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French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook

November 19, 2011 By Beth 1 Comment

French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook

  Details ... The #1 New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat offers a long-awaited collection of delicious, healthy recipes and advice on eating well without gaining weight. With French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano wrote the ultimate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: book, cookbook, cooking, French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook, Recipes, review

750 Best Appetizers

November 15, 2011 By Beth

750 Best Appetizers

Details ... There are more than 750 recipes to choose from because we've tried to make sure home cooks have a selection to suit every possible occasion -- from a dress-down backyard barbecue to the most elegant sit-down dinner. We've also considered the need to satisfy a variety … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: appetizer, book, cookbook, cooking, giveaway, review

Meatless Monday: Pumpkin Polenta

November 14, 2011 By Brian 4 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Pumpkin Polenta

Polenta is a pretty basic dish.  It's just another starch like mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.  Polenta is most closely related to grits.  I grew up not liking grits because they can be so...well, gritty.  When done correctly, polenta can be a little mushy and, on it's own, it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: chunky tomato sauce, cooking, easy, meatless, meatless monday, polenta, pumpkin, pumpkin polenta, quick, recipe, tomato paste, tomato sauce, vegetarian

Macy’s Recipe Share Contest

November 14, 2011 By Brian 2 Comments

Macy’s Recipe Share Contest

We are excited to partner with SheSpeaks on featuring the Macy's Recipe Share Contest! SheSpeaks has teamed up with Macy's and their Recipe Share Contest! Share your favorite holiday recipe for a chance to win $1000 and have it featured on Food Republic. You can submit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cooking, creamed corn, easy, food, Macy's Recipe Share Contest, recipe, southwest creamed corn

The Daring Cooks’ Challenge: Cooking with Tea

November 14, 2011 By Brian 14 Comments

The Daring Cooks’ Challenge:  Cooking with Tea

Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George and The New Tea Book by Sara Perry. I have been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Daring Kitchen, Simply Food Tagged With: brine, challenge, chicken, cooking, daring cooks, dinner, recipe, roasting, sweet tea, sweet tea brine, tea, tea brine, Thanksgiving, turkey

Meatless Monday: Middle East Feast

November 7, 2011 By Brian 1 Comment

Meatless Monday: Middle East Feast

Today's Meatless Monday was a clean out the cupboard meal. We had some Middle East mixes in the cupboard so they became tonight's feast. We had the Manischewitz Falafel and Hummus mixes and a Near East Taboule. My father visited the Middle East several times when I was growing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Simply Food, Tips & Techniques Tagged With: boxed mixes, cooking, easy, food, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, Middle East Feast, simple, tip, tips, vegetarian

November 2011 Monthly Meal Plan

November 1, 2011 By Brian 3 Comments

November 2011 Monthly Meal Plan

Our Monthly Meal Plan has kind of become a staple of our budgeting process.  Rather than planning for meals from week to week, we put in a little extra time and effort and knock it out right away.  It takes a little discipline, but sticking to the plan can keep costs down and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meal Plans, Simply Food Tagged With: 2011, cooking, family friendly, meal plan, meal planning, meatless monday, monthly meal plan, November, November 2011, Recipes

Meatless Monday: Cheese”steak”

October 24, 2011 By Brian 10 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Cheese”steak”

First and foremost...if you are from Philadelphia, just go to the next topic!  You will likely be offended.  I plan to mimic the flavors of a cheesesteak, replacing the steak with portobello mushrooms.  Don't get me wrong...I love a good cheesesteak!  The ones in Philly are the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cheesesteak, cooking, dinner, easy, meatless, meatless monday, portobello mushrooms, quick, recipe, sandwich, vegetarian

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

October 20, 2011 By Beth

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School Details ... The Kitchen Counter Cooking School is essentially "What Not to Wear" meets Michael Pollan.   Inspired by a supermarket encounter with a woman loading up on processed foods, Le Cordon Blue graduate Kathleen Flinn decided to use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: baking, beginner cook, book, cooking, easy, giveaway, learn to cook, Recipes, review, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

Meatless Monday: Butternut Squash Gnocchi

October 18, 2011 By Brian 2 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Butternut Squash Gnocchi

This week is one of our favorite fall meals.  Gnocchi are soft, pillowy dumplings that can be made out of a variety of ingredients, including ricotta or potato.  Ask 50 Italian grandmothers and you'll get 50 different recipes.  Our variation with roasted butternut squash uses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: butternut squash, Butternut Squash Gnocchi, cooking, gnocchi, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, pasta replacement, recipe, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Spaghetti Squash Casserole

October 10, 2011 By Brian 1 Comment

Meatless Monday:  Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Don't let the picture fool you!  This looks like a glob on a plate, but boy what a tasty glob!  Those great fall flavors and textures shine through and really warm you up on a cool, crisp fall evening. Our Meatless Monday this week is inspired by some of the great produce that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: casserole, cooking, healthy, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, recipe, sauce, spaghetti squash, spaghetti squash casserole, squash, tomato, tomatoes, vegetables, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Lubia (Stewed Green Beans)

September 27, 2011 By Brian Leave a Comment

Meatless Monday:  Lubia (Stewed Green Beans)

Alright, this is a day late here, but I can hardly be held accountable.  Beth took the camera to work with her yesterday and she had to work late!  So I didn't get a picture until it was too late to really post.  Dealing with a new dish, three kids, and no camera, I'm happy to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cooking, dinner, easy, food, green beans, kid friendly, loubia, lubia, lubya, meatless, meatless monday, recipe, rice, simple, vegan, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Spanish Tortilla

September 19, 2011 By Beth 1 Comment

Meatless Monday: Spanish Tortilla

Brian asked me to write this post because this is my recipe and my story. hmmm. It is now his recipe but here it goes. I was introduced to a Spanish Tortilla (think omelette) when I went to Spain in high school. It took me so many babysitting hours to get there but it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cooking, easy, eggs, meatless, meatless monday, omelette, one pan dinner, onions, potatoes, recipe, Spanish Tortilla, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Pasta with Fresh Tomato and Basil Sauce

September 12, 2011 By Brian 9 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Pasta with Fresh Tomato and Basil Sauce

It has been a pretty long weekend around here.  It was the one weekend that we didn't have planned to go anywhere, but those weekends always wind up busier because you have to work on all of the stuff that you weren't able to get to on the days that you were out.  Beth had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: basil, cooking, dinner, easy, garlic, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, pasta, quick, recipe, simple, tomato, tomatoes, vegetarian

Meatless Monday: Quinoa Pancakes

September 6, 2011 By Brian 10 Comments

Meatless Monday:  Quinoa Pancakes

Meatless Monday is a day late this week (hey, it has been a hectic couple of weeks around this household, plus it was Labor Day!).  We are still on a bit of a quinoa kick, so we were looking for something interesting to do with it.  I came across this recipe for quinoa pancakes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meatless Monday, Memes, Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: breakfast, breakfast for dinner, cooking, easy, food, kid friendly, meatless, meatless monday, pancakes, quick, quinoa, quinoa pancakes, recipe, simple, vegetarian

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