Posted by Lisa Newman on Monday, November 22, 2010,
Coq au Vin: The classic French dish the dutch oven was meant to make. I had so much fun repurposing the dutch oven to prep all the different elements. I loved that I was frying, sauteeing, soaking and baking in one pot. The smells that wafted up from the dutch oven throughout the prep were unlike anything that's come from my kitchen before. I could have just lingered there in between each step if I wasn't concerned with finishing before naptime for the kids!
I was thrown back to my travels thr...
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Posted by Lisa Newman on Monday, November 22, 2010,
I received this recipe via email from a dear friend and was instantly drawn to it for three reasons:
1. I love tortilla soups of almost any kind
2. She has three boys and is pregnant so probably doesn't have tons of time for cooking which means it's totally feasible for me to attempt making it and
3. You can use frozen chicken, which means you don't have to plan ahead a few days and defrost your chicken.
Although the recipe calls for four breasts, I happened to have two gigantic (read: 1 lb ea...
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Posted by Lisa Newman on Sunday, November 21, 2010,
Recently I've been on this cooking-different-foods journey and basically teaching myself proper cooking techniques. My husband appreciates the time I'm putting towards it and it provides me with an opportunity to learn something new, which has been somewhat missing since I changed careers once my son was born. I've also been inspired by my dear friend/cousin's cooking website TheRedBirdLife.com. (My pictures are taken with a little point and click camera so they barely get the job done but yo... Continue reading ...
