“No matter what the variety, it is still safe to say that the fresher the corn the better. If you don’t have a corn patch of your own, buy locally grown corn straight from the farmer ~ at a produce stand on the side of the road or at a farmer’s market. At the market, Continue reading → «Summer Skillet Corn & Tomato Salad»
THURSDAY Honey, Garlic & Lemon Baked Chicken Wings | Radicchio Salad with Manchego Vinaigrette Yes, I know…another chicken wing recipe. But, are there, really, ever too many chicken wings recipes? Obviously, I don’t believe so. These little pieces of poultry perfection {tender meat, skin that crisps when cooked, a diminutive size that makes eating with Continue reading → «Baked Chicken Wings & Radicchio Salad with Manchego Vinaigrette»
THURSDAY Kale & Pine Nut Stuffed Tomatoes with Bacon Breadcrumbs When this recipe popped up on my Tumblr dashboard last week it caught my eye. I know that we are well beyond the tomato season but who could resist a little salad tucked into a pretty red package? Or, maybe, it was the Continue reading → «Kale & Pine Nut Stuffed Tomatoes with Bacon Breadcrumbs»
FRIDAY Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks | Tomato, Basil and Fried Mozzarella Stacks with a Balsamic Reduction “We expect a lot of the tomato…The problem is the color. Red is the color of richness, ripeness,and sensuality. It is the color of the erotic. Scarlet is for anger and ecstasy, the color of love and lust…Red signals Continue reading → «Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks & Tomato, Basil and Fried Mozzarella Stacks»
SUNDAY Balsamic Risotto with Roasted Chicken | Spinach Salad with Bosc Pears, Cranberries & Red Onions Balsamic Risotto with Roasted Chicken For the Chickens… { Note: I roast two whole chickens for this recipe so as to ensure enough meat for chicken sandwiches to send off in the children’s lunches tomorrow. Halve the amounts of these Continue reading → «Balsamic Risotto with Roasted Chicken & Spinach Salad with Bosc Pears»
Today was Max’s last baseball game of the Fall-ball season. On a more worldly scale, it just so happens that our San Francisco Giants are leading the World Series 3-0. We are very baseball-centric right now… Buster Posey’s catch last night (you know THE one…he caught the ball as it whipped by him, even the Continue reading → «Baseball & Figs…»
