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Mar 30
Dinner Impossible!
posted by: dawn in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2009 | | No Comments »

So there I was, it was Friday night. I glass of wine in hand warming my soul, friends around me warming my heart and I was making dinner for them (Chicken Vesuvio). As an extra special treat I was in my friend’s kitchen which is like cook’s nirvana. All was good. The last couple arrived [...]

Mar 30
I finally Did, I Made Pasta
posted by: dawn in Uncategorized on 03 30th, 2009 | | No Comments »

On Christmas Morning, I gleefully opened a heavy box that I knew was my coveted pasta maker I had asked for repeatedly. Later that day in putting away my new treasures, the pasta maker made its way to the floor in my bedroom — where it stayed. At first it sat there happily enough, knowing [...]

Mar 17

Chicken and Rice — The ultimate comfort food. I’m still on my quest to design menus that will keep our food bill under $100 per week. I’m doing pretty good though we did have a Rib Eye splurge that was $16 in meat paired with $1.00 worth of peas, I still think we came in [...]

Mar 15
You Won’t See This On Rachel Ray
posted by: dawn in Uncategorized on 03 15th, 2009 | | 2 Comments »

Tonight I made one of our all time favorite dinners — Chicken Vesuvio. Bill and I love it. The flavor is completely amazing. It’s a mesmerizing blend of chicken, thyme, oregano, garlic and white whine. It’s noting short of intoxicating. Bill wanted to tape me making dinner — because video is so much better than [...]

Mar 10

I fondly remember watching Star Trek with Captain Kirk and later with Captain Jean Luc Picard. Those guys knew how to travel! As much as I wanted someone to “beam me up” I wanted a food replicator even more. These were the days before I knew how to cook. Cooking was certainly not my mother’s [...]

Mar 9
Mediterranean Braised Chicken
posted by: dawn in Uncategorized on 03 9th, 2009 | | No Comments »

I love the flavors of the Mediterranean and I love braising. I’ve seen several recipes lately that were some combination of tomato, kalamata olives and slow cooking. I’m a believer in signs; when I see the same advice in multiple spots I take it. I feel like it’s a sign for me to try this [...]

Mar 7

Spring is in the air. Most of the cooking magazines have moved well past braises and are into light vegetarian meals, pasta, or roasted spring lamb. I am just not there yet. This is the time of year I hang onto my winter recipes like a drug addict hanging onto a fix. My favorite meal [...]

Mar 6
Sanitation Nation
posted by: dawn in Uncategorized on 03 6th, 2009 | | 3 Comments »

I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to write about cooking and eating with the hope someone will read it. I like clean. I really like clean. I’m the person nobody wants to cook with because I will wash the spoon that you were stirring sauce with the second you turn your [...]

Mar 3

I’m back in the kitchen today – well, actually I’ve been back in the kitchen all week trying to recover from the disappointment of the pork chop. One of my friends is in the hospital in pretty tough shape following emergency heart surgery. I wish I was one of those people who always says exactly [...]