On the eve of another one of our April showers, I want to share with you a simple dinner I shared with the hubs on Monday night of this week, before the showers rolled in and ended the garden party. My secret ingredient this week was vegetables. Pretty open-ended, with scores of possibilities. My goal with the secret ingredient was to keep it simple. So, I started with the most simple of cooking methods: grilling. With the help of the hubs, who built an awesome fire, and my mandoline, which I used to slice (fairly) even pieces of carrots, zucchini and asparagus, we made a quick and healthy dinner that I'm certain you'll enjoy!
Showing posts with label V Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label V Recipes. Show all posts
Friday, April 13, 2012
V is for Vegetables: Grilled Vegetable Sandwich
Hello readers!
On the eve of another one of our April showers, I want to share with you a simple dinner I shared with the hubs on Monday night of this week, before the showers rolled in and ended the garden party. My secret ingredient this week was vegetables. Pretty open-ended, with scores of possibilities. My goal with the secret ingredient was to keep it simple. So, I started with the most simple of cooking methods: grilling. With the help of the hubs, who built an awesome fire, and my mandoline, which I used to slice (fairly) even pieces of carrots, zucchini and asparagus, we made a quick and healthy dinner that I'm certain you'll enjoy!
On the eve of another one of our April showers, I want to share with you a simple dinner I shared with the hubs on Monday night of this week, before the showers rolled in and ended the garden party. My secret ingredient this week was vegetables. Pretty open-ended, with scores of possibilities. My goal with the secret ingredient was to keep it simple. So, I started with the most simple of cooking methods: grilling. With the help of the hubs, who built an awesome fire, and my mandoline, which I used to slice (fairly) even pieces of carrots, zucchini and asparagus, we made a quick and healthy dinner that I'm certain you'll enjoy!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
V is for Vanilla Bean: Vanilla Bean Champagne Cocktail (Jessica)
This week I decided to try a drink recipe with my vanilla bean assignment. You know how in LA fancy cocktails are always sooo expensive? I mean, really, $15??? With all the kitchen experience I've been accumulating, I figured a drink recipe would show me how overpriced those drinks really are, let's have the next cocktail party at home!
WELL, let me tell you, I made a giant mess in my kitchen. It may have been worth $15 to not have to clean up all the sticky sugary water that seemed to go everywhere and the incident with the spilled champagne in the fridge....yeah....
That being said, if you are neater than I am (or don't care that you can't walk around on your floor barefoot now because of how sticky it is) you probably could make this recipe pretty easily :)
Sunday, September 18, 2011
V is for Vanilla Crepes (Jennifer)
Good evening!
This week's recipe takes me back...waaaaay back to good 'ol days. The days my sister and I would "bake" or "cook" in the kitchen together. We used to make all sorts of things--from what we liked to call "peanut butter playdough" to these funky little muffins my sister concocted in the microwave. Most of the recipes we used were "originals" we created using whatever ingredients my mom had on hand. That meant that "peanut butter playdough" really consisted of a lot of peanut butter mixed with as much sugar as needed to make the peanut butter less sticky (that's a ton of sugar, by the way).
After making some great treats (and some not-so-great), we did make one thing consistently awesome: crepes. I think one day we were flipping through a recipe book of my mom's, looking for something to make. We stumbled upon a crepes recipe, and realized we had all the ingredients. They were simple crepes, but I remember looking at the "variations" listed below such as "crepe suzette," a luscious combination of crepes with orange segments and sauce. To this day, my sister and I still enjoy a plate of crepes together, our best yet coming from a trip to Paris we took in 2009. Oh how I crave those amazing crepes. : ) Until we can return, I'll use this simple recipe for Vanilla Crepes to re-create the memories.
This week's recipe takes me back...waaaaay back to good 'ol days. The days my sister and I would "bake" or "cook" in the kitchen together. We used to make all sorts of things--from what we liked to call "peanut butter playdough" to these funky little muffins my sister concocted in the microwave. Most of the recipes we used were "originals" we created using whatever ingredients my mom had on hand. That meant that "peanut butter playdough" really consisted of a lot of peanut butter mixed with as much sugar as needed to make the peanut butter less sticky (that's a ton of sugar, by the way).After making some great treats (and some not-so-great), we did make one thing consistently awesome: crepes. I think one day we were flipping through a recipe book of my mom's, looking for something to make. We stumbled upon a crepes recipe, and realized we had all the ingredients. They were simple crepes, but I remember looking at the "variations" listed below such as "crepe suzette," a luscious combination of crepes with orange segments and sauce. To this day, my sister and I still enjoy a plate of crepes together, our best yet coming from a trip to Paris we took in 2009. Oh how I crave those amazing crepes. : ) Until we can return, I'll use this simple recipe for Vanilla Crepes to re-create the memories.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
V is for Veggie Burgers (Jessica)
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| Most photography in this post done by guest photographer Rob A. |
Hey Y'all!
Hope you're having a good week! Today I bring you a healthy and yummy recipe for a main course you should try asap. This was my first time making veggie burgers and I think this recipe is "the one."
Don't get me wrong, I like meat...a lot...but sometimes I crave something lighter. Lately I've been on a quest for the best veggie burger around LA and let me tell you, I'm completely NOT into the soy burgers. They are "not to my taste" as Jennifer and I like to say. Just give me something that actually has vegetables in it...or beans...or lentils...mmmm, and I'm happy! So without further ado, here's a recipe for a delightfully soy-free veggie burger!
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