Kimberly Houston | July 19, 2010
I’ve been craving steak salad for weeks, and finally decided to get on with it and make one, fer cryin’ out loud. And I am very happy with the results.
This is another recipe that’s super easy to make, but will wow your guests. Now, I know I say that about most recipes I share with [...]
Kimberly Houston | June 17, 2010
What to Make When It’s Saturday Night and You Don’t Feel Like Cooking?
One recent Saturday night, I wanted a decent meal, but didn’t really feel like cooking, and I also didn’t want take-out. I wasn’t feeling a turkey sandwich or a bowl of wheat chex, either, two of my other usual staples when I don’t [...]
Kimberly Houston | June 12, 2010
Aaah, it’s finally warm to stay, so it’s time to break out the fresh and easy summer recipes, and this is one of ‘em.
I originally found this recipe in Glamour magazine, if you can believe that. (Sure, I read the occasional girly magazine.) It’s a Tyler Florence recipe; the original can found on the Food [...]
Kimberly Houston | March 11, 2010
OK, so it was pretty darn cold the day I made this recipe, as it has been for sooooo long here, so I said to a friend: “I want it to be Spring, I’m ever so tired of cold weather, so I’m going to make seafood and serve it with Sauvignon Blanc, just like I [...]
Kimberly Houston | February 5, 2010
This is quite possibly the easiest thing to prepare in my (ok, limited) repertoire of recipes. It’s awesome-ness has to do with how simple it is to make, combined with how damn good it tastes. I make it frequently as a side dish, but on a rainy night like tonight, when I’ve had a bad [...]
Kimberly Houston | February 1, 2010
I love this recipe because it is so darn easy to make, takes virtually no time to prep or cook, looks beautiful, and tastes delicious. And, the clean up is a snap because you cook the salmon in foil. So, damn near the perfect recipe, right?
I considered making parmesan mashed potatoes to serve along with, [...]
Kimberly Houston | January 24, 2010
I’ve made this recipe twice before and it’s definitely a favorite. Sometimes I dream about it, then think about wistfully all the next day. Recently it’s been on my mind a lot, and I’ve been missing it like gangbusters, and since I had this bottle of Carmenere I thought would go nicely with it, I [...]
Kimberly Houston | January 3, 2010
I originally saw this recipe over on Adam Roberts’ blog, The Amateur Gourmet, in early November. At the time I thought, “Hell yes, I’m going to make that soup!” Just sounded so incredibly good, you know? I kept it in my mind for a few days, kept forgetting to print it out or otherwise commit [...]
Kimberly Houston | December 26, 2009
On Christmas Eve I had the delicious French sparkler I wrote about in Wednesday’s post, paired with chilied almonds, pancetta biscuits, pimiento cheese and crackers, and Belgian truffles. It was a small snack-feast for friends, and just the way I like to celebrate on Christmas Eve. And a great way to toast/celebrate a glorious three [...]
Kimberly Houston | December 13, 2009
Hmmmm, Saturday night. I feel like when I do have the gumption to make a home-cooked meal lately, it’s usually on a Saturday night. Why is this? I reckon it’s because I have the entire day to prep, unlike on a weekday. That is, I have all day to: while away much time perusing recipes [...]
