Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sometimes it is all about the sauce. The best part of this meal is really the sauce. It is the right combination of tangy and sweet, unlike the neon red sauces served by most Chinese carry-out places. Not to say my mixture of chicken and vegetables in this dish are not fantastic, because they are, but it is the sauce that makes this dish such a superstar. Aside from being really good, it is really easy and fairly quick to put...
Mushroom Risotto
When the weather turns cold and the wind begins to howl, nothing warms me up faster than a bowl of creamy risotto. Shockingly, I have never had Risotto until last year! To be honest with you, it was always the last thing I considered ordering because I love pasta so much, but one night at a local Italian place I decided to forgo my usual and try their Mushroom Risotto. It changed my world. From that moment on I knew risotto would...
Jalapeno Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms
Let’s talk about party food, shall we? When I host, or attend and help cook for, a cocktail party I like to think about finger foods and two-bite dishes that are easy to eat, pretty and not too messy. I like savory dishes that stand up to a variety of cocktails and beers, and nothing does that better than mushrooms. These mushrooms are stuffed with a mixture of cheeses which is studded with crisp fried bacon and minced...
Fresh Pasta – Mushroom Ricotta Ravioli
I had often wondered how hard fresh, homemade, pasta would be to prepare. In my mind I imagined that it would be an all day process. I was wrong. That said, I did use a pasta roller to roll the pasta into sheets. That made the process SO easy. If you have to roll out by hand then I would prepare for extra work and a longer prep time. If you can afford a pasta roller, or the pasta roller attachment for the Kitchen-Aid mixer,...
Creamy Orzo and Mushroom Pasta
Ever since I was invited to the Mushroom Council lunch a few months ago I have been looking for new ways to add mushrooms into my everyday meals. I have also been looking for new ways to use favorite ingredients because I can sometimes get into a cooking rut. Orzo pasta is one of my pantry staples because it can be added to so many dishes to fill them out, but I almost always seem to use it in my chicken salad (recipe to come...
