one of the very few things i ever learned how to make was stir fry. i used to make it in college and eat the leftovers for days. i’m staying at my parents for a few days with my younger brother and when i asked him what he wanted for dinner, he said stir fry. …
Category: tastebuds
tastebuds: raspberry & goat cheese tart
i had a little bite of this at brunch last weekend, and it was just to die for. i immediately went home and looked up the recipe so i could make it myself (obviously to share with others…). it’s incredibly creamy and light, and with raspberries in season… totally local and organic if you want…
tastebuds: pan-seared chicken with goat cheese and spinach salad
this is a variation on a dish i’ve had at several restaurants. i particularly like the creaminess of the goat cheese with the spinach. recipe: pan-seared chicken with goat cheese and spinach salad one chicken breast per personseveral slices of pepperoni per chicken breast one ounce goat cheese per personhandful of peppadewsroasted red peppers (i…
tastebuds: shrimp and asparagus risotto with seared scallops
i mentioned this last week and my mouth was watering, so i figured today was a great time to break out the recipe for you. it’s originally from gourmet mag, may 2009 issue, but we’ve adapted it to a similar dish from one of our fav restaurants, pot pie. they serve seared scallops with a…
tastebuds: asparagus wrapped in goat cheese and prosciutto
g made this for me on valentine’s night as a little appetizer to our main course (shrimp + asparagus risotto with seared scallops) and it was so easy that i figured, well, i can do that! and i did… {image from the seasonal gourmet} recipe: asparagus wrapped in goat cheese and prosciutto 10-15 stalks of…
tastebuds: nachos
ok you are probably thinking to yourself “this girl has written about how to make a chicken-bacon-tomato grilled cheese sandwich, italian stew, chili… and how she’s resorting to nachos?!” but i’ll be honest: i’m tired, i’m cranky, i’m hungry, and i had nachos for dinner last night so they’re on my mind. plus, there is…
tastebuds: torilla soup
my mom makes this really easy tortilla soup and when i learned how easy it was, i had to try it out. i made it for g one time (it might have been one of the first things i ever cooked for him) and he loved it (which is saying something, since i don’t cook…
tastebuds: my fav grilled cheese sandwich
this is no ordinary grilled cheese sandwich. this is a grilled cheese + chicken + bacon + tomato sandwich but that was kind of long to put in the title… it’s best when served with a tomato bisque, but it’s so big and yummy that it’s fine on it’s own too. recipe: grilled cheese +…
tastebuds: shrimp and feta pasta
have i done this one already? i couldn’t fine it — if you can, send me the link and i’ll merge the two! this is one of my all-time fav dishes. i was first introduced to it in greece, when my aunt cooked lunch for us the day i left town to return to glasgow. …
tastebuds: gourmet mac n cheese
while i do refer to this as gourmet, it’s really just another easy to make pasta dish. it combines your favourite cheeses with the packaged mac n cheese mix (or not), some chicken and some spinach. yes, i’m on a spinach kick lately. recipe: gourmet mac n cheese 2 chicken breasts (or more, if you…