This can be as easy as pasta with shrimp and pesto sauce, or you can add a few other ingredients and preparation upgrades. Either way this is elementary and really yummy. You might also substitute in chicken or scallops for the shrimp, or for the vegetarian version just use grape tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella! Pasta:…
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Cookbooks I use and love.
Tuesday Tool Day
Here are five tools from my kitchen that I just love! Click on the photos if you’d like to see where you can get the tool, or something quite similar. These are not paid endorsements. I just really love them and want to share my favorite kitchen tools with you! What are your favorite kitchen…
Snap Cook: Sausage Marinara
This is a Snap Cook* of This Dinner in my Quick & Easy Dinner section. Note that the steps with onions can be eliminated to make this a quicker dinner with less ingredients and steps. *Snap Cook: I snap pictures of what I’m making while I’m making it, and then post them here to show you…
Easy Dinner – Grilled Main & Sides
If you can plan ahead a bit on this one, you’ll find that it is a very easy last-minute no-brainer during a busy week. In fact, this is what we’re having at my house tonight because we’re low on groceries since my husband was out of town most of the week, and I didn’t want…
Green Chili Part 2
Last week a lively thread on my facebook page inspired me to write about green chili. I found it interesting to see that many of the participants in the discussion have lived in Colorado at some point, and after moving away to other parts of the US, have continued to cherish the dish. However, it…
Eggs
Eggs. I’ll let the images speak for themselves!
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of my favorite dishes to make on the grill and stove. The nuances of the marinade and the sauce make this dish so unique, and I’m a complete fool for anything that gets flavor from charcoal or wood smoke. Often served over rice, we sometimes choose to serve this dish…
Kitchen Aid Mixer
My Kitchen Aid Mixer. I love this work horse. Having mixed my last mixer into oblivion, it was time to upgrade. I just got this about six months ago. So far I’ve made meatballs, multiple batches of cookies, dog treats, brownies, gingerbread, icing and, with a meat grinder attachment, ground herbed chicken burgers. Oh…and my…
Tell Me About Your Garden
What do you grow? Have you planted anything yet?
Tomatoes
Tomatoes vary in size, color, shape and most of all flavor. When the summer draws to a close, there is nothing better than the simplicity of a fresh garden tomato. We slice them and add a basil leaf and a bit of buffalo mozzerella, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil and enjoy them on…
M Delish Boutique 