I’ve been trying to think about which foodie joke to lead off with in this post, about the multitudes of things to do with a chicken. Our most basic of meats can, at times, feel like an old shoe – comfy, but hardly what you want to be wearing when you crave a more sophisticated [...]
Archive for the ‘Salad and Veggies’ Category
1,001 Things to do with a Roasted Chicken
Posted in Food and Entertaining, Main Dishes, Organic Food, Salad and Veggies on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cooking in Corfu
Posted in Organic Food, Salad and Veggies, Travel, Vegetarian on October 7, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Preparing Kabobs Originally uploaded by brennifer We just got back from a fabulous trip to the Greek Island of Corfu – and aside from the wonderful, relaxing, exciting experiences of the vacation, we also ate some seriously good food. We found some authentic local tavernas, and tried just about everything we could between the 6 [...]
Hot-Weather-Friendly Summer Asian Slaw
Posted in Food and Entertaining, Gluten Free, Salad and Veggies, Vegetarian on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a recipe I intended to blog earlier this summer, but for some reason it has eluded me every time I’ve sat scratching my head for the next topic or recipe to post. I just remembered that my friend Jess brought this to the 4th of July – which seems just like yesterday – [...]
Too Darn Hot
Posted in Food and Entertaining, Recipes, Salad and Veggies on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It does not bode well for the summer that by early May I find the weather to be too warm to cook anything in my oven or on the stove top. We’ve had a wonderful stretch of warm sunny days here in Minnesota, and while this week has been rainy and cool, I have already [...]
Bagna Cauda – Who Knew
Posted in Condiments and Sauces, Food and Entertaining, Recipes, Restaurant, Salad and Veggies on April 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last night, Brent and I went out for dinner at the Modern Cafe in Minneapolis, which is one of our favorite spots for breakfast but we often forget how deeply satisfying their dinner menu is. I have to say that I was filled with a certain glee to see how busy the joint was all [...]
Spinach Salad so Good You’ll Crave It
Posted in Food and Entertaining, Recipes, Salad and Veggies on March 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Each week as I plan our meals, I am tempted to fall back to the old favorites. But those favorites wear out fast if you have them too often, so last Sunday before my trip to the grocery store I routed through my crowded recipe box to unearth some forgotten favorites – and I hit [...]
Restaurant Week: Adventures in Cauliflower
Posted in Recipes, Restaurant, Salad and Veggies on March 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Brent points out that my last post was about broccoli, and with this post I threaten getting pigeon-holed in the cruciferous vegetable arena. But I am throwing caution to the wind and writing about it despite this risk, because this week at D’Amico Cucina I had the most transcendent soup experience and I just had [...]
