You know what I rarely cook with? Cream. Usually I leave the cream out of the dishes I make because, well, it’s cream and I’m not all that into fat or additional calories. But I have learned that sometimes a little cream can go a long way and turn a dish from pretty good to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dinner’
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Posted by Catherine on July 12th, 2010
Potlucks are such fun. So much food in one place. Sun dried tomatoes are also quite fun. Delicious and fun. Or more simply put, delicious fun. Add some pasta and some kalamata olives into the mix and you’ve upgraded from delicious fun to a party in a bowl if you ask me. This pasta salad [...]
Posted in Cooking, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes 
Tags: crowd pleaser, dinner, easy, pasta, quick and easy, side dish 
7 Comments »Jamaican Jerk Pork Tenderloin
Posted by Catherine on June 28th, 2010
Luke got a grill for his birthday. It’s a shiny Weber grill and I think if I had met it before I met Luke I might have married it. We have been grilling like we’re members of the Church of Bobby Flay. Which pretty much means constantly. All this grilling has introduced me to my [...]
Soft Shell Breakfast Tostada
Posted by Catherine on June 21st, 2010
I mentioned our Soft Shell Breakfast Tostada made with homemade tortillas in last weeks bread challenge report. We enjoyed these so much that we made them again for a dinner lest than a week later. The second time around I played around with the tortilla recipe a bit and did half wheat flour and half [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cooking, Recipes Tags: breakfast, Cooking, dinner, quick and easy, Recipe 2 Comments »Almond Crusted Chicken
Posted by Catherine on May 31st, 2010
I love condiments. I always have. French fries are goo but honestly they are just a vessel to get the ketchup into my mouth. I like to dip my food. I like to use my fingers to eat sometimes and I like to be able to play with the flavors in my mouth just by [...]
Posted in Cooking, Dinner Tags: chicken, Cooking, dinner, getting healthy, healthier verson of a classic meal 5 Comments »Spicy Peanut Butter Chicken
Posted by Catherine on March 8th, 2010
I love when recipe ideas just sort of come to me. Suddenly I just had a craving for chicken covered in a creamy and spicy peanut butter sauce. Of course I had to run to the store to gather the ingredients I was craving and make it happen. I am so glad I did. The [...]
Spiced Pineapple Cranberry Pork Roast
Posted by Catherine on March 1st, 2010
Monday Yumday Slow cookers are pretty much the best thing ever. Okay my slow cooker is pretty much the best thing ever as long as I remember to actually use it. When I actually remember to use it things like Spiced Pineapple Cranberry Pork Roast. Not only do we get a dinner out of this [...]
