cheese

Grilled Goat Cheese and Nutella Sandwich

34 comments February 17, 2011

I never make New Year’s resolutions, but when 2011 kicked off, I did have a few food issues I wanted to work on. Not Oprah-type food issues. More like, sitting [...]

Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Cream

21 comments August 24, 2010

I like this pasta dish almost as much as this one. Ya ya, it has cream in it, too. Remember when I said that recipes with sesame oil get my [...]

Cuban Tostadas (with or without chicken)

22 comments February 8, 2010

In terms of illness, what’s worse than the stomach flu? If I wasn’t afflicted with it just this past week, I could think of lots of things. However, since it’s [...]

Hot Pastrami Flatbread

22 comments January 25, 2010

On my first date with Paul, he proclaimed his undying love… for Old Dutch Dill Pickle Potato Chips. He yammered on about how they’re the best chip ever and how [...]

Shrimp Zucchini Tostadas

23 comments August 24, 2009

I love shrimp. It’s one of the reasons, if not the reason, in my 10-year period without eating meat, that I could never go full bore Vegetarian. By now you’re [...]

Roast Chicken, 2 Ways

16 comments August 10, 2009

I can’t quite remember when the markets started carrying these gems, but I’ve been devoted ever since. I’m talking about the roast chickens they have slow cooking for hours. Some [...]

Creamy Fusilli with Mushrooms and Asiago

15 comments May 14, 2009

Ah, the mushroom. Ugly. And a fungus. And you grow in dirt, making you difficult to clean. It’s like you pissed off the food Gods and weren’t even given a [...]

Grilled Fontina with Grapes on Ciabatta

9 comments March 29, 2009

I met a woman a few weeks ago who said to me, “I don’t really care for cheese.” My head started to whirl. Had she said she didn’t like bread, [...]

Tex Mex Rice with Beans and Chicken

1 comment January 6, 2009

A great family friendly, easy, one-pot meal. And with minimal cheese added, it’s also fairly healthy. This is one of my go-to recipes when I know it’s going to be [...]

Skillet Lasagna

4 comments January 6, 2009

This meal was adapted from America’s Test Kitchen. It’s one of my favorite easy, one-pot pasta dishes. I’ve made it so many times, I never refer to the recipe anymore. [...]