Photo and Recipe Source: Back to the Cutting Board
This lasagna recipe sounds amazing. I’m always looking for variations on the all too typical pasta and tomato sauce dish, and this recipe is the perfect solution.
Ingredients
8 uncooked lasagna noodles
4 tsp. olive oil
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 (8 oz.) package sliced mushrooms (I left these out)
1 (6 [...]

I have yet to actually try duck, but this recipe looks absolutely delicious! Plus, it only takes 10 minutes of prep time.  Count me in!
Spring the recipe!
Ingredients
1 whole duck (peking, muscovy, or other)
salt, pepper
1-2 pounds red-skinned new potatoes
sage, optional
Instructions
If possible, salt your duck the night before and leave it, uncovered, in the fridge overnight.
Turn [...]

This week is National Simplify Your Life Week.  So we’re bringing you a round-up of some of our best, simplest posts over the last year!
August 2008:  Organize your home redecoration project
September 2008: Drink more water for your health & to save money

October 2008: Shampoo your hair every other day
November 2008: Save time sorting dirty laundry
December [...]

Quick Idea: Boil your vegetables and pasta together from The Kitchn.
“Boiling your vegetables with your pasta isn’t going to give you layers of different flavors and textures, like adding roasted vegetables would. And it works best if you’re just adding one vegetable, so you aren’t tossing in different things at different times, all while making [...]

I recently read about the Al Dente Operatic Pasta Timer on The Kitchn and was immediately interested & amused.
But, I’ve got a cheaper (and more fun) way to make sure my pasta is al dente: throw it against the refrigerator. Simply scoop a single noodle out of the pot and toss it lightly against [...]

I love to buy fresh loaves of bread from the market, but often find that I can’t finish the loaf before it starts to harden.  There are lots of recipes out there for baking croutons, but that takes time I don’t usually have.  I recently tried making them in my trusty cast iron skillet & [...]

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Nothing beats pesto made from fresh-picked basil.  But, in the winter I often need to improvise with other green vegetables.  It turns out that I like spinach pesto so much, I’m going to make it year round.  Plus, spinach doesn’t go brown like [...]

When we celebrate Christmas in my house, we’re are sticklers for tradition. But, we’ve learned that the fun part about traditions is not observing them, but rather making them. So, when I placed my order for this year’s holiday groceries, I was sure to incorporate some new recipes into our traditional Christmas feast!
Christmas [...]