Pasta with Rosemary-Roasted Vegetables and Feta
Finally a good dish and oh so easy. This is a WW recipe for 1 and a 6 PT dinner. I increased it by 4 as I was feeding Jim. It was a huge amount. Can’t even imagine what one portion looks like. Also, I hate recipes that ask for cooked pasta. A good rule…
Pesto with Pistachios
This year I have a bumper crop of basil. I made more pesto today using pistachios instead of pine nuts. It also has more basil and less cheese than others I have made. My freezer is full of pesto. This recipe comes Geoffrey Zakarian on The Kitchen Ingredients 2 cloves garlic Zest of 1 lemon…
Soy-Maple-Glazed Chicken Legs with Summer Squash, Leek, Spinach & Parmesan Gratin
Friday and Saturday Jim attended Dance Regionals. So, I did not have to cook. Saturday I made an individual mushroom pizza for dinner, using a Boboli crust and portabella mushrooms. I was going to add shrimp but watched a movie instead. I got a lot done. Sunday as I have painting on Monday is always…
Sweet-Tea Brined Chicken Breasts & Corn Bread
I have a whole cookbook involving tea and food. That is what intrigued me about this recipe in Fine Cooking. It was so good and Jim could not dry it out on the grille. Buy the way, speaking of the grill. Jim screwed around for months and finally called the Viking repair to get it…
Chilled Corn & Crab Soup
I spent a wonderful weekend with friends in Princeton and Yardley. Plane had delays each way, biggest inconvenience landed in PA during rush hour. All those complaining about traffic in Nashville should experience rush hour in Philly. Arrived home Sunday night. Monday morning painting and then home to plan meals and off to Costco and…
Crockpot Spagetti Squash, Marinara Sauce & Meatballs
Sunday we went to Richland Country Club as a guest of the Opera. We were seated at Table 1 across from Martha Ingram. Martha is the richest women in Nashville. I am sure she knew the other well to do couple and of course the Director and his wife. She kept staring at us. Jim…
Dinner Party
This is the dinner party that I have been practicing for and changing recipes. I am so glad that I made that scalloped potatoes recipe. Just too rich for this or any meal, as far as I am concerned. The entire meal is guided by Jim’s wine selections. Appetizers Cheeses:, Mt. Tam (Cowboy Creamery, CA),…
Fresh Spaghetti with Lemon & Parmesan
We started out the day with a dancing lesson. Part of which was to drill into us what we learned last night in group class. Then we did our 3 store shopping at Publix, Costco and Whole Foods. My lists are always an adventure. For dinner I chose this spaghetti dish with a lemon dressing…
Asparagus, Egg and Bacon Salad
Busy, busy , busy. Monday we had a wonderful dinner at the Red Pony in Franklin. I have always heard it was wonderful. Indeed it was beyond wonderful. I would eat there over and over. We dined with our friends who are leaving for Thailand. Their son-in-law is Thai and they are meeting he and…
Quick Chicken Pho
This recipe is what drove me to find the wonderful oriental market at the end of the street. I found lemon grass there and the rice noodles. From now on I will buy bean sprouts there also. The ones from the grocery were on the verge of being icky. They are right about the broth…