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Banana Tarte Tatin

Banana Tarte Tatin

So here I am, it’s Monday, and I am all psyched out to share an awesome cake with you. I’m serious about Monday Cake Day. I made this for dinner tonight erm, I mean, for after dinner… who would eat this for dinner?! Oh, certainly 

Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter

So, I was super excited to tell you about this amazing, simple recipe for one of the best tomato sauces I’ve ever had.  And then I googled it, to make it easier for me to include here, instead of typing it out from the cookbook.  

Chocolate Chip Pecan Banana Muffins

Chocolate Chip Pecan Banana Muffins

  Bananas are tricky.  They look so innocent in the store, and they are cheap and yummy looking and you think things like, “Bananas would be good to have in my cereal in the morning.” But then you get them home, and it turns out 

Mortadella Smear

Mortadella Smear

Do you have fancy dinner parties?  With hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and stuff?  Where women wear high heels and do their hair? Yeah, me neither.  But sometimes, I see a recipe somewhere, and really, really wish I did.  All of a sudden, I wish I 

Tilapia Saltimboca

Tilapia Saltimboca

I have a little rule of thumb when it comes to dealing with cooking disasters/disastrously boring food.  Are you ready for it?  Here it is: Wrap it in bacon. That’s all.  Don’t even act surprised, because it’s pretty much a scientific fact that you can 

Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

Hi guys. I know. Mondays are hard.  The week kind of yawns out in front of you, and you kind of get the feeling that nothing worthwhile is really going to happen until next a whole FIVE days from now, except e-mails and phone calls 

Baked Kale Chips

Baked Kale Chips

  So, I’ve been hearing this crazy rumor going around about kale chips.  To hear some people tell it, you can toss kale with a little olive oil, bake it for a few minutes, and the result is something very similar in taste and texture 

Shaved Asparagus with Parmesan Vinaigrette

Shaved Asparagus with Parmesan Vinaigrette

As it turns out, last week, while I was whining about making potatoes instead of pretty little spring asparagus, I should have just been at the store buying some pretty little spring asparagus. Because last week they were front and center in the produce department, 

Moules Mariniere

Moules Mariniere

  “What’s for dinner tonight?”  Almost every day, I hear this question at least two or three times- from my husband, from my co-workers, from myself.  And let me tell you something.  I am very,very tired of answering, “Chicken.”  No thank you.  I’m over it. 

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Sage and Shallots

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Sage and Shallots

  After a weekend of lime tarts and the like, Monday night dinners can be pretty rough.  Just look at what I have to work with: These poor, earnest little potatoes are doing the best they can.  They are nutritious, can be very tasty, and