I periodically pick up and re-read portions of Tamar Adler’s An Everlasting Meal (affiliate link). It’s a great read to get your creative cooking juices going. And it’s focused on using things up and doing a little work now that can be used tomorrow, etc. Highly recommended but not just a recipe book! And this Minestrone…
Fall
Lidia’s Italian Wedding Soup
Lidia’s Italian Wedding Soup recipe was one of the most visited recipes this year but I realized I had never brought it over into the blog. The old site is not very mobile friendly and doesn’t print as nicely so I thought I’d bring it over here and remind everyone how good this soup is!…
Grilled Cheese with Bacon and Tomato
The intersection of seasons makes for interesting menus sometimes. Last night, I was torn between summer food (BLTs) and winter food (grilled cheese with tomato soup) so I combined them.
Lidia’s Chicken and Rice
This Chicken and Rice Recipe was my first “fall” dish, as it cooled off a little yesterday evening and I felt like something warm and comforting. I’ve made this enough times that the page in the cookbook (Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy) is wrinkled and splattered and I’ve almost got it memorized. I see…
Pacific Lime Chicken from Pure Simple Cooking
These Pacific Lime Chicken Thighs are marinated in soy sauce, honey and lime juice, then baked. Cutting slashes in the underside of the chicken helps the marinade penetrate, even if you only marinate for fifteen minutes or so while the oven preheats. I checked Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day by Diana Henry out…