pico de gallo
the perfect use for all of your summer tomatoes, it lets all the fresh flavors shine.love it wrapped in a burrito, heaped on a quesadilla, on top of scrambled eggs, or simply scooped up with a good, salty tortilla chip. mmmmm. from the pioneer woman cooks (makes as little, or as much as you’d like!) [...]
southern panzanella
it’s that time of year where tomatoes are fresh & ripe & delicious & everywhere. but it’s not the time to let them go bad just because you can’t stand to eat another blt, caprese salad, or plain ol’ tomato sandwich. charleston’s lee brothers have taken a chock full of tomato, classic italian favorite, panzanella, given [...]
the big ass salad
basically a huge cobb salad. very old hollywood & oh so pretty. while ours isn’t entirely authentic (we weren’t going to buy three kinds of greens before we left for a week’s vacation, and blanching tomatoes just to peel them a little ridiculous here) it was, in fact, every bit as delicious. adapted slightly from [...]
mexican rice
another recipe to add to your cinco de mayo fiesta & the perfect side dish for all these enchiladas we’ve been posting lately. it would be especially great with these. this recipe comes from none other than the pioneer woman who some friends & i are going to charlotte to see on friday!!!!!! i’m bringing [...]
goat cheese, pesto & sundried tomato terrine
really long name for such a simple appetizer. simple, delicious and impressive. tom and i (mainly tom) put this together for two occasions in one week’s time. and put together is really all you do. so you don’t need to be a talented cook, you just need a few ingredients and about 10 minutes [...]
spicy tortilla soup
Ok. First, let’s talk about how our soup looks nothing like the one from food network magazine. (theirs vs ours) I don’t know where theirs got that rich red color, but I’m guessing it has something to do with food stylists, because ours sure as hell didn’t have that intense red broth (yes, it [...]
chicken chilaquiles
I used to hate chipotle peppers and the smoky flavor of the adobo sauce, but now I can’t get enough. Weird, huh? I saw this chicken stew on another food blog I enjoy, Voila!, and needed to try it. I refused to go to the grocery store, so my ingredients were slightly off, aka canned [...]
greek orzo with grilled shrimp
I noticed this Food Network recipe over on Cooking This and That and knew I had to make it! I had plenty of fresh dill to work with and finally had something, besides chicken and shrimp salad, to put it in! I whipped this up on a weeknight in no time at all. from FoodNetwork.com [...]
cantaloupe tomato gazpacho
Back in business! There’s not much to this recipe at all. It sounds like a strange combination, but really, it’s good, and perfect for a hot summer day. It has bacon on top, too, and everything is better with bacon, right?!every so slightly adapted from Everyday Italian 10 slices proscuitto (I used bacon, since I [...]
chipotle tomato rice
Whenever Tom and I don’t have any dinner inspiration, we make fajitas. They’re quick, easy, and relatively healthy. We also have a ton of rice in the pantry, and I am not a fan of plain rice at all, so I found a little something to jazz it up and go with our fajitas. from [...]
