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Tuna, potatoes, veg
Shane made the tuna steak. He crusted it with a mixture of salt, pepper and ground coriander seed, and then seared it in a saute pan, and finished it in the grilling pan. The coriander was a great...
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Shane’s homemade pizza
On the days that Rose has gymnastics from 4:30 – 7:30, I usually get dinner all prepped in the afternoon, before I take her to the gym (aka my remote office). That just didn’t happen today. I sent...
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Back in the kitchen
When Shane handed me a printout of this recipe and said “I was thinking I’d make this for dinner tonight,” my first response was “eh, I’m not much for roasted garlic.” And then I thought to myself: you...
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Ad hoc Shane
Shane doesn’t really do ad hoc dinners. Suffice it to say, he wasn’t too thrilled when I woke him up at 6pm and asked him to make dinner. Nor was I thrilled when he offered to make me salad and rice...
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Penne with anchovies, garlic and grape tomatoes
Shane was in charge of dinner last night, since my presence was requested by a certain little person for the three-hour duration of evening gymnastics practice. I brought the baby to the gym. As Shane...
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Shane does “free night”
It’s been a while since we’ve had Free Night which is what Rose calls do it yourself tacos or burritos, or any assemble-it-yourself meal for that matter. Shane said he wanted to make the fixin’s and...
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Feet up and pizza pie
Shane took on dinner again tonight, this time with his always delicious pizza pie! I’m finally going to give you his crust recipe, so please read on. We have ok pizza in our neighborhood, but not great...
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Dinners, lately
Here are some of the things (besides Penne alla Vodka) that we’ve been having for dinner lately. Above: Grilled shell steak, zucchini with butter and fresh basil, Shane’s Easy Oven Fries and “baby...
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Fresh pasta lasagna
Shane likes to cook on the weekends, you probably know that about him. Because our family tends to hibernate when it snows—we sit around in our pjs all day, draw, maybe make a fire, cook—Saturday was...
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Risotto with asparagus and prosciutto
This post is nearly a week overdue, but not to be missed. Shane rocked everyone’s world with this perfectly cooked asparagus and prosciutto risotto from our new favorite cookbook, Polpo. He even made a...
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Fish cooked the Adriatic way, perfect risotto & greens
Have I mentioned that I love how my husband can cook up the perfect risotto at a moments notice? Probably. He also prepared a simple salad, and a nice fresh, black bass that he caught himself, cooked...
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These days
These days, I don’t post very much. I don’t cook much either. Shane does the cooking, or my mom or dad. My sister and her husband usually clean up. The guys do most of the grocery shopping. I...
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Craving gratin
Shane told us last night that he’s really been craving potato gratin. For dinner, he made gratin dauphinois, roasted cubanelle peppers, salad with spinach and raw yellow beets, and burgers (not...
View ArticleScenes from a pizza night
Everyone is delighted when Shane decides to make pizza, we really think it’s the best “za” around. Because the pizza making is an ongoing process and he serves the pies as they come out of the oven,...
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Fresh pasta on a Wednesday night
After working 10 days in a row, Shane wanted nothing more than to spend a few hours making fresh pasta. That’s how Shane rolls… the dough. Ha ha ha! Here he is in action. Sid can’t resist flour, it’s...
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Pizza on the Cape
We had such a tiny group at the Cape this weekend that Shane was able to do his pizza thang. He made dough in the morning, took a nap with the babe, and then started pumping out the pies around 6:00....
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This week’s takeaways
I’ve realized that posting nightly is just not doable at this stage in my life, family and work-wise. So this month, we’re testing a weekly takeaway-style format. Without further ado, this week we...
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Risotto two ways
What’s more awesome than risotto with a side of asparagus cooked to perfection by your loving spouse? That same risotto the next day when it’s been mixed with cheese, breaded and deep fried. Crispy,...
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Puttanesca and Irish silliness
This week’s dinner awesomeness came in the form of pasta with puttanesca sauce (the kind without tuna) and a simple salad. The puttanesca recipe came from the Italian Classics book which Rose got Shane...
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BLTs and CLTs
Tonight we’re talking about CLTs (not to be confused with TLTs). This is what folks around here are saying: “Shane! What the hell did you do to this sandwich? It’s so good!” “It’s a CLT, Nina. Or as I...
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