What We Made for Dinner

Anniversary steak with red-wine caramelized red onion and...

Wed, 11 May 2011 20:37:06 -0500

Anniversary steak with red-wine caramelized red onion and spinach.

Rigatoni, over-sauced with tomato sauce, onion, and...

Tue, 10 May 2011 20:10:10 -0500

Rigatoni, over-sauced with tomato sauce, onion, and fennel-chicken sausage.
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This was sautéed tilapia with brown butter and broccoli rice....

Thu, 05 May 2011 20:55:13 -0500

This was sautéed tilapia with brown butter and broccoli rice. Oops.
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Chicken cutlets with onions, sherry, and green beans....

Sun, 01 May 2011 21:32:24 -0500

Chicken cutlets with onions, sherry, and green beans.

(We’re back! Hope you’re hungry!)
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Brief Hiatus

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:00:08 -0600

“What We Made for Dinner” is on hiatus through Easter. See you in April, and stay hungry!

Massive amounts of panzanella and chicken sausage(Posted with...

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:45:18 -0600

Massive amounts of panzanella and chicken sausage
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Pan-roasted salmon over mixed greens salad; via The Splendid...

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:53:17 -0600

Pan-roasted salmon over mixed greens salad; via The Splendid Table

Market Day chicken pot pie(Posted with Quickr)

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:52:53 -0600

Market Day chicken pot pie
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Chicken poached in port, from Bittman. Used our fave 1995 port...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:15:15 -0600

Chicken poached in port, from Bittman.

Used our fave 1995 port from Augusta winery in Missouri.

Bertolli chicken Marsala & roasted potatoes…meh…(Posted with...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:29:30 -0600

Bertolli chicken Marsala & roasted potatoes…meh…
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Kung pao chicken (his) and beef pan-fried noodles (hers)

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:51:49 -0600

Kung pao chicken (his) and beef pan-fried noodles (hers)

Artichoke and goat cheese strata, from this month’s...

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:35:56 -0600

Artichoke and goat cheese strata, from this month’s Cooking Light.

Orzo with andouille, onions, green pepper, and celery; largely...

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:55:28 -0600

Orzo with andouille, onions, green pepper, and celery; largely based on Mark Bittman’s “pasta jambalaya” in his Kitchen Express cookbook.

Incredibly fast and tasty peanut soup from Mark Bittman’s...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:45:05 -0600

Incredibly fast and tasty peanut soup from Mark Bittman’s Kitchen Express.

It could have really used some cilantro for garnish, but we didn’t have any. Added some shredded leftover chicken from last night.

Roast chicken, made using the simplest and only roast chicken...

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:33:53 -0600

Roast chicken, made using the simplest and only roast chicken you should ever need.

Per Thomas Keller: Heat an oven to 450, put a dry, fresh, organic chicken in a pan, salt and pepper it, and roast for a little less than an hour. Perfection.

Mrs. is quite ill, so dinner for one. It’s not very good.

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:39:51 -0600

Mrs. is quite ill, so dinner for one. It’s not very good.

Sausage ravioli. We need to go to the store.

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:32:39 -0600

Sausage ravioli.

We need to go to the store.

Pecan-crusted chicken (No Name), orzo, overcooked broccoli.

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:13:16 -0600

Pecan-crusted chicken (No Name), orzo, overcooked broccoli.

Some days you just need a little helper. We’ll add green...

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:02:14 -0600

Some days you just need a little helper.

We’ll add green Tabasco at the table.

I’m sorry.

Things are about to get dirty: King crab, clarified butter, and...

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:03:12 -0600

Things are about to get dirty: King crab, clarified butter, and maybe a few vegetables.

Happy Valentine’s Day!