Saw this on Facebook and the teen liked the idea, my notes are in italics below. Ravioli Bake RECIPE: Ingredients- – Frozen Ravioli – 2 large 1lb packages (I used one dozen meat – the round ones – from Maria’s Italian Deli. The other was my daughter’s choice, one of those fresh 4-cheese ravioli packages…
Oh yes. We were just planning a trip to Napa and a visit to Joseph Phelps winery when I pilfered my cellar and found a bottle of 2002 Insignia – Wine Spectator had rated the 2002 red blend a wine of the year. Ed had planned on a Tri Tip for dinner and was experimenting…
Once again I combed the aisles of Williams Sonoma… but this time I let my daughter choose a couple of starters. Her selection? This Chicken Chow Mein cooking sauce. We just stir fried up some veggies (mushroom, broccoli, mushroom and snow peas), used angel hair pasta over Chow Mein noodles and added some cut up…
When we got home from France this year one of the many things we missed were street vendors making hot fruit-filled crepes, always slathered with Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread and whipped cream. Come to find out, once we got home, that Bisquick pancake mix has a recipe for crepes. From there it was very easy to…
This is actually an abbreviated version of a recipe my hubby Eddie learned in a cooking class. He makes it frequently as a side for meat dishes. The flavors, sugar against balsamic vinegar and red onions, always gets appreciative comments from guests. So, without further adieu, this is the recipe: large bowl of spinach 1…
I found a new braising sauce from Williams Sonoma to try out. Didn’t make any changes to the recipe below except to add in about 1/2 cup of wine at the end because it looked a little dry. The rest of the wine, a Wrath Syrah, we drank. Served with (not pictured) Yukon Gold potatoes…
Didn’t even have to sear the stew meat before using the crock pot! So easy, with a near 25-minute prep, and then my house smelled like heaven all day. The only big change I would make would be to add salt and not use low sodium beef broth. Other, little adjustments by me, are in…
Once again I hit the local Williams Sonoma up for dinner ideas. On the lookout for a new starter/braising sauce, the Carmelized French Onion Braising Sauce reminded me of the same flavors found in a French Onion Soup, sans cheese and toast. I made it with cubed stew beef and served over plain egg noodles,…
Once again I selected a starter from Williams-Somona that proved to be post-worthy (some actually haven’t been grand) so today we have their White Chili. The recipe is below on the jar, as well as a photo of the great Clos Pepe Pinot Noir and Empanadas from Kokolita Cakes and More that I paired it…
I have never worked with pork shoulder before. I had to buy three pounds of the stuff and the hardest part of this Chili Verde recipe was slicing and trimming that puppy. I must’ve lost a pound of the meat just in the fat, there was that much. (Curious as to what others do –…