GRILLED CHICKEN AND PEAR SANDWICH WITH SPINACH PESTO
Don’t let the fluorescent green put you off–it’s all natural. And delicious! Even my guys, who are a bit wary of food with a “foodie” look, gobbled down these sandwich…
SIRLOIN-ONION-GIARDINIERA HOAGIE
Senior says this is the best sandwich ever (I think I’ve heard that before). Of course, one of his recent dinners was a salad he deemed “too green,” so anything overflowing with m…
PROSCIUTTO-CHICKEN-MELON SPINACH SALAD
When one of my lovely girlfriends visited me awhile back, I made this salad for lunch. It’s quite easy, and the combination of cantaloupe, avocado, prosciutto, and pine nuts is amazing. Gone,…
TAMARA LEIGH: The Kitchen Novelist
NATIONAL BEST-SELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR (AND COOK)
LEMON-STRAWBERRY SORBET CAKE
This is a new take on our favorite Lemon-Raspberry Sorbet Cake. I used white chocolate rather than dark (quite good), opted for fresh berries instead of frozen, and added frozen berries between the…
SUPER (EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK) SALAD
I recently came into possession of (yes, another way of saying I dished out dollars) a fabulous cookbook: Steak With Friends: At Home With Rick Tramonto. A cruise through its pages yielded a recipe…
SCALLOP-SHRIMP-BACON KABOBS
Summer is coming, and that means the outdoor grill is coming into its own again. And since I prefer working the grill when it isn’t blazingly hot outside…kabobs for dinner! What makes t…
SCALLOPS WITH MUSHROOM-GREEN BEAN-KALAMATA BALSAMIC SAUCE
As pricey as scallops are, the recipe had better be good when I plunk down hard-earned money for these delectable treats. Enter mushrooms, green beans, kalamata olives, and balsamic vinegar. Good r…
BLUEBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES
I set out to make Cherry Chocolate Chip cookies but discovered a cache of dried blueberries in my pantry–temptation. Yes, I bypassed the dried cherries, which turned out to be a good move. An…
FRENCH ONION AND BLACK PEPPER STEAK
Our family has been in a bit of a steak-feeding frenzy since it’s my guys’ favorite and our grocery stores have been rather generous. Shoot, it doesn’t seem that long ago $7.99 a …
TAMARA LEIGH: The Kitchen Novelist
NATIONAL BEST-SELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR (AND COOK)
TOMATO ASPARAGUS FRITTATA
Frittatas are not only quick and easy to prepare, but they’re a tasty and fairly inexpensive meal–well, providing you don’t go all fancy and toss in caviar and smoked salmon and t…
SKILLET CHICKEN CORDON BLEU: THE PEPPER JACK VERSION
This easy dish is impressive, not only in presentation but taste. Though I usually use chicken tenderloins in place of whole chicken breasts since tenderloins are more forgiving when it comes to …
SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND HAM GRILLED BAGEL
This sandwich was a result of another of my “What’s in the fridge?” episodes. The jumping off point was a jar of sun-dried tomatoes and a bunch of baby spinach. And it only got be…
TAMARA LEIGH: The Kitchen Novelist
NATIONAL BEST-SELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR (AND COOK)