Bowling and ol’ Minuteman pizza night while out housesitting for my parents. Check it out, he brought his own ball and shoes!Chimera Cafe-coffee shop never ceases to amaze me with their food creations and their coffee. These are vegan (don’t make that face!) donuts! I tried the chocolate sprinkly one-delightful! Even their special chocolate is…
Month: September 2014
What’s cookin’ this week?
It’s shrimp week at my house! I got a great deal on some sustainably farmed shrimp at Whole Foods, so I’m living lavishly this week! These are Vietnamese Style Summer Rolls. I’ve been dying to make these since I found the Asian food store. I’m not gonna lie, they were not easy! Grilled Fall Veggie…
Cabin Cooking
Here’s our apéritif filled with pickles, olives, honeyed figs, grape tomatoes, Triscuits, feta and cheddars, and some Greek specialties. This is my layered vegetarian Italian casserole. Zucchini Delight Elbow macaroni (cooked al dente) Zucchini Shallot Garlic Cottage cheese Ricotta Parmesan Italian seasoning Salt and pepper Olive oil Vinegar grape tomatoes Red pepper flakes optional to…
Crunch into this Fall Salad
Crunchy Fall Salad Beets, Gold and Chioggia Beets Carrots Brussel sprouts Shallot Garlic Almond slivers, toasted Cherry tomatoes, optional EVOO S&P Peel off the necessary outer skins. Thinly slice/shave all ingredients with mandolin and toss with browned butter dressing (find recipe in recent past post) and serve cold or at room temperature. Toast almonds in…
Tapas and movie night in
Tonight we decided to slow it down and take it easy. I prepared a nice tapas spread while someone special brought the surprise bottle of Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir and chic comedy flick–They Came Together. The wine was quite delightful and the movie was laughably enjoyable. After all, what’s not to enjoy about Paul Rudd’s handsome…
the meandering mates 