Nick’s Grandma Alice emailed me this weekend to tell me that she’s having a dinner in a few weeks and she is in charge of making salads. She’s going to make my Chinese Chicken Salad and a taco salad. She wanted to know if I had a good taco salad recipe. All you have to…
Ravioli and Homemade Bolognese
I often crave sugar. I sometimes crave pizza… or peanut butter… or ice cream. And every once in a while, I crave a big ole glass of a good red wine. It happened late last week, and I knew right away that Friday night dinner would have to be something wine-friendly. In my opinion, there…
Grilled Steaks with Blackberry Merlot Sauce
Nick and I had the pleasure of spending the holiday weekend at his dad’s house on Table Rock Lake in Missouri. We were in good company with not only his dad & his wife Kelly, but also Nick’s college buddy (and future best man) Andrew and his wife Melinda, who now live in St. Louis….
Homemade Meatballs
Last night, Nick invited one of his classmates and his wife over for dinner and studying. (Though I’m pretty sure more eating than studying got done). Though Nick and I will eat almost anything you put in front of us, I’ve found that most people are a whole lot more picky than us. Since I…
Leftover Corned Beef Reubens
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you’re all enjoying one of these today: I’m sure you’ve all decided to be traditional like me, and are whipping up some corned beef and cabbage in celebration! If that’s the case, you’re about to be left with a whole bunch of leftover corned beef. While very delicious on…
Another St. Patrick’s Day Treat! {Corned Beef & Cabbage}
When I think of St. Patrick’s Day, I think of green beer, leprechauns… and a good ole New England boiled dinner. Anyone who didn’t grow up in New England like I did probably refers to this simply as Corned Beef & Cabbage. I was curious where the name came from, so I did a little…
Homemade Spaetzle and Dad’s Beef Stew
Sundays are good cooking days. Lots of time and not much else to do besides clean the house a little and relax. I’ve had a couple recipes in mind for a while now, but they both definitely required a Sunday. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I embarked upon this…
Nick’s Belgian Ale Pot Roast
On Thursday nights, I take a break from my usual running/gymming routine and go to a fun cardio class. Actually I don’t know if “fun” is the word. Maybe torturous would be more fitting. But torturous or not, the instructor is hilarious and it’s the same group of ladies (and one out-of-place aerobics-loving man) every week,…
