Dinner

African Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup

Last summer, we went on a weekend getaway to Lancaster, PA...otherwise known as Amish country. Although our B&B was in a slightly remote town outside of Lancaster, it was one of my best B&B experiences. The Ascot House is [...] Keep Reading

Baked Chicken Sauces

Last week there was a coupon on "family size" chicken breasts. Yay coupons! But, I made the silly mistake of freezing the whole container together, instead of separating each piece. So, I needed to think of a way to cook all [...] Keep Reading

Dan's Chili

In celebration (and/or preparation) of our upcoming camping trip, we decided to make a hearty chili for the week. This recipe comes from our friend Dan's family. They have worked on adjusting and improving [...] Keep Reading

General Tso's Chicken

This week we decided to test out some Asian-style sauces. We tried out making our own teriyaki sauce and General Tso's sauce. Unfortunately, we always find the teriyaki sauce, whether from a jar, restaurant, or [...] Keep Reading

Personal Pizzas

Who doesn't love pizza? Living in the NYC area, I've grown up with pizza. Pizza is one of our comfort foods. "Has it been a long day?" Let's order a pizza. "Don't feel like cooking?" Let's order a pizza. Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. [...] Keep Reading

Pesto Chicken Sandwich

Recently, I had ordered an Italian panini at the local diner in town. It actually turned out to be a pretty good sandwich for diner food. Since I was eating alone this week, I decided that this would be an easy sandwich [...] Keep Reading

Quinoa Pesto and Strawberry Spinach Salad

At work, people joke about scheduling. They say the board schedules school right up to your breaking point, right up to the point where you're going to crack, and then they give you a week off. In that week, you rest, you rejuvenate [...] Keep Reading

Sweet Potato Mac&Cheese

Stouffer's mac & cheese was my absolute favorite growing up. I could literally lick the creamy cheddar cheese sauce from the plate. Now that I'm older, I realize the unhealthy aspects of mac & cheese. So, I've [...] Keep Reading

Taco Week, Part One: Blackened Fish Tacos

I have an undying love for salsa. However, I also have a general distaste for taco seasoning mix from a packet. Something about it is just unappetizing to me. Don't get me wrong, if a taco is in front of me, I will eat it, but it's [...] Keep Reading

Taco Week, Part Two: Asian Pork Tacos

This Korean style port taco with lime soy sauce vinaigrette ended up rivaling our love of the fish tacos in part one. However, they were so different in flavors that it was easy to enjoy within the same week. [...] Keep Reading

Taco Week, Part Three: Vegetarian "Meat" and Bean Taco

Last week, I had made Vegetable Lasagna with "Gardein Beefless Ground" and had extra "meat" to use. This worked out perfectly to mix with black beans and add to our vegetarian taco. While the other two tacos provided a nice [...] Keep Reading

Vegetarian "Meat" Lasagna

This week, we were looking for some classic Italian food, but Italian food is typically categorized as a lot of tomato sauce, cheese, and dough. While that sounds delicious, it can be very heavy on the stomach, especially for [...] Keep Reading