Tag: mushrooms

  • Pan-Roasted Marinated Mushrooms

    Pan-Roasted Marinated Mushrooms

    A great make-ahead appetizer (thanks to Martha Stewart). This recipe comes from the last Thanksgiving edition of her magazine.

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  • Coq Au Vin-ish (with Rosé )

    Coq Au Vin-ish (with Rosé )

    Prior to the holidays (and honestly even through Christmas), I just didn’t cook that much.  At. All.  The Hubs was on a diet in a weight lost contest at work.  (Kudos to him; he won!)   So, we were eating mostly salads around here.   I really don’t consider salads cooking but some were truly worthy and…

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  • Tomato Two-Times Easy Pasta w/Mushrooms for Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies

    Tomato Two-Times Easy Pasta w/Mushrooms for Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies

    This month’s Cook the Books selection is Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies. The alternate title for this recipe is “When there’s no protein in the house and you’re not going to the store yet you don’t want to make plain spaghetti with red sauce.” (You’ll get it if you’ve read the book.)

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  • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Magical Mushroom Pâté

    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Magical Mushroom Pâté

    I’m hosting this round of Cook the Books.  When the other co-hosts and I were trying to choose the next four books last winter, I was at a loss.   As I read book reviews and peruse through bookstores, I see lots of books that I want to recommend for Cook the Books.  Then, when I’m on the…

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  • Roasted Pepper Spaghetti (with Spaghetti Squash and Mushrooms)

    Roasted Pepper Spaghetti (with Spaghetti Squash and Mushrooms)

    I’m trying to be more inspired in the kitchen but truth be told we’re eating a lot of frozen (but homemade) food that was stored in the freezer, simply grilling something, or (gasp) eating takeout pizza. It’s just hard to come up with new ideas that don’t require a lot of brain effort. Every other…

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  • Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs

    Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs

    Words on Bathroom Walls is this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature. It’s a teenage-coming-of-age-while-dealing-with-schizophrenia drama with LOTS of food inspiration. Here’s a pasta dish inspired from a couple of Adam’s recipes featured in the film.

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  • Simply Irresistible Coq Au Vin and Fennel Salad for Food ‘n Flix

    Simply Irresistible Coq Au Vin and Fennel Salad for Food ‘n Flix

    Welcome to this month’s round for Food ‘n Flix.  Wendy from A Day in the Life on a Farm is hosting Simply Irresistible.    I had never heard of this movie but it was a FnF feature back in November 2011.  That was before I had found this great virtual movie club.  (You can read Wendy’s…

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  • St. Louis Days, St. Louis Nights:   Cookbook of the Week

    St. Louis Days, St. Louis Nights: Cookbook of the Week

    Artichoke Prosciutto Linguine is on the menu. Check out this recipe and the beginnings of my Cookbook of the Week posts.

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  • Pork Tenderloin Stir-Fry with Kimchi

    Pork Tenderloin Stir-Fry with Kimchi

    Always Be My Maybe is the hilarious feature film for January’s Food ‘n Flix. Of course, I had to make something with kimchi.

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  • A New Old-Fashioned, an appetizer and Buttermilk Graffiti

    A New Old-Fashioned, an appetizer and Buttermilk Graffiti

    I’m highlighting Chef Edward Lee today. Buttermilk Graffiti is the featured book for Cook the Books. Here’s a berry delightful and thymely cocktail along with a mushroom “hummus.”

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