Greek-style Pork Sandwiches with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce and Corn, Tomato, and Feta Salad

September 11, 2009

Sometimes I crave junky food. Really junky food, like cheese fries or donuts. This week, all I could think about was gyros, overstuffed with meat and oozing with tsatziki. Not wanting to drag my children out to not-so-clean-looking Oakland Gyros down the street and recognizing that my currently dieting husband wouldn’t eat there even if […]

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Swedish Meatballs, Parsley Egg Noodles, and Corn on the Cob

September 10, 2009

My one and only chef friend, Christian, works at Tre Kronor, which was recently featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Though the Swedish meatballs highlighted on the show looked good, I think my own version would hold their own against them. I’ve been tweaking this meatball recipe since college. The cookbook it […]

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Garlic and Fennel Barbecue Roasted Chicken, Herbed Goat’s Cheese Mashed Potatoes, and Steamed Green Beans

September 9, 2009

Necessity really is the mother of invention. Today I decided to make a special roast chicken dinner for the family since my errand load was light and Sam, my two-year-old, was in day care for most of the day. I spent a good half hour prepping and stuffing the chicken. When I went to put […]

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Pork Chops and Red Cabbage, Pan-roasted Patty Pan Squash, and Mom’s Apple Cake

September 8, 2009

Depending on who you ask, we have been blessed or cursed with an early fall here in Wisconsin. The air is crisp but the sky is still blue and sunny. I usually love fall, not for the leaves or cooler weather, but for the return to school when I was younger, the start of field […]

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Spicy Seafood Fettuccini and Mediterranean Pepper Salad

September 7, 2009

Happy Labor Day to our American readers! If you’re looking for a tasty salad to set out at today’s barbecue, I have the recipe for you. The Mediterranean Pepper Salad from today’s menu is easy to prepare and best yet, it can sit for hours or even overnight in your fridge while its flavors meld. […]

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New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 6, 2009

We have a fellow expat friend who throws a big 4th of July barbecue every year. There’s a group of expat regulars who go most years, from Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan and New Hampshire, and I always get a kick out of how we all end up in Chris’s back yard in County Meath, so […]

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Chipotle Lime Chicken Salad Wraps with Potatoes and Avocado and Mexican Red Rice

September 5, 2009

When Kelly and I decided to start this blog earlier this summer, we weren’t sure what the copyright implications of sharing recipes online might be. I’ve been reading cooking blogs for years and had always wondered about it, never for a minute believing that all the bloggers out there were writing off to Gourmet or […]

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Gnocchi with Tomato, Spinach and Ricotta and Brandied Plum Cake

September 4, 2009

One of the great things about cooking is that the more you do it, the easier and faster it gets. (Though I’ve also become my own worst enemy in that regard — I do almost all the cooking, even on weekends when I could otherwise have a break from it, because I’m so much faster […]

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