Category: weeknight dinners

It's officially summer time, and if you're lucky that means vacations! I thought I'd start a little summertime series (of an indeterminate number of episodes) based on places I've traveled. A little travelog …

I know I'm going to get my frugal license taken away for this, but the truth of the matter is I don't really like leftovers. Sure, I'll take last night's dinner as a brown bag …

<img SRC="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3572379378_59a435668f.jpg?v=1244236810" /> <br /> I have a lovely and patient husband, who, although he is wise beyond his years, sometimes gets some funny ideas. One of these is that I only like “fancy” food.  …

This is a family recipe. It came from my grandmother (you can tell it's from my family by the addition of liquor. What can I say? We're WASPs. Liquid lunch isn't just a saying) and …

I think I may have mentioned this before, but my weeknights are awfully busy, what with getting home late, getting dinner on the table, spending some quality tickle time with my daughter and getting her …

ood is another way of providing comfort. It can be warming, satisfying and approachable, and some foods, like this cheddar risotto, can make us flash back to memories of childhood. It hits the same notes …

When did chicken become the thing that we eat? Grilled chicken breasts. Baked chicken breasts. Roast chicken (OK, roast chicken is fantastic, but you get my drift). Maybe it’s the ubiquity, or maybe it’s the …