MONDAY Chicken Salad Sandwiches | Garlic~Thyme “Mayonnaise” | Cranberry~Orange Coolers | Truffle~Parmesan Popcorn Sunday dinners are different. More often than not, the table is set in the dining room, flowers and candles dress the tabletop, dinner starts a bit earlier and we linger around the table a little longer, savoring a meal as well Continue reading → «Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Homemade Soda & Popcorn»
Chocolate Cake {Gluten Free} | Orange, Cinnamon & Vanilla Cream Cake is synonymous with joy, laughter, and togetherness. While warm cookies may accompany an afternoon snack or ice cream may be a treat for a weekend celebration, cake is for the moments we want to remember, the milestones we want to imprint on our minds Continue reading → «Chocolate Cake with an Orange~Cinnamon Cream»
MONDAY Saffron Chicken & Herb Salad | Chocolate Bundt Cake {Gluten-Free} Back in April I made this amazing chicken salad. The ingredients are simple…simmered oranges, saffron and honey puréed into a dressing, fresh basil and mint, salad greens…but, when combined, produce an incredibly flavorful and satisfying salad. For this evening’s dinner, I used left-over Grilled Continue reading → «Chicken Salad & A {Very Special} Chocolate Cake»
TUESDAY Saké-Steamed Salmon | Saké Butter | Aromatic Brown Rice | Steamed Baby Bok Choy So, as you can see, I am enjoying my new bamboo steamer! I used it for the first time on Sunday for steaming a medley of vegetables and, in addition to it being so very easy {preparing a variety of Continue reading → «Sake-Steamed Salmon, Aromatic Rice & Baby Bok Choy»
SUNDAY Roasted Chickens with Clementines & Pernod | Spring Tabbouleh The mercury reached 80°F today! We ate dinner tonight by candlelight, outside sitting under twinkle lights listening to the tide come in. Please tell me it is NOT Monday tomorrow… But let’s hit the rewind button on today…it did not begin as leisurely as Continue reading → «Roasted Chicken with Clementines & Pernod and a Spring Tabbouleh»
WEDNESDAY Chipotle-Orange Pork Ribs & Farro Salad with Winter Fruit, Pistachios and Ginger I love chalk art & this little number caught my eye recently on Etsy. The artist is Valerie McKeehan & she is the proprietor of a shop at Etsy called Lily & Val. Valerie specializes in handpainted chalkboards & chalk art…click here to Continue reading → «Chipotle-Orange Pork Ribs & Farro Salad with Winter Fruit»
I dropped Max off at school this morning and proceeded to take a quick walk with the dogs. I arrived home with the strongest craving for a refreshing drink…the bottle of water I downed on my walk just wasn’t satisfying. I glanced over at the kitchen island and saw this bunch staring back at me… Continue reading → «Blood Orange Fizz»
THURSDAY Chipotle & Orange Pork Ribs {Slow-Cooker} | Farro Salad with Winter Fruit, Pistachios & Ginger The real beauty & benefit of a meal prepared in a slow-cooker is…time. Yes, the slow & low method of cooking produces succulent meats & rich, caramelized vegetables but, for me, the big pay-off is time. I never seem to Continue reading → «Chipotle and Orange Pork Ribs & Farro Salad with Winter Fruit, Pistachios and Ginger»
WEDNESDAY {SNACK} Orange Push-Up Smoothies Last night, the rain came down in sheets…all night. The deluge dissipated just as the kids were off to school and, by 9am, the rain gave way to a moist, foggy…drippy day. Coffee in hand, I sat down at my computer to begin working on next week’s dinner menu. As Continue reading → «Sunshine for a Drippy Day»
