Quick meals

with Havarti Cheese and Mixed Greens I wish I could think of a shorter name for this sandwich … I pondered it long and hard and eventually I just gave …

Inspired by My Little Expat Kitchen It’s Halloween tonight. I’m so enjoying the changing of the seasons, but the end of harvest is sort of a bittersweet thing for me. …

When I discovered that marvelous Smoky Spanish Romesco Sauce, the first dish I thought of making with it was pasta, and even though I hear it is typically used with …

There are times when I’m soooo hungry that it’s hard to wait for the food to get done, let alone force myself to abstain from eating long enough to take …

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci This pizza is simple,  yet it is the pizza named after Margherita of Savoy, Queen Consort of Italy during the reign …

Crunchy toasted bread, melty smoked gouda cheese, with smoked turkey, sweet pears and peppery arugula. I had so many plans for those lovely pears I got from my friends and …

From the number of tomato soup recipes I’m posting this year, you’d think I was a tomato soup fanatic or something. In truth, I haven’t historically even liked tomato soup …

with Honey White Wine Lavender Vinaigrette This salad is pleasure food. It feels like purely hedonistic, adult dream-food, yet it’s full of healthy things that are SO good for your …

Last Friday night I was out at my favorite beer pub with a couple of my friends from work and we ordered this “Artichoke Pizza” off the menu that had …

This is a treasured soup for me … I have made it before (in similar form), but last time I made it I used yellow tomatoes and cream. I immediately …