Chicken Fried Steak with Green Garlic Gravy
Wed, 10/03/10 – 11:05 | One Comment

Perfectly seasoned and fried beef bottom steaks are smothered in a creamy green garlic gravy to make the ultimate chicken fried steak.

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Article Archive for October 2008

Happy Halloween
Friday, 31 Oct, 2008 – 18:41 | One Comment
Happy Halloween

Tonight we roasted a sugar pie pumkpin which was filled with baguettes, cheese, wine, cream and veggie broth … the end result was a creamy baked fondue.  Served with Vampire Wine from the Central Valley …

Chilaquiles
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 17:11 | 3 Comments
Chilaquiles

Whenever we travel we always like to eat what the locals eat, no pizza (unless we are in Italy) or grilled cheese here – yes, I use to travel with people who would order these …

Daring Bakers: Honoring Sher
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 7:18 | No Comment
Daring Bakers:  Honoring Sher

I was very excited to see October’s challenge listed on the DB site – Basic Pizza Dough, by Peter Reinhart, I am so glad that Rosa over at Rosa’s Yummy Yum decided to continue with …

Chicken Cutlets
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 21:46 | One Comment
Chicken Cutlets

…. after a long spin night, the last thing I wanted to do was cook something new for dinner.  So, I took out the leftovers I had intended for us to have for lunch tomorrow, …

TWD: Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 3:53 | 9 Comments
TWD: Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes

Clara over at I Heart Food for Thought was our gracious host for this weeks Tuesday With Dorie (TWD) challenge and she choose Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes!  I heart chocolate as well so I knew this …

Lil’s Chicken Cutlets with Celery Root Mashed Potatoes
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 21:30 | One Comment
Lil’s Chicken Cutlets with Celery Root Mashed Potatoes

Lenny & I have been battling our first cold of the season.  When we are run down we tend to turn to comfort food.  I decided to make a dish we had in Boston earlier …

Merquez Spiced Lamb Shanks with Chickpeas
Monday, 27 Oct, 2008 – 21:06 | 3 Comments
Merquez Spiced Lamb Shanks with Chickpeas

I love to make a “nice” dinner on Sunday night. Ending one week and moving into another on a good note so to say. I stumbled upon this recipe forMerguez Spiced Lamb Shanks with Chickpeas in the November issue of Food and Wine and just knew we had to make it for the following reasons: I love lamb, Lenny loves chickpeas and we both love spice.

Weekend of food
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 18:45 | 2 Comments
Weekend of food

It was a pretty busy weekend for us…..
Friday night our friend, Bryan, was throwing his girlfriend, Erin, a dinner birthday party.   I offered to bring dessert, which, will be featured here on Tuesday!
Saturday, I …