Food – Page 30 – Styled by Jess

Fall Weekend

After a weekend of hiking in the North Conway area of New Hampshire… we decided to do the lazy man’s version of apple picking! We stopped at a little road side farm stand and picked up our fall essentials: A few pumpkins for decorating the house… A bag of apples for baking… AndContinue reading “Fall Weekend”

Basil-palooza Parts III & IV

This is my last post about basil, I promise. I just wanted to note 2 more uses of the fresh basil from our garden. A meal: Tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto sandwich: Grill ciabatta roll on a grill pan until desired crunch is reached. Pile fresh sliced tomato (lightly salt them first), mozzarella, prosciutto, and of courseContinue reading “Basil-palooza Parts III & IV”

Basil-palooza Part II

I am continuously trying to think of new recipes to use more of the basil growing in our backyard. Tonight I made a shrimp, asparagus, cherry tomato rotini pesto – delish! 1/2 lb cooked shrimp 1/2 lb cooked rotini 1/2C blanched asparagus spears, cut in thirds 1/4C quartered cherry tomatoes (we used cherry tomatoes pickedContinue reading “Basil-palooza Part II”

San Francisco Treats

When my husband and I travel, we always find local, delicious food to try. We went from treat to treat during our week in San Francisco… Heirloom Tomato Panzanella Salad: from il Cale Rosso Organic Salted Caramel Donut: from a vendor in the Ferry Marketplace Chandon Sparkling Red: from the Domaine Chandon Winery in NapaContinue reading “San Francisco Treats”

Basil-palooza

For some reason, our basil crop is growing extremely well this season (and the only herb in our garden actually growing at all, for that matter). We realized last weekend that we need to start eating it. So, we made a basil-focused dinner of grilled chicken with homemade pesto with a tomato and mozzarella saladContinue reading “Basil-palooza”

Back Deck Mexican

To me, summer dining at home equals a light meal on your back deck with a delicious ice cold beverage. There’s nothing more enjoyable than this Homemade Mexican Dinner for two… Main Meal: Grilled shrimp Tacos Mix shrimp (3 to 4 shrimp taco per taco) with olive oil, s&p, and cumin. Grill 2 mins perContinue reading “Back Deck Mexican”