(Seriously folks, cooking is the only "hobby" Kris and I have... unless you count sleeping.... so we want to share one of the joys we take time to have every day... we have to eat, right, so why not eat well)
Menu
Soups
Butternut Squash Bisque
A smooth, creamy blend of onions, potato, and squash with a variety of fall spices. (Highly recommended by both cooks. If you ever make a bisque yourself though.... let it cool before blending, unless you like having squash on the walls).
Spinach and Rice Soup
A vegetable broth base with fresh spinach, rice, garlic, and tender pearl onions (pictured below).
Entres
Stirfry
Made with noodles or rice, this dish most commonly includes chicken, water chestnuts, carrots, green beans, broccoli, onion, and sesame seeds (though this varies with the availability of each items). It can be prepared in teriyaki, peanut, szechwan, or soy sauces.
Parmesan
Eggplant and chicken in a seasoned sauce and topped with cheese and baked to perfection. Often served with garlic bread and salad.
Stuffed Pepper
Seasoned beef, rice, and spices are mixed then baked inside a green pepper with a rich tomato sauce until juicy and tender.
Stuffed Pitas
Spicy beef cooked with fresh spinach, garlic, and onions stuffed in fresh flatbread.
Tomato Basil
Generous portions of fresh tomatoes, spinach, and onions seasoned and simmered until tender and served over angel hair pasta, topped with freshly grated pecorino romano (can also include chicken).
Nacho Bake
Tortilla chips covered with generous portions of spinach, tomato, onion, green pepper, greeen chiles, and chipotle-seasoned ground beef are topped with sharp cheddar and baked into a melty delicous mess.
Cavatelli
Seasoned sauce with homemade meatballs baked until thick and flavorful served over filling cavatelli and topped with pecorino romano.
Gnocchi
This heavy potato-based pasta is sauteed with fresh spinach, garlic, and tender pearl onions and topped with pecorino romano.
Baked Chicken
Smothered in garlic and other spices and cooked on a bed of Mayan Sweet onion slivers and served with buttermilk biscuits and steamed broccoli.
Open-faced meatball subs
Homemade meatballs baked in a thick, seasoned sauce until tender and baked on ciabatta (or thickly sliced sourdough garlic bead) with mozzarella until the bread is crisp and the cheese is golden brown. Typically served with salad.
Baked Pasta
Ravioli or tortellini baked in seasoned sauce and topped with pecorino romano and served with salad and gerlic bread
Pierogis
Potato and onion pierogis sauteed with Mayan Sweet onions.
Pesto
Fresh pesto made from garlic, basil, walnuts, and secret spices served either on angel hair pasta or spread on fresh italian bread.
Taco Pie
Homemade tortillas divide layers of peppers and onions, spinach and salsa, seasoned ground beef and sharp cheddar cheese all baked to crispy perfection.
Off the grill
Juicy chicken breasts or thick burgers grilled and served with a mix of vegetables.
Pizza
Homemade dough (or occasionally seasoned flatbread) topped with whatever toppings seem most appealing. Past pizzas have included "focaccia style" with thinly sliced tomatoes, peppers, and onion with garlic and seasoned olive oil, and many combinations of spinach, onions, peppers, green chiles, mozzerella and pecorino romano. (picture is unbaked before cheese)
Dessert
Cookies
Double chocolate chunk, oatmeal, chocolate chip, peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip with honey and walnuts (pictured below), oatmeal chocolate chip, (and more we are pretty sure).
Cookie Pie
Everything good about chocolate chip cookies baked into a pie with a grahm cracker crust and walnuts. Anyone who ate at the Bucknell Caf knows what this pie is, and yes, I actually found the recipie.
Chocolate Covered.....
Pretzels, oreos, popcorn, strawberries... etc. (Yes, we know this doesn't actually count as cooking, but it is so good).
Auntie Anne's Pretzels
The photos should speak for themselves.
