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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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 [...]

The Pumpkin Series- Back to Basics

 
It’s Fall and the holidays are fast approaching which means pumpkins are in season!!! I know you are all probably so sick of pumpkin recipes, and I know I’m way late in the game posting pumpkin recipes but this is my first year blogging and I’ve been busy! So give me a break and pretend [...]

Poached Chicken and Homemade Chicken Stock

This is the first time I have ever poached a chicken and afterwards I just sat back amazed at why I have never tried this before. I found this post on the Jamie Oliver web page and decided to give it a try. It is so much easier than roasting a chicken, makes much [...]