butternut squash macaroni & cheese
i’ve had this recipe bookmarked for almost two years now. every now & then i’d look at it, but ultimately decide against making it for one reason or another, but i never could forget about it completely. i love macaroni & cheese, but adding squash to it just sounded weird. tom agreed, but last week [...]
warm fig, pesto, mozzarella & prosciutto sandwiches
so, as it turns out, our garden thrives on being ignored. after leaving for a week{ish} on vacation, with no one to water the plants, we came back to the damn thing looking better than it ever did when we were actually caring for it. go figure. we’ve steadily ignored it since returning home & [...]
shaved asparagus pizza
i am so, so sorry we waited so long to try this & that we’re just now sharing it, here at the end of asparagus season. but it’s not too late yet! go get some! you don’t want to miss this! seriously. this is one of those dinners that caught us by surprise. we figured [...]
pasta ai cinque formaggi
sometimes the mister & i get a little carried away at the specialty cheese case at the grocery store. it really is hard to resist though, especially on those days when we walk by & the bright orange “special” stickers dotting the case make the usually expensive choices deals you can’t walk away from. so [...]
mexican pizza
as promised, tequila lime chicken part deux. the light citrusy flavor lives on…in the form of pizza: the food i never tire of. unfortunately for my ass fortunately, we live somewhere that has a pizza place for every craving. papa johns, when i just want something bready with a lot of cheese. {& garlic sauce.} [...]
meatless monday | pimento macaroni & cheese
{photo credit} this picture with the little caption “pimiento macaroni & cheese” stared at me from the cover of bon appetit sitting on the coffee table, making me so hungry that i actually had to flip the magazine over to silence the growling of my stomach. now, if you’ve been reading this blog for any [...]
meatless monday | black bean & rice enchiladas with chili gravy
i love cooking with sour cream as much, if not more, than i love topping things with it. it adds a wonderfully subtle creaminess & tang that can’t be beat. it’s what makes salsa verde sour cream enchiladas, white bean chicken chili & these enchiladas so delicious. well, that & the chili gravy. in this dish, [...]
lighter loaded potato soup
i’m not entirely sure what’s happened to spring, but the weather has been pretty horrawful for the past few days, & promises to continue up until the weekend. in the meantime, i’ll settle for a good, quick bowl of hearty potato soup, lightened up with milk, but that’s every bit as creamy as a super [...]
the cornbread
amazing picture? no, but the cornbread in the skillet is the. best. ever. moist, cheesy, filled with chiles & corn & the slightest hint of nuttiness from brown butter. mmmmm. we’re totally guilty of making the jiffy from a box cornbread to serve alongside chili & soups, because the 44¢ convenience of not having to [...]
pimento cheese
the peanut butter of the south.& just like peanut butter, pimento cheese can be eaten a ton of different ways: spread on crackers, sandwiched between 2 slices of white bread for a traditional sandwich, served cold as a dip, served warm as a dip, grilled between 2 slices of whole grain bread as an awesome [...]
