roasted green beans
until now, i never met a cooked green bean (outside of my mom’s green bean casserole) that i actually liked. i grew up, and live, in the south, where people cook their green beans TO DEATH. i mean beyond recognition. i mean, to the point where they are barely even green anymore & resemble more [...]
creamy onion soup
after this past weekend’s beautiful weather, it’s back to cold again. & rainy for an added bonus. here’s an easy & tasty soup to brighten your day! a little bit creamy, a little bit cheesy & with beer! because we don’t pass up an opportunity to put beer in food! (although I would go with [...]
when foodies get married: the beverages
let’s get to some of the really important things. like what’s on the bar. or more importantly, how we managed to serve 175 guests from our catholic families, half irish, without draining the parents’ retirement funds, or serving two buck chuck & natty light. now i realize i probably just offended some of you by [...]
cappuccino fudge cheesecake
this. is the situation. the dinner party’s dessert. and this, believe it or not, is the first cheesecake we have ever made. for serious. but why start with a basic cheesecake when you can have this?? am i right?? the ever so talented deb, of smitten kitchen described it as such, ” this cake is [...]
smoked gouda & bacon mashed potato casserole
this was an awesome, somewhat indulgent, side dish that i had more than one helping of at our dinner party. it was a great compliment to the roasted garlic & chile encrusted pork loin. the smokiness of the gouda didn’t have to compete with the pork, since we cooked that on a gas grill, and [...]
marinated grilled asparagus with spicy sesame vinaigrette
this asparagus is a perfect side dish for any meal, because it’s so easy & can be made ahead. you just grill some asparagus, mix together the vinaigrette & then IT JUST SITS THERE. how low maintenance is that? really. and it’s very good too. that bobby flay does some wonderful things with vinaigrette [...]
roasted garlic & chile encrusted pork loin
the main dish from our fist-pumping dinner party was this fabulous pork loin. it was full of flavor & looked very cool thanks to the garlic stuffed inside. we doubled the recipe for our crowd of twelve, but the one listed below should easily feed 6 hungry people. from the dinosaur bar b que cookbook [...]
