http://lemonsandanchovies.com Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/sauteed-baby-artichokes/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/sauteed-baby-artichokes/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:32 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16698   Fueled by a burst of summertime energy, I’ve been feeling quite productive at home and work and was looking forward to clearing many more items from my to-do list this week.  But plans changed abruptly Saturday morning and I have to say that it was for the better.     We decided to join [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/sauteed-baby-artichokes/feed/ 1 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/stir-fried-noodles-with-kale-and-cabbage/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/stir-fried-noodles-with-kale-and-cabbage/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:52 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16663   I mentioned on a recent post that my Kindle reader has been practically attached to my left hand for the last two weeks.  If not in my hand, it’s been conveniently in my bag, ready to be pulled out at the first break in activity.  I’ve loved books since I was a child and [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/stir-fried-noodles-with-kale-and-cabbage/feed/ 17 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/strawberry-peach-frozen-yogurt/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/strawberry-peach-frozen-yogurt/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 04:58:55 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16641   I’m breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight.  After a few months of one problem after another on the back-end of this blog, everything is getting back to normal and L&A even got a makeover!  Do you like it?  The home page has the image gallery layout that I’ve always really liked and the [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/strawberry-peach-frozen-yogurt/feed/ 26 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/chicken-mushroom-empanadas-baked/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/chicken-mushroom-empanadas-baked/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:34:57 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16583   I took some time off cooking and blogging last week.  I didn’t take a complete hiatus–between leisurely activities I cooked a dish or two.  I spent the day on the coast again last Thursday so I returned home with two bags of baby artichokes which lasted all of two days.  I have shared two [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/chicken-mushroom-empanadas-baked/feed/ 18 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/spaghetti-with-clams-and-mussels/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/spaghetti-with-clams-and-mussels/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:41:36 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16555   The pendulum has been swinging between spring and summer in our neck of the woods.  With no air-conditioning in our half-century old house and temperatures rising last week, I had to pull our very old electric fan out of storage.  This is a fan from my husband’s childhood, a contemporary of our home.  Rather [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/spaghetti-with-clams-and-mussels/feed/ 19 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/artichoke-cheddar-chipotle-spread/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/artichoke-cheddar-chipotle-spread/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 16:16:53 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16526   Nature called during the night sometime last week.  It’s not surprising considering I usually drink a full glass of milk or seltzer water before bed, you know, to wash down that little piece (or two) of chocolate that I just have to have .  I got up, reluctant to hit the pause button on [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/artichoke-cheddar-chipotle-spread/feed/ 16 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/parmesan-bruschetta-with-mushroom-ragu/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/parmesan-bruschetta-with-mushroom-ragu/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:06:03 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=15483   24 hours seems like a lot of time but as soon as the demands of the day come knocking, they start to feel like minutes.  I’m sure your to-do list is as long as mine; you might even have several divided by category like I do.  I keep separate lists for work, for home, [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/parmesan-bruschetta-with-mushroom-ragu/feed/ 17 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/baby-artichoke-chicken-sausage-pizza/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/baby-artichoke-chicken-sausage-pizza/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 02:54:43 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16471   As promised on my last post, I’m sharing the first of a few recipes inspired by our visit to Pescadero last week.  Besides enjoying the marsh and the beach that day, one other highlight of the visit was being able to take home some local food and produce.  When I picked up lunch at [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/baby-artichoke-chicken-sausage-pizza/feed/ 17 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/asparagus-salmon-fried-rice/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/asparagus-salmon-fried-rice/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:23:30 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16416   If you read one of my recent posts about wishing for a simpler life, these pictures would illustrate perfectly what I envision doing were I to drop everything and move to the rural coast.  It had been a couple of months since my last visit to Pescadero so I tagged along with my husband when [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/asparagus-salmon-fried-rice/feed/ 22 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/weeknight-minestrone-soup/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/weeknight-minestrone-soup/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:15:29 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=15533   (Disclosure:  I am working in partnership with KRAFT brand and I am receiving compensation for my participation in this campaign.  All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.) Not too long ago a fellow blogger listed the most commonly used descriptions for her recipes.  I don’t remember exactly what they were but I certainly [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/weeknight-minestrone-soup/feed/ 14