Aside from some herbs, this yellow summer squash was the first item that I’ve harvested from the garden this summer. I decided to celebrate its picking with a meal planned just around it. The result was a pasta dish with summer squash and lemon grilled chicken. To garnish the dish I used some of my…
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vegetable lasagna
Here’s your selection from this week’s Everyday Food Challenge. The always tasty vegetable lasagna. The recipe gave me two options. I could use store-bought tomato sauce, or make my own with the recipe that was included. I thought it was important to make my own, in the spirit of the challenge. So I did, and…
lemon pie with pecan crumb crust
I’m back with the Issue #3 installment of my Everyday Food Challenge. Last week the readers voted for me to make the Vegetable Lasagna. You’ll read about that tomorrow. For now, let’s deal with dessert first. One of the runners-up in the voting was the Lemon Pie with Pecan Crumb Crust. It was also the…
pb&j cupcakes
This is what I did on my day off yesterday. The recipe for the cupcake is from Martha Stewart’s Cupcake cookbook. It called for a peanut butter frosting that I found too peanut buttery on top of the peanut flavored cake. So, instead, I went with a strawberry frosting. And now they’re packed up and…
oven-baked risotto
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, it was nearly a tie in the voting for what I should cook from issue #2 of Everyday Food magazine. The delightful asparagus tart won by a single vote. As promised, I also made the runner-up. And boy, am I glad I did. I’ve always been a little intimidated…
asparagus gruyere tart
You voted, and I cooked it. Today I made the Asparagus Gruyere Tart from Issue #2 of Everyday Food Magazine. The tart won the contest by a single vote. And since the voting was so close, I’ll also be making the runner-up, Oven-Baked Risotto. Check back tomorrow to read how that went. Now, back to…
we have a winner!
Thanks again for all of the visits and for following me as I begin my Everyday Food Challenge. Earlier in the week, I asked for your favorite tip for getting a week night meal on the table, or the name of your favorite quick dinner recipe. Twenty-one of you commented with your wonderful tips and…
tiny flower thursday
From my sun gold tomato plant. And now, a few words about what happened to me on Wednesday. So I worked a half day at work, because I’m working another half day on Saturday. After I got home I picked up my iPhone to check email. And there it was. A message from a deputy…
everyday food challenge begins
Welcome Everyday Food Blog Readers! Thanks for checking out the blog and my Everyday Food Challenge. Please be sure to fan me on Facebook, and feel free to subscribe to my blog. Both links are towards the bottom of the right hand column. Thanks again for stopping by. -mike The challenge has begun. Yesterday, I…
my everyday challenge
I’ve extolled the virtues of this handy and wonderful little magazine for years. It’s one of the few magazines in publication that I own every single issue of. And I cherish all 73, and counting. Each issue of Everyday Food, from the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living, is packed with simple, easy and elegant recipes that…
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