Monthly Archives: February 2012

Sentiero degli Dei – A Walk Above the Amalfi Coast

Since I started this blog, I’ve not had the chance to put too much up regarding our foreign travels.  Zurich was the first time Cheryl and I had been abroad since last September when we met her sister and sister’s boyfriend (now fiancée) in Italy for a week on the Amalfi coast.  Shelly and RossContinue reading “Sentiero degli Dei – A Walk Above the Amalfi Coast”

Basque Style Chicken

According to the groundhog we’ve got 6 more weeks of winter, so even though there’s no snow here in Chicago and it’s been in the 40s, we’re still in stewing and braising season.  And I’ll be very honest here, I love making this chicken recipe regardless of the season.  It’s easy and you can makeContinue reading “Basque Style Chicken”

Top Chef Episode 13 – Was that Fonzie on Water Skis? Nope, Just Pee Wee on a Bike.

That’s it.  For me the season jumped the shark with this week’s episode.  Pee Wee Herman?  Really?  I know they’ve had some odd judge choices before, like Cookie Monster, but at least there was a reasonable tie-in, they were in NYC, the quickfire challenge was making cookies, and the Muppets didn’t judge the elimination challenge. Continue reading “Top Chef Episode 13 – Was that Fonzie on Water Skis? Nope, Just Pee Wee on a Bike.”

Quick Weeknight Dinner – Red Lentils

Lentils.  Quick to cook, versatile, tasty, and healthy for you.  A perfect ingredient for a quick weeknight dinner on a gym night where you haven’t had time to make anything because you watched a very important Newcastle match against Blackburn in the late afternoon.  (Btw, Newcastle won and moved up to 5th in the EPLContinue reading “Quick Weeknight Dinner – Red Lentils”