Tag: Lemon

Caramelized Fennel with Goat Cheese

Quick.  Before spring comes in earnest.  Get in all of your comfort-food-eating.  And your cheese-melting. And your warm spice toasting.  Because spring is coming soon and it will be all strawberries and asparagus. I know it’ll be a month or two, or even three (God 

Slow-Roasted Chicken

It seems that in the food blogging world (and ok, maybe the world in general) something a little obnoxious starts happening in early February.  All of the food starts turning pink.  Or red.  Or covered in chocolate.  Or becomes inexplicably heart-shaped.

Paprika Parsnip Fries

You know how I know it’s fall?

Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts and Almonds

Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts and Almonds

Pasta, like Mexican food, is another one of those things that doesn’t exactly get fair air-time on this blog.  At least not in a reality-to-blog kind of way.  I’d guess that we eat some kind of pasta for dinner at least once a week, especially 

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce

We don’t often eat stuff like lemon ricotta pancakes for breakfast.  Let me rephrase that.  We never eat stuff like ricotta pancakes for breakfast.  Every once in a while I’ll get up and mix up some run-of-the-mill pancakes or waffles, or cook up some hash 

Moroccan Chicken with Lemons and Olives

Several weeks ago, I saw a recipe for preserved lemons (another goodie from Jerusalem: A Cookbook… I seriously need to get that cookbook already!), and decided it would be a fun thing to try.  I had a huge bag of lemons, so it seemed the 

Ricotta Gnocchi and Asparagus with Lemon-Thyme Sauce

Ricotta Gnocchi and Asparagus with Lemon-Thyme Sauce

Brace yourselves: I’m going to give you a recipe for gnocchi.  Gnocchi that’s not only light and delicious and flavorful, but also super easy to make.  Your mind is blown, right?  Well, mine was. Not so long ago, when I thought gnocchi, I thought of 

Apple, Goat Cheese, and Pecan Salad

Apple, Goat Cheese, and Pecan Salad

This doesn’t happen very often, but I had a very hard time deciding what to call this salad.  I know, I know.  You just call it what it is.  But this salad isn’t just what it is.  It morphs.  Hmmm… maybe the “magical morphing salad” 

King Cake with Blackberry Icing

King Cake with Blackberry Icing

In my humble opinion, if life gives you an opportunity to celebrate with pastry, then by all means, do it!  Even if it’s not your tradition, even if it’s not that big of a deal… why would you pass up an opportunity? That’s how I 

Cannellini Dip with Lemon and Thyme

Cannellini Dip with Lemon and Thyme

Like any born-and-bred Chicago girl, I think I handle winters pretty well.  I expect cold, and I’m rarely disappointed.  I even try to revel in the beautiful snowy landscapes and the wind whipping across the prairie behind our house.  Overall, I think I keep a