken  and it turned out great. I served it over the roasted chicken and a stuffed baked potato but it would be great with mashed potatoes, a roasted potatoes, roasted veggies, almost anything! Well, except maybe that cheesecake [...]

How to Truss a Bird and a Simple Roasted Chicken Recipe

 

I just finished reading Michael Ruhlman’s book Ratios. I read it cover to cover and absolutely loved it! I want to try all the techniques in his book and all the recipes but I’m a little intimidated and don’t own a scale yet so I have been slowly trying out the recipes. His recipe [...]