Lindsey's Luscious

"At that time, Antony Fortuny still suspected that part of the boy's mental deficiencies were due to his diet, which was far too influenced by his mother's French cooking. It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to moral ruin and confusion of the intellect." --The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Sunday, May 27, 2012

The pièce de resistance...

One more Mediterranean dish, and then I'll play another record, I promise. But how can we depart this ethnic cuisine before dessert? How...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Need a summer potluck idea? I've got your back!

Ever since visiting Marché Adonis in Montreal recently, I'm marinating in Mediterranean flavors. Today, I made this delicious orzo salad...

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Weeping Pig: Your Tastebuds Will Cry with Joy!

A few months ago, a local bakery that I "like" on Facebook was advertising a sandwich special that was hilariously dubbed "...

Monday, May 21, 2012

Quickie Midweek Gyros: OPA!

For dinner tonight, we had some quick but delicious chicken and beef gyros using frozen chicken and beef fajita strips dressed with this t...

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Luscious Lumaconi! (You do, and you'll clean it up.)

It's not that my roommate CAN'T cook...it's that she mostly chooses not to. So imagine my surprise when I come home from work at...

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Rhubarb Chutney, Revisited

Since we gobbled up the half-pint of spiced rhubarb-orange chutney that my friend Jay made, it seemed necessary for me to make a batch of m...

Saturday, May 05, 2012

¡HAPPY CINCO DE PORKO, mis amigos!

WOWZA, is our dinner going to be delish! All we did was season a pork shoulder liberally with salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, and granulated g...

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Blessed is she who receives the gift of chutney...

Back in the fall (I think), my dear friend, Jay, sent me a lovely jar of his homemade rhubarb chutney. I guess I take after my mom who alwa...

Sunday, April 15, 2012

HAPPY (ORTHODOX) EASTER!

Today is perhaps my favorite holiday of the year--Second Easter, as I like to call it. My dear friend, Janice Padula, always invites folks o...

Friday, April 13, 2012

Throw away those takeout menus!

WHO NEEDS TAKEOUT when you can make fabulous fried rice at home? This works great with whatever kind of meat you have left over, but in this...

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Couscous and chickpeas and lemons...OH MY!

Warm weather is just around the corner, folks, and we're going to need some sunny side dishes, preferably ones that hold up for long str...

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Mean and GREEN Enchiladas!

I know I've made these chicken enchiladas in green sauce (and blogged about them ) before, but I tried a different technique for the fil...

Sunday, April 08, 2012

HAPPY EASTER, 2012 Edition

We didn't have any special Easter plans this year, so my roomie and I decided to play a new game that we made up: Aldi Chopped. It's...

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Easter Dessert Inspiration

This is how my life often goes: I wandered into the bathroom, spied the new Bon Appétit , flipped through it, and an hour later, the kitchen...

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Upscale Beanie Weenies

We all tend to overindulge during the holidays, then we must pay our penance in the New Year. But if you manage to survive all of the light/...

Sunday, March 25, 2012

A Little Dollop of Crème Fraîche

OOPS! In my rush to post my new Disney-fied recipes , I neglected to share some exciting spring break news. I brought a little something ext...

Friday, March 23, 2012

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

A friend of mine from high school who is quite the foodie mentioned on Facebook the other day that she was preparing turkey and artichoke s...

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Mickey Mousing Around in the Kitchen

Just back from spring break, and man, am I EXHAUSTED! As is often the case, I need a vacation to recuperate from my vacation! I actually lef...

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Two midweek quickies...

I wanted to take some treats to my department meeting tomorrow, but I was too tired to put much effort in. So here's what to do: Stir up...

Sunday, February 26, 2012

HAPPY OSCAR DAY 2012!

The Oscar-themed feasting has begun! For lunch, we had Glazier dogs (unearthly red garlic franks ubiquitous at all sporting events around th...

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Joy Bugaloo: I am a college professor (speech communication, media and film studies) in a small town in northern New York on Lake Champlain, across from Burlington, VT and just south of Quebec. I live on 1.2 acres in a 117-year-old house formerly known as The Ponderosa Horse Farm where I can have big gardens and lots of animals (two dogs and four cats at present).

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