tasty seasons

chicken and rice with roasted grapes

January 31, 2017

this is one of those recipes that started off as one idea and then took off in another direction. what was originally just going to be chicken with roasted grapes and maybe a little bit of pan sauce turned into chicken with angel hair, no, wait, i can’t manage long pasta, let’s do rice instead, that’s basically the opposite of long and unruly pasta. oh! and gorgonzola might be good in there! and garlic is always a welcome addition! and some greens – how about peppery arugula to contrast the sweet roasted grapes?!…

simple shaved brussels sprouts salad

January 26, 2017

sometimes i feel a little bit guilty when i post “recipes” that are just a few simple ingredients thrown together. aaaand then i remember how much more likely *i* am to make something that just requires tossing a few things in bowl (heeyyy there, simple shaved brussels sprouts salad), rather than measuring and beating and proofing and cooling and reducing and all the other steps that stand between me and eating now. and i remember just how great quick, simple recipes can be….

smoky sheet pan salmon and vegetables

January 24, 2017

i know we just talked about salmon so for those of you who aren’t into salmon, um, sorry. can i interest you in a delicious, life-changing-isn’t-hyperbole soup? for the rest of you, the ones who like salmon, thanks for letting me pretend to be one of you….

pasta with sweet potatoes, spinach, feta, and olives

January 19, 2017

it’s funny, i’ve been making this pasta with sweet potatoes, spinach, feta, and olives for years and every time i made it, i ended up with an absurdly large quantity of it. don’t get me wrong, it’s delicious and it keeps pretty well, but there’s only so much of the same dish over and over for days on end that i can really enjoy eating……

un-baked ziti

January 17, 2017

this un-baked ziti is easily one of my new favorite recipes, one that i predict i will be making again and again (because 6 times in a month hasn’t been enough…). besides the fact that it’s delicious, can we talk for a second about how it only requires one pan? one, as in, one. no mixing bowls, no cheese grater. and you don’t even have to turn on the oven. it’s definitely one of the easier dinners i make, but it tastes like it took hours….