I began with a rack of lamb. Brad trimmed it and cut it into rib chops. While he grilled the lamb, I finished up three different dipping sauces: Maytag Blue Cheese Sauce: 1 T. butter 1 T. flour 3/4...
Having guests who love Italian food was as good a reason as any to make a big pot of lamb ragu for a lamb lasagna. I don't make it often because there is too much for Brad and I to...
As many of you know, besides my blog, I am participating in the Pomodori and Vino blog, where 9 brave cooks are cooking and blogging our way through Marcella Hazen's Essentials of Italian Cooking. This week my recipe was Abbacchio...
Friday night, we had our friends Jan and Les, and Fiona and Steve over for dinner. Due to all three couples' busy lives and travel schedules, we haven't all gotten together for a long time. It was a very fun...
I am a week behind! Being out of town three weekends in a row has thrown me off of my Sunday Slow Suppers schedule. But I am catching up this week! Deborah chose a recipe that was quite interesting for...
I chose this week's ingredient: GINGER. I love the taste of fresh ginger, and thought it would be interesting to see what people came up with for appetizers. I tried two different combinations of tastes. The first are curried lamb...
My mom used to make a delicious lamb sauce with cubed lamb shoulder. I searched the internet for lamb ragu, and most were made with ground lamb. The closest recipe I could find was in my own cookbook, Bugialli on...
While Brad grilled baby lamb chops marinated in garlic, rosemary and olive oil, I cooked some creamy lemon-garlic orzo. I also sauteed some sugar snap peas with a little pancetta. The 15 minutes included setting the table and pouring...
We had an incredible dinner last night to celebrate Palma Sunday. We made fresh pasta on Saturday and tried out Fabio's recipe for the filling of Cashel blue cheese, marscapone and potato. Oh, what a wonderful combination. On Sunday,...
It is clean out the fridge week, before we leave on Sunday. I had a canteloupe, and was browsing soup recipes when I came across this simple cantaloupe gazpacho recipe from Gail Gand, The Food Network 1 canteloupe seeded, skinned...
I saw a lamb-basil sausage at the grocery store, and thought, "That sounds like a fun risotto!" I started the usual way, with a chopped onion in a little butter. I added a cup of canaroli rice for a...
I made Brad an early Anniversary dinner on Friday night. We both love rack of lamb, and I have cooked many over the years. This was the BEST I ever made, and the recipe came from September's Bon Appetit....
I'm having a Slow Travel party in six weeks. It may sound early, but this weekend we began cooking ahead for the event on October 20. I'm not going to share the whole menu YET, but let's just say I'll...
How about a break from the jewelry? I finally fixed us a nice dinner. We had lamb chops on the BBQ, zucchini, and Brad's favorite baked orzo. Baked Orzo: 1 cup cooked orzo 2/3 c. light sour cream (I used...
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