Lamb Chops with Cherry Balsamic Glaze
We splurge every now and then. We eat pretty economically for the most part, and usually get one ‘special’ thing every week, usually that means...
Grilled Salmon with Peach-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
This was a good one. Made a lot of sauce, but we stuck the leftovers in the freezer for future use. Since peaches aren’t quite...
Pasta with Roasted Provencal Vegetable Sauce
A nice, hearty pasta. We made the entire recipe and had more than enough for lunch the next day and then some. I’m not usually...
Garlic Roasted Shrimp with Red Chile Oil
This is a recipe for true garlic lovers. We bought so much garlic this week it was ridiculous… the woman checking us out at the...
Red Wine Sangria
I’m not a big red wine fan. Or a wine fan in general. But I do like sangria. Thanks again to Julie for introducing it...
Sherried Mushroom Empanadas
We have a thing for Spanish tapas. We spent a week last year at a cooking school in Napa (thanks Mom!), and one of the...
Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus Bundles
We made these to go along with our spring green salad. Maybe not the best combination, but it worked. I think these are meant to...
Spring Green Salad with Orange-Fennel Vinaigrette
This was a nice, refreshing salad. A change from our typical croutons and balsamic salad. Spring Green Salad with Orange-Fennel Vinaigrette Makes 8 servings. Recipe...
Kabob-less Lamb Kabobs with Mint Pesto
These were supposed to be kabobs, but we didn’t want to deal with soaking the skewers or our miniature grill or the hassle of cleaning...
Green Garlic Soup
I’m not a big soup fan, but I enjoyed this one. Especially dipped with sourdough bread. It was not overwhelmingly garlicky in flavor, surprising considering...
Scallops with Asparagus and Shiitake Mushrooms
So we’ve had some iffy recipes in the past few weeks. This one makes up for all of those. One of the best things we’ve...
Spicy Vietnamese Shrimp Lettuce Rolls
These were so so. Edible, definitely, but we don’t know if we’d make them again. Taylor says too much lime, I say too hard to...
