Recipes by Ashley B.

Seared Tempeh and Three Bean Salad by Ashley B.

This is a delicious salad you serve warm. The recipe is from the Southbeach Taste of Summer cookbook although I’ve made some slight changes. I only recently began cooking with tempeh, a soybean product, and love the versatility. I doubled the amount of tempeh in the recipe, you can do just one package if you prefer. You could also…

Baked Manicotti with Meat Sauce by Ashley B.

This is my favorite latest recipe – I adapted from a recipe from Cook’s Country – from the same people that bring you Cook’s Illustrated, which is one of my favorite publications. The secret ingredient in the recipe is the pepperoni – and it really is fabulous! It adds a distinctive spicy, tangy indulgent flavor that is perfect in…

Pumpkin Apple Pie by Ashley B.

Pumpkin and Apples – perfect combination! This was the first pie I’ve ever made and it was delicious. I made this during Thanksgiving, found the recipe at Wholefoods online and modified it slightly. I baked it in a ready-made graham cracker crust – next time I may skip the crust altogether and put the filling in individual ramekins.…

Carne Asada Tacos by Ashley B.

This is a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated – one of the best, if not the best, cooking publication. Cook’s Illustrated focuses a lot on cooking technique and tips, which I love. They also do a lot of what I call “perfecting” recipes. For this recipe, they sought out the best way to prepare traditional Mexican carne asada (literally,…

Spicy Ginger Beef Salad by Ashley B.

Banana Pomegranate Muffins (and pomegranate tutorial) by Ashley B.

I wanted to make banana muffins but I don’t like the traditional banana & nut combination. So, I had a pomegranate on hand and thought, I wonder what this combination would be like? I’ve never baked pomegranate before (I usually eat it raw) so I wasn’t sure how it would bake. But, I was happy to find out they bake just fine & actually…

Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies by Ashley B.

These are perfect holiday treats! I bought all natural peppermint bark from Wholefoods – you can get it just about anywhere during the holiday season. Although the New Year is almost here, you may have some peppermint bark leftover from the holidays that you need to use up, and these are a great way to do that.Preheat oven to 350,…

Spicy Ginger Beef Salad by Ashley B.

Goat Cheese and Roasted Pear Crostini by Ashley B.

Happy New Year everyone! May 2010 bring you many good meals with family and friends!I love the combination of goat cheese and fruit – these apps capture that perfect combination on a nice toasted baguette. What’s better is they are easy to make and on the healthy side to boot. And perfect with champagne!1 french baguetteS/PPreheat…

Crispy Chicken Parmesan over Pasta by Ashley B.

I apologize for my deplorable January postings … in my defense, we’ve been a bit busy selling our house and moving. We’re set to move soon so hopefully I can get back in the kitchen asap! This recipe was inspired by an episode of Guy’s Big Bite – I think we have very similar palates because I tend to love his ideas.While the breading…