Sometimes side dishes are the best part of the meal, particularly when flavored with browned mushrooms and fresh thyme. Brown rice adds a dose of fiber to any meal. As much as we love experimenting with different grains, such as quinoa, farro and barley, our go-to whole grain remains brown rice. Sometime we cook it…
Maple Dijon Baked Salmon Recipe
Sweet, savory and heart healthy. This easy maple and Dijon baked salmon recipe is great for weeknight meals or entertaining, and it’s absolutely delicious!. It’s hard to believe it’s coming to a close. For 6 weeks, Liz and I have thrown down the gauntlet to you, our readers, and the 667 members of our challenge…
Quick Mushroom, Zucchini & Thyme Sauté with Fried Egg Recipe
During my health and weight loss journey, I learned a little trick that helped get me to the end of the day with my skinny jean hopes still intact. Really, it was a state of mind. If I focused on what I should be eating first rather than what I shouldn’t be eating, I found…
Grilled Marinated Tri-Tip Steak Recipe with Red Pepper Cilantro Pesto
I won’t deny it, I love autumn. When Labor Day rolls around, I go through the necessary motions, pretending that I’ll desperately miss the dog days of summer. Inside, I am busting out my Saturday Night Fever moves and doing a happy dance for the cool days and crisp air that are just around the…
Creamy Asparagus Soup Recipe with Lemon & Thyme (Dairy-Free) & Camp Blogaway
When your husband and kids come home with an enormous bag of Meyer lemons from your in-laws’ tree, it’s mandatory that you start making Lemon Sugar Puff Pastry Twists and Grilled Lemon & Rosemary Chicken without delay. Before you freeze the rest of the lemon (see How To: Store Lemon Juice), pull out some asparagus…
Sauteed Mushrooms with Marsala Wine & Thyme Recipe
Okay, this story has nothing to do with sauteed mushrooms or marsala wine, but it’s a Valentine’s story that must be told. The other day I told you a Valentine’s tale about my husband and me, but this one is about my eldest son (I’m calling him M). He’s 10 years old. He’s cute, he’s…
Onion & Bacon Marmalade Recipe
One can never have too many appetizer and hors d’oeuvres recipes. At least that’s how my mind works. I would much rather sit down to a tableful of many little dishes than a large meal of one meat, one carb and one vegetable. This is one of the many reasons that I am determined to…
Baked Trout (or Salmon) with Honey-Thyme Glaze Recipe
This easy trout (or salmon) recipe will become one of your go-to dinners. It’s easy and packed with flavor! It took awhile to rebound from my first cooking mishap when my husband and I were dating. Having run through my recipe repertoire, which consisted of anything stir-fried, pita bread pizzas and spaghetti with tomato sauce,…
Vegetarian Mushroom & Cannellini Bean Ragout Recipe
This recipe is for me. Well, it’s for you too, of course. But it is definitely not for the three other people in my house who see the existence of all things crimini, portobello and shiitake as a personal affront. So, when my kids are at school and my husband is on a business trip,…
Thyme Encrusted Salmon with Blackberry Gastrique Recipe
While I am enjoying some summer playtime with my family, several of my favorite food bloggers are sharing their talents with you. Today, Rachel of The Fromagette gives us this very tempting Thyme Encrusted Salmon with Blackberry Gastrique. I first introduced you to Rachel when I made her Creamy Carrot & Jalapeno Soup, which is…
Bacon Polenta Recipe with Sauteed Crimini Mushrooms & Thyme
Bacon. Rarely do you come across a word that has the ability to grab so many people’s attention with a single utterance. As soon as the marbled strip of meat is laid in the pan, it begins to emit sounds similar to a miniature fireworks display. I am one who likes my bacon crispy. Flaccid…
Quinoa with Braised Fennel, Thyme, & Toasted Almonds Recipe
“What the heck is qui-noh-ah?” asked our house guest. First, let’s straighten out the pronunciation thing. Although it’s counterintuitive, this powerful little grain is actually pronounced “keen-wah”. We had to practice that a few times. After taking a taste of some cooked quinoa, our guest proceeded to eat it with his tamale order from the…
Toasted Brown Rice with Mixed Mushrooms, Spinach & Thyme Recipe
On one of our first dates, my husband and I went to a charming little restaurant in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Mushrooms are, hands down, my favorite vegetable so, naturally, I ordered a grilled Portabello mushroom appetizer. I offered my husband a taste, which he took very willingly and seemed to enjoy. A couple…