Archive for August, 2009

Tomato Paella

30Aug09

Though I adore risotto (and you know I do), sometimes I just don’t want to stir, stir, and stir some more. I first ran across this recipe at The Wednesday Chef, and saved it for just the right occasion, which turned out to be a Tuesday night when A. was working late.

I used the Roma [...]


If you’re ever at a loss for what to make for dinner, just open your pantry and pull down that blue box of breadcrumbs. Most of the time I’m a bit more creative—goat cheese, short ribs, butternut squash—you get the idea, but lately things have been less exciting around here. The boss where A. works [...]


I know what you’re thinking. This cake looks a lot like this one I made a few months ago. And it is quite similar, but the cornmeal changes the flavor a bit. It’s more like sweetened cornbread than fluffy buttermilk cake.  And when we sliced into this, well, it was blissful. Especially with a scoop [...]


I’ve been a bit lazy lately. Maybe because it’s summer. And work has been busy. Maybe I just haven’t turned on the camera every single night of the week. Whatever the reason, the days have flown by and suddenly I realize it’s been at least four days since my last post…maybe more. So here’s a [...]


A few months ago when Andrew and I visited wine country, we tasted a lovely Viognier from Melville. It smelled like nectarine from the first swirl, and tasted sweet, yet dry. We bought a bottle and I immediately started thinking of what to serve it with. I imagined my favorite kind of meal: a lingering [...]