Chicken and Orzo with Olives and Lemon Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour I l.o.v.e. this dish. Author: myutensilcrock.com Recipe type: Main Cuisine: Greek, Comfort Food Ingredients extra virgin olive oil 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced into thick slices (about 5 per breast) ... view more
Casseroles
Spaghetti Pie
Spaghetti Pie Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 40 mins Easy and fun to put together from a few simple ingredients, and delicious to eat! Author: myutensilcrock.com Recipe type: Main Cuisine: Italian Serves: allegedly 4 servings Ingredients 8 oz dried spaghetti (usually half a package) 2 eggs ... view more
Matza Lasagna
My Utensil Crock is on a brief cooking hiatus. I will be posting some of my greatest hits during this time. I can't wait to make this Matza Lasagna for Passover this year. If you are looking to change it up a bit this year (or if this is one of your faves), I hope you enjoy this recipe! Love this. A simple Passover-friendly version of a classic ... view more
Good-Luck Healthy Cheesy Greens and Farro
Happy New Year! In law school in Virginia, officially the South, I learned that eating black-eyed peas for the new year was supposed to bring good luck. Huh! In briefly researching for this blog post, I further learned that Sephardic Jews have been eating black-eyed peas for the new year as early as the year 500! Double huh! A few years ... view more
Farmers Market Spring Breakfast Egg Bake
When I visited San Francisco in April, my friend BG and I took a long walk to the Ferry Building's farmers market. BG enjoys fresh, delicious, healthy food as much as anyone, and she asked me a question that - surprisingly to me - stumped me. "What do you buy when you go to farmers markets?" ... Um... This was not a trick question, but ... view more
Classic Spinach Artichoke Dip
This is a very special "Snow Day Snacks" - WIND DAY edition. There was much hype this week about impending high winds today. The forecast was no joke: gusts up to 70 MPH. The news started stressing that the weather would be hazardous during the morning commute, and last night one of the more rural school systems canceled school for today. These ... view more