1. Rainy, wet day.2. Hungry family.3. Wanted something hot and comforting.4. Didn’t feel much like cooking.
This soup was the perfect choice: A super quick (on the table in less than 30 minutes) Cooking Light recipe for Chicken Corn Chowder. And as an added bonus… it was low fat too!
This recipe takes some liberties that might [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Quick Chicken Corn Chowder
February 29, 2008 – 4:45 AM
Salted Thyme Flatbread
February 28, 2008 – 6:30 AM
We had some chilly, rainy, snuggle-inside-and-light-a-fire weather this past weekend. Perfect for soup and homemade bread. My choice for the bread was a Salted Thyme Flatbread.
Another simple recipe… I threw all the ingredients into my KA mixer with the dough hook and let it do the kneading work for me. As with many bread recipes, [...]
Chocolate Mascarpone Brownies
February 26, 2008 – 8:15 PM
If there’s such a thing as “brownie heaven,” that’s where I am. Heavenly…. That’s what these are…
A rich, fudge-like brownie (no cakey stuff here) – the better quality chocolate that you choose to splurge on, the more amazing your brownies will be. If you’re lucky enough to have a Trader Joe’s in your area, [...]
Goat Cheese Ravioli with Winter Pesto Sauce
February 24, 2008 – 4:30 PM
Ahhhh, alone time as a couple. Enjoy the quiet. Watch something on TV that isn’t related to superheroes. Savour the time together. Prepare a romantic dinner for two!
When my son was safely tucked away at his grandparents house earlier this week, it gave my husband and I the opportunity to spend two “kid-free” nights to [...]
Recipes Using Arugula
February 23, 2008 – 2:45 PM
“Arugula. It’s a Ve- ge – ta- ble” – it’s a famous quote from Steve Martin in the movie My Blue Heaven – when his Italian character is having difficulty locating the vegetable in a small town grocery store. I only know this because dear hubby is a “movie line guy” – one of those [...]
Tagged Again!
February 22, 2008 – 1:30 AM
This is what I get for making friends with Val at More Than Burnt Toast. As a new blogger, I must comply with the whimsical nature of tagging and post away. Thanks Val!
The rules on this MEME:Answer the questions in a post on your blog. Select 5 people to tag. Next, send them an email [...]
Dorie Greenspan’s Cream Scones
February 21, 2008 – 10:15 PM
Since I made that unbelievable Meyer Lemon Curd, I was in need of coming up with a baked treat in which to utilize it. Browsing my baking cookbooks, I turned to Dorie for help. She has a simple Cream Scones recipe in Baking from My Home to Yours. Oh yeah… perfect!
What Dorie doesn’t know (or [...]
Meyer Lemon Curd
February 20, 2008 – 6:30 PM
I’ve learned something this week. When life gives you Meyer Lemons, you should definitely, without question, most undoubtedly make Meyer Lemon Curd.
Why I haven’t discovered Meyer Lemons until a couple of days ago is beyond me. I’ve already made an unbelievable Lemon Loaf Cake. Left with 5 remaining lemons, I wasn’t about to let those [...]
Blog Tag
February 20, 2008 – 2:30 PM
Well, it appears I’ve been “tagged” by Kristi at The Global Kitchen – my first time. I’ll play along! I’ve seen many bloggers do this meme already so I hope to be able to find a few who haven’t done it yet.
Here are the rules:1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.2. Share 5 [...]
Caramelized Scallops with Smoked Chili Cream
February 19, 2008 – 1:00 AM
This sounds fancy. It’s not. While it presents like it took great effort to prepare, it doesn’t. This was about the easiest dish I’ve prepared in a while, and the “effort” was worth it! This recipe of Caramelized Scallops with Smoked Chili Cream hails from a cookbook that I’m rather partial to… The Black [...]
Meyer Lemon Loaf
February 16, 2008 – 2:45 PM
I needed a hostess gift for a dinner that we were attending last night, and thought that something made with Meyer Lemons would be appropriate. The inspiration for my Meyer Lemon Loaf recipe came from a delightful blog called The Barmy Baker. The recipe itself originated in Desserts by Pierre Herme.
I had never purchased a [...]
Roasted Red Pepper Soup with Orange Cream
February 13, 2008 – 10:00 PM
Talk about an easy recipe…!
With the big romantic day looming ahead, I’ve baked myself silly. Time to move on and make things that one should like to eat even if they’re not heart-shaped and covered in frosting and sprinkles. I stuck with red for Valentine’s Day. Gotta keep with the holiday spirit, ya know?If you’re [...]
Martha Stewart’s Sugar Cookies
February 12, 2008 – 4:45 PM
I was given the task of buying sugar cookies for my son’s first grade class. Buy? Would Martha have bought cookies for her daughter’s class? No. So I opted to bake my own and used Martha’s recipe, of course. The kids will use these sugar cookies for their Valentine’s Day party… where they will pile [...]
Red Velvet Cupcakes
February 10, 2008 – 6:15 PM
Featured on the latest cover of Better Homes and Garden’s Magazine, these Red Velvet Cupcakes are a pretty and delicious choice for Valentine’s Day. (This is my pic, but it’s similar to the cover shot.) I used the recipe for Chocolate Snaps to make the little chocolate heart accompaniments.
Better Homes also featured a Buttercream [...]
Chocolate Valentine’s Day Cookies
February 9, 2008 – 7:30 PM
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I’m beginning to think about goodies that I’d like to bake and share. The next few days will be all about Valentine desserts on The Recipe Girl blog. This morning I made these Chocolate Snaps, which are a roll-out cookie recipe that I chose to make into hearts. These would [...]
Best of 2007: Side Dishes
February 8, 2008 – 9:00 AM
More favorite recipes from last year… next up are Side Dishes- my restaurant- quality favorites from 2007!
Roasted Cauliflower with Tomato and Green Olives was my very favorite vegetable side dish of last year. When you roast cauliflower… it gets this wonderful smoky flavor. We just couldn’t get enough of this. It was terrific with grilled [...]
Basque Lamb Stew
February 7, 2008 – 9:00 AM
Growing up, I had the good fortune of visiting grandparents who made their home on a Ranch. I have wonderful memories of exploring acres and acres of land filled with cows, sheep, chickens, a glorious garden, a fresh spring, a creek filled with crystal rocks and fools gold, and a mad rooster. But most of [...]
Vanilla Apples with Sweetheart Croutes
February 6, 2008 – 9:00 AM
Here’s a little something to get you prepared for the upcoming romantic holiday of Valentine’s Day: Nigella Lawson’s Vanilla Apples with Sweetheart Croutes. This recipe comes from Nigella’s brand new cookbook, Nigella Express. I’ve never watched her on Food Network but the cookbook seems worthy of acquiring. The recipes are simple and quick to put [...]
Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots
February 5, 2008 – 9:00 AM
Ah, the search for a side dish that isn’t blah and uninspiring. Dinner was an extra hunk of Roasted Beef Tenderloin that I had marinated for a dinner party and ended up freezing when a couple of guests had to bail at the last minute. I really shouldn’t speak of this rare indulgence in such [...]
Turkey Tetrazzini
February 3, 2008 – 3:12 PM
I decided to take part in the Monthly Mingle, a blog event sponsored by Meeta from the fabulous blog What’s For Lunch Honey? You can read about this fun event HERE. This month’s theme is “Comfort Foods.” Choosing a recipe for this theme was fairly easy, considering the chilly weather and the desire to [...]
Red Wine Sangria Recipe
February 1, 2008 – 9:00 AM
The Mission: to find a good sangria recipe to bring to bunco night. After some diligent searching, I found the Cook’s Illustrated recipe for what they deem as The Best Red Wine Sangria. Since I really trust their methods of extensive testing and written details, I decided to give this one a try. This is [...]
