It’s kind of last minute, but I found out that Chef Michael Smith who, as luck would have it, is the head chef at Restaurant Michael Smith (funny how that happens) and the excellent Extra Virgin, is having a dinner with wine pairings featuring superstar Italian winemaker Antonio Sanguineti on Monday, March 1st. The festitivities for […]
Month: February 2010
Have Pig, Will Dinner (And Wine, too!)
Hey, like I said in my last post, Jasper’s Restaurant in Kansas City really is having a Slow Food Pork Demo and Dinner, which is proudly called from Snout to Tail (click on the link for the Google Calendar reminder.) I’m pretty excited about it. Scratch that, I really excited. Why? Well, I kind of […]
#MeatlessMonday Vegan Pork Albondigas with Match Meat and Red Gold Tomato Sauce
Because I can’t promote just one thing in a post, let’s do #MeatlessMonday Vegan Pork Albondigas with Match Meat and Red Gold Tomato Sauce Phew. That’s a mouthful. This post is like already like NASCAR car. It’s just covered in ads. Hrmm…let’s see how much worse I can make it. Anyway, this is the promised second […]
#MeatlessMonday Le Seuer Pea Pasta with Red Gold Tomoates
First of all, Chef Jasper, this recipe was not an attempt to copy your Pasta alla Nanni, though I’d be lying if I said that Le Seuer Pea Pasta with Red Gold Tomatoes didn’t take one of its ingredients for your famous pasta dish. But more on that in a minute. First thing’s first. Welcome […]
#MeatlessMonday Match Meat Pizza
Match Meat Pizza It’s another #MeatlessMonday!! But wait you say, it’s Thursday! That’s true, it is Thursday, but I’ve been pretty lax in my support of #MeatlessMonday the past few weeks and I wanted to get back in the swing of things. So all this week, we’re doing meatless recipes. (By the way, next week […]
#MeatlessMonday Camarones a la Diabla Minus the Camarones
but with extra diabla and some vegan crab Match meat. All of which makes really good Camarones a la Diabla Minus the Camarones So, there’s a lot going on with this post today. In brief, what I wanted to do was keep the week of #MeatlessMonday recipes theme going on, so this recipe is absolutely 100% […]
#MeatlessMonday Vegetarian Quesadillas with Mushrooms
Yeah, I know it’s Tuesday, but I want to keep #MeatlessMonday going on all week long, so how about Vegetarian Quesadillas with Mushrooms Okay, so a quick footnote. This entire week, I’m going to be blogging #MeatlessMonday recipes despite the fact that only one day can actually be Monday (and that, of course, was yesterday.) […]
#MeatlessMonday Creamy Potato Soup
So the question was asked at today’s #FNI what’s my favorite soup, which has to be Creamy Potato Soup Specifically, the creamy potato soup from Panera served with a nice piece of whole wheat French baguette. (Though, I answered Beef Barley soup, but that was just pandering.) Anyway, I got to thinking how a good creamy potato […]
#LetsLunch A Little Touch of Romance
It’s Valentine’s Day, what are you going to do for romance? How about a nice Asparagus and Avocado Salad Now, maybe you think I’ve lost my mind here and you probably wouldn’t be too far off. But see, I know my other #letslunch compatriots are going to do romantic meals with chocolate and probably strawberries […]
#MeatlessMonday Vegetable Stir Fry
So, I was asked today about veggie stir fry recipes and after doing some searching and head scratching, I realized I hadn’t ever done a post on plain ol’ Vegetable Stir Fry It’s an oversight I shall now correct. Make no mistake about it. Stir fry is so easy to do and especially with the […]