tomatillo chicken stew
i was really hoping this stew wouldn’t be all that great. i mean, i wanted it to taste good, but just didn’t feel like the plating & the garnishing & the photographing…i was tired & hungry & just wanted to slop it in a bowl & eat. so I went over to the stove, where [...]
meatless monday | enfrijoladas
consider these the perfect meal for when you’re craving enchiladas, but possess neither the time, nor the patience to actually make them.spinach, mushrooms & onions are not necessarily the first ingredients that come to mind when thinking of mexican food, but they’re so good wrapped up in corn tortillas. sprinkle in a little cheese, top [...]
tacos al pastor
now i realize we have about 2 1/2 weeks left in our meatless lenten endeavor, but going back & looking at these pictures & revisiting this recipe…these tacos are quickly moving to the top of the “things i want to eat as soon as lent is over” list. see also: bacon. in all seriousness though, [...]
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 [...]
curried noodle stir fry
the food scene in north carolina hasn’t always been the most diverse & adventurous, but THANK YOU JESUS, that has all changed for the better over the past few years. it’s a great time to be a food lover {& beer drinker, for that matter} in north carolina! & now, we have some really great places [...]
thai chicken noodle soup
as i sit here, trying to salvage the little bit of my can of soup that didn’t violently just erupt in the microwave, i’m seriously wishing i had some more of this instead.because it is cold. really cold. 34° is the high & the snow (!) that fell on saturday still hasn’t melted & we [...]
salsa verde sour cream enchiladas
let’s get this fiesta started. cinco de mayo is wednesday after all & you’ll need a little something else to go alongside your margaritas. trust me. i’ve learned this lesson the hard way, aka the guy fieri road show circa my birthday 2009. things started innocently enough, but eventually something that i can best describe [...]
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 [...]
roasted vegetable penne
There are so many wonderful fresh vegetables available right now, that I felt compelled to heat up the oven, despite the intense summer heat, and roast them up a la Everyday Italian rerun I caught while at home during my lunch break the other day, but with our own spin, since we can’t seem to [...]
black beans & rice
Tom just looked at me and said “Don’t you just mix black beans and rice together?” And you could…but if I’ve said it once on this blog, I’ve said it a thousand times. I am just not a fan of plain white rice. Now I know many of you out there like it, but really, [...]
