Archive for May 2010

Minestrone Genovese (Milan Minestrone)

The name is confusing - It is Milan minestrone, but from a part of the city that is called Genova (Hotel Genova is still present there). My ...

Cookbook Review, Fast Meals in a Pinch, Pasta

Cookbook Review Recipe - Simple Tomato Sauce

Jamie Oliver's book Jamie's Dinners is divided into interesting chapters, more than just appetizers, meats, and desserts, one of the...

Bosnia, Lamb, Slow-cooked

7 Hour Lamb

Slow cooked food is ideal for parties/dinners, when you have so much to do; Put everything together and forget about it for 6+ hours! Ingred...

chicken

Simple Lemon Oregano Roasted Chicken

A chicken with crispy, flavorful skin is my absolute favorite. I could never be one of those people who don't eat the skin to cut calor...

Favorites

Ten Grilling Recipe Ideas for Memorial Day Weekend Grilling!

10 of my Favorite Grilling Ideas for Memorial Day Weekend. It's Friday, so I believe that's the official start of Memorial Day Wee...

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Polder Digital Meat Thermometer with Probe and Timer

The rain and snow has finally stopped in Utah so it's starting to actually look like grilling weather, and I'm long overdue for sha...

Beetroot, Goat Cheese, Pumpkin, Rocket, salad, WW

Beetroot, goat cheese, pumpkin and rocket salad

This recipe was found in a Weight Watchers magazine, and soon became one of my favourites. Serves 4 or 6, points value 3 or 2. Ingredients :...

Anchovy, Basil, Cheese, Italy, Olives, Onion, Pizza, tomatoes

Pizza Margherita; Pizza Riviera

I love pizza sooo much, I could have it every day. But in that case, topping had to be different each day! Basic pizza dough : 1,5 cups wate...

Italy, Sauce, tomatoes

Best, Quickest Tomato Sauce

Very versatile and economical tomato sauce. Use it for pasta (grate some Parmesan cheese over it), or blend and spread over pizza. Add your ...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Five Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Low Carb

Recipe for Mustard, Lemon, and Coriander Grilled Chicken Breasts with Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette

Here we are heading into one of the biggest grilling weekend of the year in the U.S., and in Utah we've been having so much rain (and s...

My Baby is 3

This past weekend my little man turned three. I don't quite know how that happened, but it did. Somehow before my very eyes my small ...

beef, Cookbook Review, Side Dish

Cookbook Review Recipe - The Ultimate Burger and Chips

The thing I love about making my own burgers is adding spices and flavors, making the overall flavor profile more exciting than just a regul...

Meal Plans

Meal Plan 36 - Spring is in the Air

Click here to get a printable version of this week's meal plan and recipes Grocery List: The grocery list is color coordinated by meal s...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Low Carb, Meatless

Recipe for Cucumber, Onion, and Parsley Salad with Feta Cheese

This simple Cucumber, Onion, and Parsley Salad with Feta Cheese has four of my favorite summer ingredients! (Updated and added to Recipe Fav...

Banana, Hazelnuts

Banana-Hazelnut Bread

One of the best! Ingredients: 3-4 very ripe bananas, mashed 2 eggs 1/2 cup brown sugar, dark 1/4 cup white sugar 1/3 cup melted butter 2 tbs...

Beetroot, Cake, Chocolate, Serbia

Choco-beet cake

This is a recipe originated from 2 Serbian sisters(Jojo-i-Miki). Great way to 'feed' your children with some vegetables! Ingredients...

Almonds, Australia, Cake, Egg whites

Friands

Australia is place where I feel 'at home'. I feel so close to the nature, people, culture... This sort of Friands are made only in A...

India, Pastry, Pyramids, Samosas

Samosas

I LOVE Indian food, their colours, food, culture,...Did I mention FOOD?! em> Dough: 450 g plain flour 100 g butter, softened 1 teas salt ...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Meatless, Vegan

Recipe for Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad with Parsley and Mint (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

Gluten-Free Tabbouleh with Quinoa replacing the wheat! As soon as I discovered that I really do like quinoa , I started seeing interesting-l...

I'm a Stay at home mom of Two-How did that happen

So I have been off the grid in terms of blogging for awhile. The baby and I came down with a horrible case of thrush which if any nursing m...

Can Freeze, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb

Recipe for Salmon Patties

(Updated and added to Recipe Favorites , May 2010.) I don't remember my mom ever cooking fresh fish for the family, except for the very...

Five Fun Things on Friday

Five Fun Things on Friday (5-14-10)

Photo of Grilled Pizza from The Perfect Pantry Am I the only one who notices how sometimes the weeks just go roaring by? Already it's...

Cookbook Review, Dessert

Cookbook Review Recipe - Toffee Apple Tart

I am no baker. I have been cooking for years and consider myself to have become quite good because I have been so passionate, willing to le...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Kid Friendly

Recipe for Spicy Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles with Chicken, Green Onions, and Cilantro

Use leftover chicken and Spicy Whole Wheat Sesame Noodles can be ready in minutes. Recently my brother Mark and his wife Lisa showed up at m...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Kid Friendly, Low Carb

Grilled Chicken Sanpete Kabobs Recipe

(Updated and added to Recipe Favorites May 2010.) This weekend is Mother's Day, the unofficial start of grilling season for some of yo...

chicken, Indian, Leftovers, Make Ahead Meal, Pasta, soup, Vegetarian

Curried Chicken Noodle Soup with Spinach and Chick Peas

Soups are my new fascination. Taking pittens and scraps of food and turning them into something warm and brothy makes my feel smart and res...