Whole-wheat apple muffins, banana nut muffins, brownies, and uh... I guess I should plan for some things that aren't pure sugar, right?

I hope to try making my own alfredo sauce this week. I don't think my husband would mind, either, if I made some comfort food-- dumplings, eggplant parmesan, and roast chicken & cauliflower.

i want the recipe for THAT french onion soup!

@BuddhaBellysMum look for it early next week! Ran out of space this week! :-)

I'm working on a cheese press to try some homemade cheeses and tofu. Then I've gotta figure out what to do with a huge bag of tamarind pods I have in my cupboard. Any suggestions out there?

I"ll be trying out 2 new recipes: Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad and, what I'm most excited about, Cardamom Granola Bars...Mmmm =D

If they turn out well, I'll post about them later this week!
rachelsrecipebox.blogspot.com

Fish tacos to remind us that the sun WILL appear again eventually. Going to finally try the no-knead bread tomorrow, so looking forward to that! Shrimp stock with the cache of shells I have been collecting in the freezer.

I just made Lobster & Scallop Fisherman's Pie. Delicious!

That onion soup looks divine! I was just thinking about making some onion soup!

I think I'll make some breakfast burritos for my brother, and I have a plan to make Pioneer Woman's cajun pasta and some pork chops. Maybe I'll make a quiche I saw on Smitten Kitchen :)

Granola. Pizza tomorrow (if I convince my husband to let me put butternut squash on it). Possibly cookies.

Just made some yummy individual Chicken Pot Pies (two left!). Tomorrow more no-knead bread and probably something chocolaty. I haven't made Orangette's Chocolate Whiskey Cake in forever. Mmmmm.

Mushroom Risotto from Mark Peel's New Classic Family Dinners

might also try the Chana Masala from Smitten Kitchen

Im having friends over tonight - making neat loaf (vegetarian meatloaf), mashed potatoes, green beans and banana cream pie for desert (Im showing one of my friends how to make it). Then tomorrow Im making a new Meyer Lemon tart I wanted to try. Sunday Im planning on making a few quiches.

Made the Lamb Ragu recipe posted last week...substituted thyme for sage, upped the garlic and threw in some celery. Divine! I love it over polenta, BF has been eating it with fresh fettuccine.

Planning on a chinese chicken salad to put a dent in the 5LB (!!!) napa cabbage sitting in the fridge.

Eyeing the lemon pull apart coffee cake recipe...snow always makes me feel like baking :)

We're cooking beef heart tomorrow - a French preparation we found in Larousse Gastronomique. My father raises grass-fed cows and just sent us a 60-pound box of meat, including two hearts. It will be an adventure!

Jarad - jealous of your tamarind situation! I would make a big batch of tamarind chutney (it will keep nicely in the fridge).

A colleague brought homemade poulourie with a killer tamarind dipping sauce. I would put that sauce on just about anything.

homemade pesto on pizza with fresh mozzarella

burritos with caramelized bacon, roasted sweet potato, onion, garlic, zucchini, mushroom and carrot topped with avocado, cilantro and salsa

Pineapple upside down muffins -- didn't work that well, but still taste good

I want the French Onion soup

I would love the recipe for thaty soup, it looks delicious.

Bolognese Sauce, Eggplant Rollatini stuffed with Ricotta/Goat Cheese/Spinach/Basil, Asian inspired veggie slaw served over brown rice pasta, red pepper soup, and black bean soup...I am cooking ahead for this coming week!

Ricestein, can you post your father's grass fed beef farm link? I am looking for a good source for myself and my family!

Nancy - He is only raising cattle for family right now, but my friend Kristin's family has a farm that sells to the public: http://www.robinsonbeef.com/

Based in the Midwest, but I'm sure they'll ship.

It's chilli cookoff weekend!

Right now I am eating a delicious homemade brunch: eggs scrambled with thyme and topped with a little bit of parmiggiano; steamed kale with sesame seeds and soy sauce; toast; sliced pear and a coffee.
tomorrow i will probably make a green cocunut curry with chicken thighs, inspired by the quick version in nigella express.

Thanks Ricestein! You are a lucky one with your own private supply of grass fed beef! Thank you for the link! Bon Appetit

Last night we had my parents over for dinner. I made this lasagna from VeganYumYum: http://veganyumyum.com/2009/01/eggplant-and-pine-nut-rolled-lasagna/

...except I used sauteed portobello mushrooms instead of the eggplant. I've tried it both ways and the pine nut pesto goes beautifully with the mushrooms!

This evening I'm making a batch of granola and yogurt, for next week.

Bread, bread and more bread. I have been obsessed with the book "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and I just mixed up a new batch of dough.

I also want to mix another batch to make their brioche, which I've never made before.

Also thinking about making a Jewish apple cake for my co-workers.

And my husband made a corned beef which is going to be our dinner tonight. Yummy!

I did some seitan sausages that turned out nice. I also did some almond biscotti and will cook a spinach-tofu burek tomorrow.

Just finishing up lemon clove cookie sandwiches & have some of that 5 Min Artisan bread sitting (and taking up precious space!) in my fridge. Last night we made pizza & tomorrow.... not sure yet. Chicken stock for sure as I am out again.

Lentil Sloppy Joes! w/ homemade bread to go along with it:)

Mushroom, olive and pesto pizza. Can you believe I'll also be making chicken stock for the first time. All these years and I've never made it myself.

I've got some roasted Hatch green chili that needs to be used up pronto--maybe some kind of verde sauce for tomorrow night's dinner, along with tortillas.
Also, I've noticed nettle coming up--I'd like to cook with that soon, maybe cream-of soup or lasagna or something.

Making Chicken Cacciatore (Hunter-Style Chicken), Chicken Tortilla Soup, and Ham & Pea Soup. My crock-pot is making Bon Appetit's Black Bean Soup with Chipotle Peppers right now. :) It's chilly, even in FL! Thoughts of pesto and chickpeas and pasta are also dancing in my head...

Had a surprise brunch this morning and made a baked egg dish with spinach, home canned tomato and roasted red peppers. Currently making the buta no kakuni recipe for dinner and hamantaschen for tomorrow.

Made some awesome thai turkey lettuce wraps....tonight/tomorrow it's no-knead bread for the first time (crosses fingers). Tomorrow it's grilled fish tacos for dinner.

I hosted an engagement party for some friends with a 1920's tea theme. I made cream puffs, shortbread cookies with their names letterpressed in them, egg salad sandwiches, crudite and punch. For me and my husband at home we are roasting chicken and potatoes tonight and doing a bean soup with parmesan cheese rind in the broth.

Last night we did a tasty cod in a fennel-tomato broth I saw in the Washington Post. It was quite good. We wrote it up!
http://saucyandbossy.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/cod-with-fennel-tomato-broth/

Today/Tomorrow we're trying a jalapeno/cheese version of the no-knead bread. I'm really excited! worried. but excited.

I made kaddo bourani -- a dish with candied pumpkin, spicy beef, and cool yogurt sauce from Afghanistan. It's one of the few dishes my family asks for by name. The longer version of the recipe is great for weekends, and perfect for the end of winter chill.

If you want to try it, I put the recipe and pictures up here: http://www.thesuitcasechef.com/recipe-kaddo-bourani-candied-afghani-pumpkin-with-hot-beef-and-cold-yogurt-sauces/

Yum, French Onion Soup! And cicero, I'm jealous of your green hatch chilis!

This evening, I'll be trying out a couple of new things! For Christmas, I got a comal for making tortillas, so I'm going to try making homemade flour tortillas. To go along with the them, I'm going to use some ground lamb to make lamb tacos!

I am having a frustrating weekend in the kitchen. Too much to do, things not working out, or dishes working out (to my palate) but being rejected by la famiglia. I've got vegan pastry dough chilling in the fridge for black bean empanadas. This Better Work. And Everybody Better Like It. Ugh...there is a downside to cooking.

Upside: I mixed up a batch of choc chip cookie dough with my daughter yesterday. Dinner not so good? Whatever. Have a cookie. The cookies are kind of holding it together this weekend.

Enjoying a halfway remodeled kitchen this weekend. Today I made a spicy chickpea and chard soup for lunches this week, soaked some chickpeas for felafel tomorrow night, made a batch of whole wheat flatbread, baked granola for breakfasts, and got the grill ready for our first grilled dinner of the year! Burgers and fries and salad.

I picked up kohlrabi at my local farmer's market this weekend. I roasted the bulb with other winter vegetables. Not wanting to waste the greens, I sauteed the leaves with some thinly-sliced winter radishes and yellow onion in olive oil. Topped with shaved romano cheese- Delicious!
http://coldcerealandtoast.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/my-what-big-apples-you-have/

This weekend was a weekend of soups! Since I got a hand blender, my obsession with pureed soup has gotten a little intense, which my bf notes regularly. Still, success--

1. Carrot and Thai Curry soup for Friday night
2. Cauliflower and Gorgonzola soup for Saturday night

Both served, of course, with a small spinach salad and cheezy whole wheat toasts :)

Why is this weekend over already? So many more soups to try...

Two meals that were super-perfect - for the season, and flavor-wise:

A terrific Boeuf aux Carottes from Kerry Saretsky:
http://frenchrevolutionfood.blogspot.com/2010/01/french-in-flash-boeuf-aux-carottes.html
I made Pommes Aligot to go with. And a little tarte griottes(sour cherries). Ouaf, divine!!

And a dead-easy Chinese noodle dish from Appetite for China:
http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/noodles-hot-bean-sauce
I recommend cutting down on the amount of dried noodles by 1/4 to 1/2.

Yup, aint nobody keeping their figure around here!

We had a birthday party here Saturday evening. Since I'm still recovering from surgery, it was potluck appetizers. I made chili bacon wrapped chicken bites, roasted baby potatoes topped with sour cream and caviar, and butter toasted and salted pecans. Delish!