Recipe Fridays: Porchetta Sandwich of the Century

Every once in a while, I discover just how amazing I am. Sincerely, I am not bragging here.Just telling it like it is.Really, though, it’s how amazingly well I treat myself.I mean, sometimes life just takes a turn for “WTF” and you kind of want to just curl up in a ball and roll over and say “Forget it!” but insteadI made myself a sandwich.Not just any sandwich, my friend. But a pretty damn close approximation of … omfg… Roli Roti!!!Oh no I didn’t – but OH YES I DID *whimperYeah, that good.It’s a little labor intensive, but the end result is so [...]

Recipe Fridays: Chicken Hash

It’s pretty difficult coming up with what to make on a regular basis for another person besides myself.  In the past two years of living alone, I’ve done a lot of cooking for myself, with minimal time spent cooking for the BF (and he’s told me a few times how he misses my cooking).  The problem is that I’ve become so accustomed to making whatever I want, that sometimes… I make something delicious that there is no way in hell he will enjoy because of one of the ingredients.  This is one of those cases.  Try as I may, BF [...]

Recipe Fridays: Strawberry-Almond Crème Muffins

I don’t bake.  You know that.  I know that.  I’m fine with it.  But I still try, every so often, because BF loves sweets, and like 90% of sweets are baked, right?  Anyway, I stumbled upon this recipe recently in a magazine and decided, what the heck.  Let’s give it a try.  (And if I were an actual baker, I might try using my own dough, but as it is… I’m not!) My muffin tin was only 6, so I used two silicone ramekins to bake the last two.  Fresh out of the oven.  Remember, they contain jam and [...]

Recipe Fridays: Chicken Nibblers

One of the greatest accomplishment in my life has been opening up my darling BF to new food, expanding his palate, and opening his eyes to that no, maybe he won’t like everything I do (which is quite a lot), but perhaps he should try it before he decides.  This was not one of those nights where I prodded him to keep an open mind, however.  It was the Friday after I’d returned from my West Coast stadium tour, and we missed each other.  So I decided I should come over, cook dinner for both of us, and then we’d [...]

Recipe Fridays: Ramp Pesto with Roasted Salmon, Linguine

A while back now (yes, I am far behind on home-territory posts, but are you surprised?), I was invited to tour the Fresh Direct facilities.  While photographs of the facilities themselves were forbidden, it was a great time, and I intend to write about the experience shortly.  But first, here’s a recipe – since I haven’t done a Recipe Friday in quite a while!  (I still cook frequently, but usually stuff that isn’t really … well, there’s no real recipe for it, like sauteed zucchini with thinly sliced onions.  Who wants to see that?  But that’s what I eat in the summer!) [...]

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