coconut pancakes

lemon curry roasted chicken

served with thyme smashed potatoes.
chicken recipe: my famous recipe
potato recipe: coconut+lime

spaghetti puttanesca

recipe: food network

double chocolate bundt cake

recipe based on anne byrn's quick tunnel of fudge cake -- without the tunnel.

potato tomato tart (a la rita)

gnocchi with mushrooms, marinara, and pepper steak


based on this recipe: download (ms word)

leaping frog chicken

recipe: gourmet

chocolate peanut butter bars


recipe: anne byrn
a printer-friendly version of this recipe is available here >>

steak au poivre

apricot galette with giant apricots (a la rita)

from the june 2010 cooking light apricot thyme galette recipe. thyme was omitted from rita's version.

kitchen improv: pizza (a la rita)

caprese salad (a la rita)

frittata squares

a variation of the bon appetit frittata bites recipe. this version uses baby spinach instead of swiss chard, applewood smoked ham dice instead of sausage, and shredded cheddar instead of crumbled feta.

almond spice cookies (a la rita)


recipe: download pdf

espresso chili rubbed pork tenderloin

served with roasted sweet potato fries.

tunnel of fudge cake

recipe: anne byrn
a printer-friendly version from the san diego union tribune is here >>

chicken burgers with chunky avocado relish (fait par nous)

black forest cake (a la rita)


recipe: recipeview

beef and broccoli (a la rita)

orecchiette with tomato caper marinara

orange almond butter cake (a la rita)

quick oatmeal bread 2.0 (a la rita)

isbn: 0-517-58550-2.

yogurt marinated baked chicken

an oven baked version of the bon appetit recipe

chocolate houdini bars


a chocolate cake version of the cakespy recipe.
download the cakespy recipe (ms word format)

mustard tarragon chicken cutlets

recipe: kitchendaily

creole potato salad


buttermilk pancakes with plum compote (a la rita)


plum compote recipe: download pdf

black and white angel food cake

herbed ricotta tart (a la rita)

recipe: myrecipes – from the june 2010 issue of cooking light magazine.