Risotto is one of those foods that I just can’t live without. Put me on a deserted island (or better yet, a dessert-ed island) somewhere and I think I’d really need pasta & or Arborio rice, parmesan cheese and heavy cream to survive. I feel about risotto the way the clichéd woman feels about chocolate. [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘main dish’
July 28, 2010
Lighter General Tso’s Chicken
After several weeks of dessert posts (minus one indulgent Mario Batali pasta recipe) I was beginning to feel like we were getting a bit unhealthy around here. So, to combat that, I bring you: Veggies! And healthy food! Novel concept, no? But, because I’m still me, and we don’t want to get too out of [...]
July 20, 2010
Penne alla Papalina
This weekend I had the awesome opportunity to do this. Me, Mario and my friend Kelly. “To Laura, Pasta is love. Mario Batali” Pasta is love. He knows me so well already. Kelly and I were standing in the very long line to meet Mario and I started flipping through my new copy of his [...]
June 16, 2010
Caesar Salad
When it comes to egg, I am a total hypocrite. I could eat raw cookie dough like there is no tomorrow, but when it comes to raw egg in anything else I get a bit skeeved out. Thankfully, I got over that quickly when I came across this recipe for Caesar dressing. It was rich [...]
June 9, 2010
Cherry Pecan Chicken Salad
Everyone talks about how much fun celebrating holidays with children is. And they’re right, it is fun- without question. However, what isn’t often talked about is how… we’ll say less fun… it can be to travel here, there and everywhere with 2 tired and over-excited children around holidays. So this year, for Mother’s Day we decided, [...]
June 5, 2010
Chicken Souvlaki
While I love those rare moments that I can spend 4 hours in the kitchen making an elaborate meal, sometimes it’s great to have a favorite dinner that can be tossed together in less than 20 minutes. This tops my new list of favorite super-fast dinners- an absolute must for a mother of 2 young children. I [...]
June 1, 2010
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
While it may not be perfectly authentic, I absolutely love PF Chang’s. Unfortunately the closest location to us in Northern Michigan is more than 3 hours away, so we don’t get to go as often as we’d like, thus leaving me lettuce-wrap-less. Tragic, I know. Then a few weeks ago my new Food Network Magazine [...]
May 24, 2010
Chicken Parmesan
As I get more and more experienced in the kitchen there is a shocking revelation that becomes clearer and clearer. I, apparently, have been quite the picky eater. There are so many foods that I’ve never had before that are a pretty simple, basic, go-to food for so many people. Chicken parmesan is one [...]
May 20, 2010
Lighter Beef Stroganoff
If I had to choose, if I absolutely had to, I think beef stroganoff would be my favorite meal. But please don’t make me choose. That would be cruel. Normally when I make beef stroganoff I make the same recipe that my mom always made when I was growing up. But this time, I needed something fairly [...]
May 18, 2010
Gnocchi with Spinach and Chicken Sausage
Hi there! Remember me? I used to post recipes around here? Ha Life’s been a bit hectic in the last few weeks and our dinners have consisted of tried and true, quick favorites, so posting, as you may have noticed, has been sparse. I’m happy to say that we seem to finally have gotten back [...]
