Wow – what a week. Matt and I moved into our new house on Sunday, and (after a host of problems), we’re pretty much settled. During the packing and the loading and unloading, we were on the moving diet of cereal and sandwiches. So on our first real night, I wanted to cook, but it [...]

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When I was on my internship in culinary school, I helped cook breakfast for the guests of the inn where I worked each morning. I got pretty good at making frittatas, egg tarts, quiche, and other egg based entrees. Eggs are so versatile, and that’s why I love turning to them when I have leftovers. [...]

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I made a big batch of a simple side dish the other day, and it ended up being the perfect addition to a variety of other dishes throughout the week. I sauteed leeks (a fav of mine), garlic, and spinach. I also added a couple pats of butter (something I don’t normally do – Matt [...]

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This dish was born out of needing to use up a few fridge staples and a desire to make something a little unusual for dinner. Stuffing the chicken breasts we had seemed to be a delicious solution, and it was. I stuffed it with deliciously garlicky mixture of spinach, cheese, and peppadew peppers, and topped [...]

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This was a fifteen minute dinner from start to finish – the perfect kind. I love the addition of balsamic vinegar to pasta, it’s sweet and thick and makes an almost instant “sauce”. I added mushrooms for earthiness and spinach to make it hearty, but you could easily add other vegetables, or some kind of [...]

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