Nigella+Me=Disappointed.

Seriously, I SUCK at following recipes. They’re like…I dunno, a black of excellence. Give me suggestions and ingredients – I’ll make you something amazing. Give me exact instructions – I tend to fail. I have NO IDEA why this happens. … Continue reading

Sweet Chili Sauce makes everything taste BETTER!

I made Veggie Potstickers for dinner tonight alongside Green Beans roasted in Garlic Confit with Lemon. Woo Hoo! Oh – and I made up a sweet chili sauce to serve over everything. Sweet chili sauce seriously makes everything taste better. C … Continue reading

Robitussin + Chicken Soup + SLEEP = Happier Me!

We had a…rough weekend. LUCKILY, every is now fine. Well, getting better anyway. Especially little R. Seeing your babies in hospital gowns is terrifying. GOD FORBID I ever need to see that again. One of the downsides of this experience … Continue reading

What happens when you combine Roasted Lemon & Roasted Garlic?

You weep with joy as you shove *MORE* food into your mouth. For dinner last night I made Lemon and Garlic Roasted Vegetables with Pasta and a Kani-Cucumber Salad on the side. I cut up a butternut squash, half a … Continue reading

Did you say **ROASTED LEMON**???

I meant to just serve roasted veg over pasta for dinner tonight….but, um, you see… I, um,  kinda got carried away. Again. *sigh* You see, I had all this filo dough leftover from making spanakopita last week, and there was a … Continue reading

I started out making pasta….

I was going to make pasta for dinner tonight.  With a parmesan cream sauce.  Using some of the garlic confit I made this morning. Then I thought, Um, since I used the recipe for the Confit from Michael Psilakis’ Cookbook , shouldn’t I actually … Continue reading