Thanks for stopping by. I created this blog to inspire you to start cooking and show that it is possible to cook a healthy and delicious meal (almost) every day of the week.

"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." -Julia Child

Friday, January 13, 2012

Sweet Potatoes and Mushroom Sherry-Cream Sauce, Broccoli, Steak with Blue Cheese

Dinner 01.13.2012: Sweet Potatoes and Mushroom Sherry-Cream Sauce, Broccoli, Steak with Blue Cheese

Sweet Potatoes and Mushroom Sherry-Cream Sauce (olive oil, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, red onion, kosher salt, pepper, sherry, stock, fresh thyme, garlic, heavy cream, parsley, starchy pasta water)
Broccoli (kosher salted water)
Steak with Blue Cheese (canola oil, butter, kosher salt, pepper, blue cheese) - finished 8 min in 400F oven
Sweet Potatoes and Mushroom Sherry-Cream Sauce

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Spaghetti with Tomato-meat Sauce

Dinner 1.12.2012: Spaghetti with Tomato-meat Sauce

Tomato-meat Sauce (olive oil, diced onion, ground sirloin, kosher salt, pepper, stock, fresh thyme, sugar, plain marinara sauce, parsley, grated parmesan)
Spaghetti with Tomato-meat Sauce

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Fettuccine in Mushroom-cream Sauce, Tomato Concasse and Roast Chicken

Dinner 1.11.2012: Fettuccine in Mushroom-cream Sauce, Tomato Concasse and Roast Chicken

Mushroom-cream Sauce, Tomato Concasse (olive oil, mushrooms, sliced onion, kosher salt, pepper, parsley, stock, fresh thyme, garlic, heavy cream, starchy pasta water, grated parmesan, tomato concasse, green onion)
Roast Chicken (generously salt chicken and roast without basting for about 75 min @ 450F)
Fettuccine in Mushroom-cream Sauce, Tomato Concasse, Roast Chicken

Monday, January 9, 2012

Fettuccine with Pan Roasted Squash in a Herb-cream Sauce, Chicken

Dinner 1.09.2012: Fettuccine with Pan Roasted Squash in a Herb-cream Sauce, Chicken
Fettuccine with Pan Roasted Squash in a Herb-cream Sauce, Chicken.
Pan Roasted Squash (squash, olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, parsley)

Herb-cream Sauce (deglaze squash pan with white wine, reduce turkey stock, fresh thyme, garlic, parsley, herbs de province, lemon zest, heavy cream, parmesan, finish pasta with pad of butter)

Pan-roasted Chicken (olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, herbs de province) - finished 12 min in 375F oven

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Farina Dumpling Soup

Dinner 1.08.2012: Farina Dumpling Soup

Farina Dumplings (2% milk, nutmeg, butter, kosher salt, wheat farina, egg)
Turkey Soup Base (turkey stock, kosher salt, carrots, celery, parsley)
Farina Dumpling Soup