The effort:payoff ratio with pork tenderloin simply doesn’t compute. Pork tenderloin, grilled for ten minutes, will get raves of deliciousness even from a kid who isn’t a protein lover. Then kick it up with some herbs and spice that crust up on the fire and, well, it just isn’t fair … Read More
Thinking of lunch while under the influence of the food blog mothership and my leftovers, led me to this Saturday meal for just my teenager and me.
These people, teenagers I’ll call them, start out as babies accepting their foods from us as jarred amalgams and willingly eat combinations like peas … Read More
Lemons are the worker bees of the kitchen. Take an inexpensive cut of meat or fish, give them some lemon love and you’ll get tangy and tenderized entrees. If that doesn’t convince you, try these other uses for lemons from Real Simple. My lemon chicken is adapted from Ina Garten’s The … Read More
I plated last night’s leftovers on one stage in hope of a third performance – lemon chicken with peanut sauce, farm-fresh tomatoes and green grapes. If it looks like a meal, smells like a meal, it must be a meal – right? Will my husband reach for this, instead of … Read More
Ahi tuna steaks were on sale, so we found ways to make them the basis for this week’s meals. I served the grilled tuna on the first night and then the other two meals became my “fast food” later in the week. If you want to go really fast, make … Read More