Monthly Archives: October 2011

SweetPotatoSalad

Chipotle Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad

Chipotle Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad  From Cooking Light Happy Halloween!!  I wish I had a really cool series of Halloween themed recipes for you, but for the first time in, well, ever, we aren’t doing much to celebrate this year.  Normally we do the requisite costume party (NEVER in couples costumes…proof that John does win…

Ellie1

Houseguest

World’s cutest house guest. Babysitting John’s parent’s 4 month old Golden Retriever puppy, Ellie, this week. Lucy already taught her how to beg while we cook

RedPepperPanini

Grilled Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper Panini

Grilled Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper Panini  From The Pioneer Woman John is generally wary of meatless dinners, but he has been a great sport throughout my ongoing fall produce-based entree rampage.  So when I set my sights on making parsnip soup for dinner last week I decided to be nice and suggest a soup…

ParsnipSoup

Parsnip, Pear and Pistachio Soup

Parsnip, Pear and Pistachio Soup  From Stephanie Izard Just in case I forget to think about food for more than 5 minutes, I’ve made sure to subscribe to a plethora of eating and cooking email services.  They never fail to tempt me with seasonal and innovative recipes from awesome local chefs and restaurants.  This soup…

BrusselsSprouts

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Brussels Sprouts  From Ina Garten Brussels sprout season excites me.  A lot.  If this puts me in the minority I think it’s largely because the majority hasn’t tried Ina Garten’s roasted Brussels sprouts recipe.  In her description she talks about salting them heavily and eating them like french fries.  That sounds like a crazy…