Tag: weeknight supper

What’s On Hand Pasta

The dog days of summer seem to have arrived a bit early this year. It is hot and humid and the occasional showers make it all the more hot and humid. Being out in this kind of weather no longer thrills me. At times I find myself “Summer Hibernating.”  Sometimes that means that I won’t… Continue reading What’s On Hand Pasta

A Reluctant Spring and An Adapted Recipe

I’m sitting here listening to the wind propelling a driving rain at my window. The air is flirting with being warm (sort of), and Spring is more than a week old. This week has been quite unsettled weather wise. It has been warm and sunny and cold and gray seemingly within hours of each other.… Continue reading A Reluctant Spring and An Adapted Recipe

Porcini Pasta Revisited

When something is wonderfully delicious, it earns the right to be made again. It also earns the right to be tweaked a little to make it even more wonderfully delicious. Porcini Pasta is just that kind of recipe. I first made it as a side dish to enhance grilled steak. It stole the show so… Continue reading Porcini Pasta Revisited

Chicken Breasts…the Right Stuff(ed)

As we began the Holiday Season, I shared a post about stuffed chicken breasts. Little did I know that when the new year began, that I would still be singing their praises. Not to sound like I am repeating myself, but I have come up with yet two more ideas for filling a chicken breast… Continue reading Chicken Breasts…the Right Stuff(ed)

A Monday Kind of Pasta Frittata

As Summer finally (maybe) comes to an end, leaving a checkerboard path of meatless meals in its wake, I am again moving into “Meatless Mondays.” I am also once again cleaning out the refrigerator, putting ingredients to use before they are useless. That being said this recipe would be wonderful even if it was planned… Continue reading A Monday Kind of Pasta Frittata