The Walsh Cookbook

We are all reaching the point of winter where we are sick of the cold weather and long nights. We are all wishing we could catch a few rays of warm sunshine. It warms up for a day and you think "Cool! Spring is right around the corner!" but then the next day your car is covered in frost (or snow God forbid!). Then you're back to wearing 2 coats and clutching your warm coffee in the car to keep your fingers from freezing solid and wishing it wasn't January. Bleak....  The good news is that, while in the comfort of your heated home (and layered sweatpants), you can enjoy a taste of warm weather! This smoothie recipe is from the Kitchn and highlights some of the best things that winter has to offer: Vitamin C rich citrus! I am sure I am not the only one who looks forward to "Cutie" season; that special time of year I eat so many mandarins that my tongue is sore and my fingers are stained orange.  It had never occurred to me to put actual citrus segme...

  This is a faster version of Steamy Kitchen's Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Sweet Chili Sauce ( here ).  I had a last-minute craving for brussels sprouts one night, but the rest of dinner was almost ready, so I didn't want to wait for them to roast, so I threw them all face-down into a frying pan instead.  It worked out great, and in half the cooking time!  

Here is a post for anyone looking for a new recipe for Meatless Monday (or Tuesday, or whenever it fits into your week...)  This is actually Caity's recipe, but I make it quite a lot because Kevin and I love it, so I thought I'd just go ahead and enter it for her.   Our family really, really loves Spanish smoked paprika as you can tell from Erin's Paprika Shrimp Pasta , and probably others but I can't think of them right now.  Actually I make a simple Spanish-influenced salad that I should post sometime that uses a smoked paprika dressing.  And, oh! Erin needs to post her fabulous, addictive marinara sauce with Spanish chorizo and smoked paprika! But I digress...as usual... Anyway, these stuffed peppers are a wonderful recipe that Caity came up with when she was still a college student.  She filled them with all sorts of wonderful-tasting things:  quinoa, tomatoes, zucchini, pine nuts, cheese, and grou...