One of my favorite long-ago-cancelled-but still-running cooking shows is French Food at Home, featuring Laura Calder. Laura makes cooking French food seem like a snap and this most impressive looking salmon recipe is one of the best testaments to easy, yet snappy-looking, French fare. Your guests will think you’ve slaved for hours when, in fact, once you get …
This is my new favorite summer grilling recipe. These kebabs are SO GOOD they will even impress a Persian father-in-law (and I would hazard a guess that he’s eaten a few kebabs in his day)! I made a happy mistake and let the chicken marinate for two solid days in the fridge. Seriously, the two-day marinate is the …
The week after I had baby P my mom made us oven “fried” chicken per my dad’s request. Along with spaghetti and meatballs (which she also made) her oven fried chicken is one of my dad’s favorite meals. The Hubs and I liked it so much that we requested it two more times over the …
Today marks M’s Belly’s two year blog anniversary! Woot! When I look back into the post archives and see my first (uninterestingly written and poorly lit) post for mini beef wellingtons, I see I shot some of the photos outside on the condo balcony. I remember March being simply lovely and in the mid-50’s that year for …
As I mentioned in the last post, I always cook a special dinner for The Hubs on Valentines Day. This filet is the To Die For cornerstone of said special meal. If you like meat and have a fancy occasion on which you are willing to drop a few extra bucks, this recipe is for YOU. This …
Turkey is great; gravy, brussels, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole – all great. But the stuffing? I swear I could just eat 2 plates of mom’s stuffing and nothing else on Thanksgiving and call it good. My mom makes the best effing stuffing on the planet. She only makes it once a year on …
The in-laws visited last weekend so to celebrate we decided to grill a serious steak and potato meal for Sunday Supper. Everyone agreed the potatoes were to die for, so much so, that they almost stole the steak show. These tubers taste zingy, tart, tangy and salty. The skins are split and cracked on the outside, anew reveal fork-tender potato on …
Italian, Italian, Italian, it’s all I’m pregnantly, I mean presently, craving at the moment. I want noodles with tomato sauce and CHEESE, cheese, and more cheese. Not just any old crappy cheese either, it’s got to be fresh mozzarella! I stumbled across a few different recipes for skillet lasagna and thought, “lasagna from start to …
Bon Appétit’s September cover recipe is homemade pizza with “grandma style pizza crust”. I don’t know about your grandma, but my Slovak Nana never made pizza dough. Pierogis, halupki, layered jello, and a mean pot roast, yes. Pizza dough, no. I think what constitutes this pizza dough as “grandma style” is the fact that you …
My good friend, beautiful Melissa, recently moved and held a housewarming party. I wanted to bring something different and fun. Knowing she’s a vegetarian, I opted for a “meal in a jar” of curried lentil soup. It looks impressive and is helpful to new homeowners for throwing together a quick meal. Step 1.) pick out a …
