Year: 2007

  • Fettuccine with Shiitakes

    The only drawback to cooking all these wonderful meals is that it can be pretty time-consuming, especially when you have other evening commitments; sometimes we don’t end up sitting down to eat until 9:30 or later! So it’s good to have a collection of quick recipes to come back to when you know you’ll be […]

  • Lahmajoun / S’fiha / Meat Pies

    This evening Lisa successfully tackled an all-time favorite dish, lahmajoun (also, lahm bi ajeen, s’fiha). These little flatbread “pizzas” feature a crispy crust and ground beef mixed with tomatoes and a delicious mix of various herbs and spices. This is the first recipe we’ve made from Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen, which […]

  • Chicken and Baby Bok Choy Shroom-stravaganza!

    Tonight I made two new recipes, each the first recipe we’ve tried in two new books — from The Mushroom Lover’s Mushroom Cookbook, Boneless Chicken Breasts with Wild Mushrooms and Enoki, and from Asian Flavors, Baby Bok Choy with Garlic and Straw Mushrooms. Lisa says: Wow — you can really taste the wine in this. […]

  • Turkey Chili

    Tonight Lisa made an easy chili recipe from the cookbook Turn Up The Heat with G. Garvin — nice on this cool fall day. Carrie says: I like this because it’s filling but still tastes… healthy. Lisa says: This was so easy to make! It ruled because it was meaty. Chris says: Can’t talk. Eating. […]

  • Swordfish Kebabs with Olive and Caper Tapenade

    Tonight I made another recipe from The Olive and The Caper, and this time it featured both of those ingredients. Swordfish marinated in lemon and olive oil is skewered with onions and bay leaves, grilled, and served with an olive and caper tapenade. I followed the recipe as listed below, except that I used less […]