i organized finals dinners this semester, which went pretty smoothly although i’m not sure if everyone enjoyed their cooking team. i hope they did. here’s what we had: lundi / anna-miriam-v: chicken tarragon (chicken with a tarragon-cream sauce), tofu tarragon, spanikopita, and a pear tart. […]
beef-thyme stew with mushrooms and swiss chard 3T olive oil or vegetable oil 2 lbs beef chuck, cut into large-ish chunks 3 large onions, halved and sliced 1T garlic, minced 2T fresh thyme, leaves stripped off stems and chopped fine 1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes […]
i am absolutely in love with jessica’s warm pear charlotte. i am in love with jessica. dimanche / austin : couscous with raisins, roasted chicken, roatsted vegetables, far breton lundi / alice : salad, breadsticks, four-cheese ravioli with red pepper sauce, fruit salad with cannoli […]
dimanche / jessica : eggplant-tomato casserole, penne rosa, caramel-pear pudding cake lundi / anna : chicken curry, vegetable curry, palak paneer, naan, rice pudding mardi / marissa : onion pan bread, chicken mirabella, eggplant and onions in tomato cream sauce, fettuccine, green beans, tiramisu mercredi […]
just thought i’d start a record of lmf menus here. this is both for my own memory and to make those of you who don’t live with me jealous. ;p this week: dimanche / george : salad, lebanese rice pilaf, grilled lebanese chicken, hummus, lebanese […]
first, before i forget, the recipe for pasta i made a while back: pasta with bacon, onions, + tomatoes 1 pkg bacon 1 lb pasta (preferably shells) 1 1/2 lbs plum tomatoes, chopped (i suppose you could use 2 cans of diced tomatoes, drained, if […]
since i last posted. in fact, a few months. i thus have a long list of things to say, hopefully interesting things. unfortunately, i haven’t been able to keep up with my tech column, though this blog is more interesting anyway. food kudos for best […]
fettuccine with eggplant in a tomato-onion cream sauce 1 28-oz can whole tomatoes 3 onions, halved and sliced 1 medium eggplant, cut into 2″-3″ long strips 2T olive oil 1/4c cream 1/2c parmesan cheese, grated salt to taste 1 lb fettuccine [1] heat oil in […]
so on monday, natalia suggested an excellent idea for a potluck. the concept was this: each person would bring an ingredient and we would cook things with what we ended up with, for better or for worse. josh and carrie gave v + me a […]
it’s been a long time since I last wrote, pretty much because it’s been so darn hot that turning on the stove and/or oven just isn’t an option. however, the past couple of days have been quite favorable towards cooking, so I got back into […]