Archive for the 'appetizers' Category
Pumpkin Toast
October 19th, 2010by Lisa Our children’s school has a great tradition of hosting a social for the parents (only!) of each grade in the early months of the year. Some of Ella’s third grade class has been together since pre-school & it’s a terrific group of parents and children. This year, our enterprising room parents decided on [...]
Seared Scallops with Herbed Corn & Prosecco
September 30th, 2010by Lisa I am not so humble about my scallops, which I can cook to perfection in no time, in half a dozen different ways, depending on season and ingredient. But truly, they’re so easy to cook, anyone can do this. They are, however, one food my kids really don’t like–it’s a texture thing. They [...]
Horseradish Cheddar Cheese Dip
September 17th, 2010by Lisa Caroline makes a fine garbage salad, and a long time ago, I started making a kind of garbage cheese dip. Like so much of what goes on around here, there is no single recipe but rather a set of strategies and tips. This is what you can do if friends stop in unexpectedly. [...]
Puffy Corn Omelete
September 15th, 2010by Lisa A few weeks ago, Ella bit into her corn on the cob, and before she had even set it back down on her plate declared, “I love summer.” Like most, we love corn here and eat it as often as we can while it’s in season. Purist that I am, we usually don’t [...]
Salads, fast
June 16th, 2010by Lisa Summer makes it easy to feed your family fast, fresh, healthy food that also should be really good-tasting. It makes it easy to offer your kids a pre-dinner snack or an appetizer masquerading as a snack. It’s become nearly ritual here, as I finish the “main” part of dinner, for the kids to [...]
Fish & Chips
May 19th, 2010by Lisa In keeping with the fast and easy snack theme, here’s quick little recipe I found in last month’s Sunset Magazine, though I can’t seem to find it online. These are great with drinks for a pre-dinner snack, or a party appetizer, or side dish for a substantial salad, or just because. The kids [...]