The Man's Menu - Week of September 27

This week, I let my sidekick set the menu! I thought he would go for all of his favorites, but he mixed it up a bit with a couple of favorites and some good ol' comfort food.

Turkey meatballs with tomato ragu and spaghetti
Tasty tacos with soft and hard shells
Steamed salmon in an asian broth over soba noodles and stir-fry baby bok choy
Arugula salad with chicken, cranberries, feta and pine nuts

What's cookin'? Week of September 21

Seafood and Chicken Paella
Chicken Tzatziki pitas
Arugula and pear salad with roasted pork tenderloin

If these were the last brownies on earth...

...I would be in Heaven!!

These are called Hawks' Bars (named for the creators). Three layers of chocolate and caramel, topped with candied pecans. They practically melt in your mouth.

What's for dinner? Week of September 13

Slow cooked chicken with wasabi mashed potatoes and asparagus
Orecchiette with broccoli rabe, clams and sweet italian sausage
Sausages with white beans in tomato sauce
Brazilian fish kebabs over coconut rice

I love you, Andrew Carmellini!

I am not the queen of cooking fish. I tend to get overwhelmed by the stinky-ness! Then along came Andrew Carmellini...he wrote this great cookbook while waiting for his new restaurant to open in NYC. The premise of the cookbook is that we can all cook amazing meals in tiny NYC kitchens. So, I cooked his black sea bass with sundried tomato pesto. One word - love!

I love giving food gifts!

...especially when they are enjoyed in my presence. Last year, for Christmas, my dad gave me some fun ribbon and boxes that took my gift giving up a notch!

Summer into Fall - what to cook!?

With a loooonnng weekend ahead of us (5 for me and 3 for my sidekick), I have many recipes in the hopper this week.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with spicy peanut noodles
Moroccan Shrimp with golden raisins and couscous
Salmon in Asian Broth over soba noodles
Cambodian Chicken Salad
Summertime Pasta with fresh bicolor corn