Pasta Made with Love!

| Heidi

My Husband LOVES Italian food! And when he gets his hankering, I get busy. There is nothing quite as fabulous as fresh pasta. Don’t get me wrong, we use the box a lot, but when it’s just me and him, the love gets cooking. About twelve years ago I saw a pasta machine in a second hand store that was still in the box and had never been used, so needless to say I bought it. I had never made pasta before, but I learned. Even though I have the Kitchen Aid to help with the mixing, I opt for the old cranking machine.  Continue reading →

Heidi’s French Onion Soup

| Heidi

 

I can never get enough French Onion Soup! I was about 10 the first time I tried it… but from my first bite, I was sold. We ate out a lot when I was growing up and for years I ordered it every time I saw it on the menu. Even now, I am still tempted when I see it. I assure you that I have had enough onion soup to make me quite the connoisseur. By the time I was in 11th grade I decided to make it at home. I have spent years in my kitchen tweaking my love affair with this soup.This is my favorite French Onion Soup! Simple but Perfect!  Continue reading →

Winter meets Spring!

| Heidi

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I love that spring is here and the snow has quickly melted!! But my refrigerator still has remnants of cold day ingredients along with all my spring ideas. So today I brought them together for a bit of fresh and a touch of comfort.

I am lucky to have the ‘Love of My Life’ come home almost every day for lunch, so we can share my creations together. Today we started our lunch with a hearty yet healthy salad. Meatless but full of flavor!
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Fish & Chips

| Linda

Fish & Chips

Growing up in Central Pennsylvania, our family did not eat a lot of fish. The only time I remember seeing fish on our dinner table was during Lent when mom served it with her usual two accompanying side dishes; stewed tomatoes and spinach leaves with a bitter vinegar dressing. Don’t get me wrong, mom is a good cook…she’s made some really delicious meals, but back then fish was not one of them. When I went off to college and met my husband, who is from Panama (which actually means abundance of fish), he was surprised that I didn’t like fish and even though he encouraged me to try it, I still just found it so unappealing that I wouldn’t. I can be pretty stubborn sometimes.  Continue reading →

Happy First Day of Spring!

| Linda

Today is the first day of Spring but here in NJ it’s a snowy day. I think we were all hoping for an early spring with sunshine and warmer weather leading the way! On this last (hopefully) snow-day, it’s a good day to make something warm and cozy for dinner. In our house Friday’s are easy days. If we’re not ordering pizza or going out for a quick bite we keep it simple. During lent we have a meatless meal or seafood dish. Although I make a weekly menu with every day a different meal, I love the flexibility of moving a dish to another week! This week’s menu included a pasta with bacon and lemony ricotta cheese which the kids and hubby loved. We also had Sloppy Joes one night on whole wheat rolls. I had planned to make a Fish & Chips dinner tonight but since my hubby wants to take me out who am I to complain! I’ll just make it tomorrow; followed on Sunday with Texan Sirloins, roasted potatoes & zucchini fritters! Yummy! I’m looking forward to sharing those recipes with you this weekend.

Heidi, what’s going on with you? It’s snowing in PA too! I keep looking at the cover on the pool and the once melted (now accumulating) snow in the garden and dream of grilling in the outdoors. So to bring Spring inside, I am roasting beets with fennel and onion to be served tonight on a bed of fresh greens, (I always incorporate the beet greens in the salad), vitamins, vitamins, vitamins! I will dress the salad with creamy goat cheese and a Tarragon vinaigrette.  But most importantly, because my Prince Charming is working so hard, I am making his favorite… sautéed chicken livers served with rosemary/garlic bread. Not everyone’s favorite, but we love them!!! Also this week in honor of our Irish roots we had a very rich Irish stew with superb creamy mashed potatoes and cauliflower. Homemade Ravioli made the menu this week and a split pea soup that I made so much of I was sharing it with my parents and friends. Their responses gave me great pleasure… I am still working on next week’s menu, and will be excited to share it with you on Sunday!

Have a great weekend and Happy First Day of Spring!!!

Linda & Heidi

Welcome!

| Linda

Hello All! Welcome to our adventure. My sister Heidi & I are serious foodies!! We have spent decades between us not only enjoying fabulous fare in restaurants but creating and tweaking recipes to share our fabulous fare at home with all our loved ones.

I am Linda, the older sister…as youngsters, Heidi & I shared a room. We were up all night chit-chatting and plotting and planning! We decided to start a blog because even though we now live in separate states, we love to share our daily menus and recipes with each other. Our families enjoy our meals so much they’ve all said we should have our own restaurant, but alas, we’re too far apart, so by blogging we can share our love of food with you! Please enjoy this journey with us!