Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Pizza with Trader Joe’s Herb Pizza Crust
You have to try this – herbed pizza dough topped with caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms. Wow was it good, and so simple to put together too. I cooked the sliced yellow onions over medium heat in a cast iron skillet until they were…
Peppers and Onions with a Plancha on a Grill
Yum, we had pork loin chops on the grill tonight and I cooked up a batch of peppers and onions to go with them. I read in a magazine recently (Sunset maybe?) about cooking steaks on a plancha on a grill (a plancha is…
Cook the Collection #7: The Art of Simple Food
(Disclosure: The cookbook links below are affiliate links and if you happen to make a purchase through them I’ll receive a small percentage of your purchase – and of course would be so grateful!) I’ve been craving potato leek soup for a few weeks…
A Lunchtime Fruit Plate
I was getting ready for lunch today, looking in the fridge when I realized that we had a ton of fruit. I initially was going to make a fruit salad, but I decided to make a composed fruit plate instead and the kiddos loved…
Salsa Criolla: Peruvian Red Onion Salsa {Recipe}
After I made pickles the other day it got me thinking about other delicious condiments to have on hand in the fridge and the top of the list was Salsa Criolla. This Peruvian salsa is a kind of pickled onion relish that is traditionally…
Bread and Butter Pickles: Perfect for Patio Suppers
I had a revelation the other day – pickles (at least these particular Bread and Butter Pickles) are so easy to make. For very little cost and very little effort I can have fresh, homemade pickles in the fridge all the time. These little…
Cook the Collection #5: Simply Classic
(Disclosure: The cookbook links below are affiliate links and if you happen to make a purchase through them I’ll receive a few cents of your purchase – and of course would be so grateful!) Let me just start by saying if anyone ever wants to invite…
Banana S’mores
We had the first ‘campfire’ of the year this weekend in our patio fire pit. The weather has just been perfect the last few days and we knew we needed to take advantage of it while it lasted so we’ve been outside as much…
Eggplant, Red Pepper and Cherry Tomato Pasta
We had a delicious meal the other night and I think I’ve found another tricky way to get my suddenly veggie-adverse 3 year-old to get a few vitamins in without him knowing. He’s kind of obsessed with pasta and noodles right now, so I…
Grilled Cowboy Steaks with Onions and Green Chiles
When it’s nice out in Seattle you have to grill out – I think it’s actually a law or something. Last night was so beautiful and we were all in the mood for beef so I grilled up some steaks with onions and chiles….
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