J and I have been trying to eat more fish. Since one of my most favorites, seared tuna, is out at least until Baby Girl Tyler arrives in November, we've had to get creative. Last night, J found this super easy and really delicious Portuguese recipe from Food.com. We didn't have any sole filets … Continue reading Portuguese filet of Swai
It's been raining here for a few days. When it rains, we often make dishes that require long simmer times. J was feeling adventurous and decided to try an Egyptian peasant dish he found on Food.com. I wanted to try my hand at homemade pita bread. Surprisingly, the bread turned out well. As usual, J's … Continue reading Egyptian Lahma Bil Basal and Homemade Pita Bread
We don't live anywhere near a Nordstrom's or the next best place for tomato soup, La Madeline. So we had to find a way to make it ourselves. Luckily, J found this recipe on Food.com. With a few tweaks, we could be back in San Antonio at La Madeline enjoying this soup by their fire.
When J and I lived in San Antonio, we used to love to eat in Paesanos outdoor dining room. Especially in the middle of "winter" when they had the heat lamps going and the sunsets were amazing. We often ordered their signature dish, Shrimp Paesano (first dish on the link), which is amazing. Unfortunately, when … Continue reading Shrimp Paesano
I'm learning to like pumpkin. It's not that I don't like it, so much as I'm ambivalent, sometimes it's great. Other times, not so much. We didn't want to waste the wonderful pumpkins we got from the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival, so after checking out a number of recipes, we settled on this Pumpkin Ravioli recipe from … Continue reading Pumpkin Ravioli