I think the name for cooking in parchment paper is cooking “en papillote,” but you know, it’s my mom and my brother that speaks the French, murky bo cups. I based this dish on one I saw Rachael Ray do, which of course, she calls “Spanish Fish in a Sack.” (Okay, maybe you CAN dumb [...]
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Cod in Parchment Paper
December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · French, celebrities, fancy, fish, food, parties, quick, seafood
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Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
February 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Italian, cheese, eggplant, fancy, food, mozzarella, pasta, potatoes, sauces, sausage, turkey, vegetables, vegetarian
I’m not doing a low-carb throwback to 2001 here, but a good veggie lasagna can be made without the noodles. It’s kind of fun, and you can have big pieces of vegetables without grinding them into the sauce or the filling… I just use them instead of the noodles.
I cut the vegetables lengthwise and grill [...]
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Open-Faced Chicken Cordon Bleu with Dill and Wine Sauce
December 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Christmas, French, Italian, breads, cheese, chicken, dill, fancy, food, fun, ham, leftovers, pork, prosciutto, quick, sauces, soul food, vegetables
Okay, if my efforts hit the mark, that sounds fancy – but it only took me about twenty minutes to make this dish.
I started with some pre-pounded chicken breasts (the Perdue Fit & Easy). I browned them (and cooked them through, because really, they’re so thin) in a pan with a little olive oil, and [...]
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My Fancy Hostess
July 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments · chocolate, desserts, fancy, food, junkfood, pregnancy
While getting larger and larger, I think Chris has lost more and more weight “stepping and fetching” for me: because getting up off the couch is just hard right now. While sick in the first trimester, I didn’t get up much at all. I’d like to say that I’m just as active as I was [...]
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Mimi's Pumpkin Cookies
October 24th, 2007 · 12 Comments · Chicago, Thanksgiving, desserts, fancy, food, pumpkin, vegetarian
You all know how much I dislike baking. I dislike the powdery mess, the multiple dishes and bowls covered in the sticky mess, and most of all I dislike the measuring — which I normally do not do any of in my cooking. I also dislike the subsequent weight gain. If I’m gonna gain weight, [...]
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My First Hollandaise Sauce, and Chicken Cordon Bleu Roll-Ups
August 21st, 2007 · 8 Comments · French, cheese, chicken, dips, eggs, fancy, food, ham, mozzarella, pork, prosciutto, sauces, vegetables
And it was good!
I was inspired by this post on the Home Cook’s blog to do another chicken roll-up with a creamy, lemony sauce. Theirs looked awesome, but I wanted just a straight hollandaise on this particular day. So I went hunting of the FoodTV site, and I found one by Tyler Florence that calls [...]
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Deviled Eggs
July 26th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Easter, appetizers, dill, eggs, fancy, food, parties, salads, sides, soul food, vegetarian
What’s spring or summer without a deviled egg? Answer, “a sad one, indeed.”
I made these awhile ago — on Easter, I believe — and neglected to post them. But in going through my files, they looked so yummy I didn’t want to forget about them.
I had boiled the eggs, and had a dickens of a [...]
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Pesto and Goat Cheese Pasta and Taters
July 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Italian, basil, cheese, fancy, food, goat cheese, leftovers, nuts, potatoes, sauces, sides, spinach, vegetables, vegetarian, walnuts
I’m even more eager than before to sell our condo and get into a home, since our last trip to my in-laws home. As if the smallish kitchen wasn’t motive enough, my “MIL,” Wilma, had a bountiful crop of fresh herbs growin’ like crazy in her backyard. She grows a lot of them in pots, [...]
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Vegetable Risotto
May 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Italian, basil, cheese, eggplant, fancy, food, mozzarella, mushrooms, rice, sides, vegetables, vegetarian
One day not long ago I found myself with a great deal of mozzarella and fresh produce on hand, which not the worst position in which to find oneself. This risotto is a great way to get rid of a whole bunch of produce at once, if you’re concerned about using it all before it [...]
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Tuna Salad Niçoise
May 15th, 2007 · No Comments · French, dill, fancy, food, potatoes, quick, salads, tuna, vegetables
This is a recipe that I made up, after being inspired by a tuna salad niçoise that I had ordered at a restaurant that had boiled potatoes in it. The tuna I ordered up was fresh tuna, done medium rare, but I used canned tuna… and it still tastes very fancy. Really, the traditional salad [...]
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