By Nick • March 4, 2010
I was a bit worried when the eggplant Parmesan rolls won last week’s poll. Not because they didn’t look delicious. Oh no. They looked very delicious. But they also looked kind of difficult.
The idea of rolling roasted eggplant (kinda flimsy) around a cheese filling seemed a bit advanced, but I figured I’d give it a [...]
Posted in Dinner, good food, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged chard, cheese, eggplant, eggplant parmesan, eggplant salads and appetizers, italian cuisine, italian-american cuisine, mediterranean cuisine, parmesan, parmigiana, parmigiano-reggiano, ricotta cheese, roll, swiss chard
By Nick • February 24, 2010
When I hear that people don’t like veggies, I first assume that it’s because they’ve never had good ones. That’s not always the case as some people just seriously hate veggies, but 95% of the time I think people don’t like them because they’re used to flavorless, bland sticks.
But veggies, of course, don’t have to [...]
Posted in Easy Stuff, healthy, Side dishes | Tagged balsamic, balsamic vinegar, cauliflower, cheese, cooking, floret, food and drink, marjoram, olive oil, parmesan cheese, parmesan cheeses, parmigiano-reggiano, roasted cauliflower, roasting, roasting cauliflower, sides, vinegar
By Nick • February 22, 2010
When Snowmageddon hit, Betsy and I were holed up for many days with not much to do except watch bad movies and play Scrabble. One night I wanted to cook something that would be very soothing and warming and also be great for leftovers for the next few days.
Mac and cheese was the first thing [...]
Posted in Dinner, good food, Side dishes | Tagged baked fusilli, baked pasta, cheddar, cheddar cheeses, cheese, cheese sauce, cheesy fusilli, food and drink, fusili, fusilli, fusilli pasta, mozarrella, mozzarella cheeses, parmesan cheeses, pasta, roux, sauce
By Nick • February 17, 2010
As some of you may know, I try to make a loaf of bread once a week. For the last year or so I’ve been making no knead bread as my go-to loaf. Betsy and I use this for sandwiches or toast throughout the week or just to snack on. Even though I completely love [...]
Posted in appetizers, baking, Easy Stuff, good food, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged appetizers, baking, bread, breads, cheese, cheese bread, food and drink, no knead bread, olive oil, pecorino, pecorino cheese, proofing
By Nick • February 4, 2010
I was actually kind of shocked that “something spicy” won last week’s poll. I figured that something fried would win for sure given that it’s for the Super Bowl. Shows you what I know!
My requirements for this dish were pretty simple. I wanted something that I could eat with my hands, that was super-spicy, and [...]
Posted in appetizers, Dinner, Easy Stuff, Fish, spicy, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged appetizers, cayenne, cheese, corn tortilla, cuisine of the southwestern united states, cuisine of the western united states, Dinner, guacamole, mexican cuisine, paprika, quesadilla, quesadillas, red pepper, shrimp, shrimp quesadilla, shrimps, spicy shrimp, sprimp, super bowl, Superbowl, tex-mex cuisine
By Nick • January 4, 2010
I got a nice shiny immersion blender for Christmas (Thanks lover!) and I’ve been itching to give it a shot. I also got a great cookbook from my sister that has a whole chapter on soups – some of which would be perfect for a dreary Washington weekend. Unless you are a bit dim, I’m [...]
Posted in appetizers, Economical, good food, soup | Tagged cauliflower, cauliflower soup, cheese, croutons, soup, stilton
