Month: January 2008

  • Blueberry Bread Pudding with Lemon Curd

    Tonight Lisa made another successful dessert from a recipe she spotted in Cooking Light. Individual lemony bread puddings, with blueberries and a sweet-tart lemon curd. Lisa says: So lemony! That lemon curd totally puckers me up. Megan says: This is really good, where’d you find fresh blueberries? Lisa says: The frozen aisle… Megan says: Really? […]

  • Grilled Tuna and Mushrooms with Mixed Greens

    Tonight we made a recipe based on one found in the Mushroom Lover’s Mushroom Cookbook. Tuna that’s been brushed with a truffle oil marinade is cooked to medium-well and served over a salad with grilled portobello and shiitake mushrooms. Chris says: A little goes a long way with that truffle oil; that really adds a […]

  • Taste & Create V: Cranberry Bliss Cupcakes

    Taste & Create is a food blogging event in which you are randomly paired up with another particpant, and each of you try a recipe from the other’s food blog. For Taste & Create V, We [Heart] Food was paired up with Stephanie from a whisk and a spoon. As soon as the partner list […]

  • Chipotle Bean Burgers

    Lisa modified a recipe from Southern Living and created hands-down the best homemade bean burgers we’ve tasted. Accompanying the burgers were roasted portobello mushrooms, corn salsa, and an adobo mayonnaise. Chris says: I’m in love! Lisa says: They’re pretty damned good… Chris says: I mean I’m in love with you cooking these awesome dishes! Lisa […]

  • Golden Beets and Brussels Sprouts

    Lisa made this dish tonight, from Elise’s Simply Recipes, to go with the black bean burgers. Roasted beets and parboiled Brussels sprouts are quickly sauteed in a pan with roasted almonds, shallots, and thyme. Chris says: How come I like Brussels sprouts all of a sudden? Lisa says: Because they’re delicious? Chris says: But every […]