Our garden seems to choose every year what it will do well and what it won't. One year, it was zucchini. Another year, basil. This year seems to be tomatoes. So with the overabundance of tomatoes and a few small basil leaves, we wanted to make something that would be quick and easy and not … Continue reading Penne with garden Fresh Tomatoes and Basil plus Mozzarella
Korean Short Rib Tacos
We made these the other night for dinner and they were amazing. J and I fell in love with the Kogi Korean BBQ tacos at Garbo's Grill in Key West this summer. This recipe from Food for My Family is really close and with a few tweaks, we won't have to trek to Key West every time we crave this dish.
Homemade Chicken Shawarma
J recently found the most amazing chicken shawarma recipe originally from David Bonom, Cooking Light July 2008. It's perfect with our homemade pitas.
Carbonara
We've put off trying this recipe for a while because it seemed complicated. That couldn't be further from the truth! It was really very easy, though a bit temperamental. The original post cites Rachel Ray as the original creator as published in Woman's Day magazine.
End of season pesto
I'm warming back up to Italian food. For awhile, nothing compared to the food I had in Florence, so I shied away from trying to perfect Italian at home. Luckily, J loves Italian style cuisine so we've dabbled in a few dishes (like Pizza Margherita and Eggplant Parmesan). We had a bumper crop of basil … Continue reading End of season pesto