When the weather changes and winter coats come out of storage, I know it is time to bust out my favorite cold weather dishes. One of my favorite comfort food dishes is Shepard’s Pie. The dish uses my favorite red meat, lamb, and it combines my favorite herbs, rosemary and thyme. One year when I…
Tag: Dinner
Fettuccine with Champagne and Lobster Cream Sauce
Sometimes you just want something super fancy and extra decadent…Champagne and lobster will help you achieve that!! I don’t normally cook like this, I try and keep things simple and easy to make, but every once and a while I want to try something that is challenging. For me, lobster is both a challenge…
Best Tomato Sauce I’ve Ever Made!
I know that this is a bold statement but, this is the best tomato sauces that I have ever made! This tomato sauce is incredibly easy to make and it only takes 6 ingredients to give it a incredible depth of flavor. If you do not like garlic, then this recipe is not for you…
Crispy Braised Duck Legs
If I had to choose my favorite poultry meat, hands down it would be duck! I love the crispy skin, the rich and gamy taste and smell of the meat roasting in the oven. This is a very simple and easy recipe for roast duck. The recipe ensures that the skin is very crispy and…
French Onion Soup Burgers
Burgers are the perfect balance between meat, cheese, bread and a small amount of veggies. French Onion Soup burgers add a splash of decadence to an already delicious meal. There is a special spot in my heart that I hold for Gruyere cheese and any time I get to add it to a meal, it…
Linguine with clams and chorizo
In the summertime in New England there is an abundance of seafood and in my opinion the best time to eat clams. They are sweeter, easier to find and incredibly satisfying to eat. When I went into the grocery store trying to figure out what to make for dinner, the clams were the only thing…
Paella…my ode to seafood!
This summer I decided to be adventurous, try new things, and hopefully eat delicious food! I went on some amazing trips and definitely tried some new foods…head cheese. I wanted to try to break out of my comfort zone and try making a dish that I never would have dared try. This summer, I made…
Pan Seared Salmon with Green Goddess Dressing
I go through phases where all I want to do is eat fish. It can get tedious to just eat salmon, trout or cod every day, so I started to research different dressings/sauces to put on the fish and on the side. I have always loved Green Goddess dressing and wanted to try and make…
Lobster Mac N Cheese
Living in New England there are a few things that you get to benefit from while being subjected to the grueling winter. I get to experience actual fall foliage, I get to go apple picking and I have access to amazing seafood. I don’t always indulge in making such a decadent meal, but sometimes Mac…
Lamb Tagine
A few months ago I went on a trip to Paris to visit my best friend who had moved there earlier in the year. We did many of the tourist things, we visited the Eiffel Tower, we hiked up to Montmartre and we had hot chocolate at Angelina. On one of the last night nights…