Renaissance life in a post-modern world
Posted in Finance, Photographic Frday, Recipes on May 14th, 2009
Last weekend, we prepared Chipotle Chile Pepper Chicken for some guests. We decided to try this new twist on our rice recipe to accompany the meal. It was quick, simple, and delicious. It would taste wonderful pared with any spicy or Mexican food.
Mexican Rice
2 cups white rice
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
8 chicken bouillon cubes
4 [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 22nd, 2009
A recent issue of Martha Stewart Living featured an array of cupcakes, each frosted in a beautiful pastel. Inside, recipes for cream-cheese frosting, brown-sugar frosting, and lemon frosting were featured along with seemingly endless recipes for the cupcakes themselves. All were collected into a stunning collage of dramatic photographs. I’ve been hungry ever since.
I love [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 17th, 2009
The weekend is coming. It’s time to relax and spend time outside enjoying the newly arrived warm weather. Or not. If your to-do list is anything like the one on my desk, Saturday is probably more of an overflow bin for tasks remaining from the week than it is a day to relax. I wonder [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 16th, 2009
Welcome to Bona Vita’s new home! Be sure to subscribe by using one of the buttons provided. I am looking forward to contributing here over the coming months. For the moment, here’s a new recipe to try.
On a recent Saturday night, we had dinner with some dear friends at our Michigan home. Mom’s new recipe [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jan 6th, 2009
Thanks to Mom’s culinary endeavors, our pantry is generally stocked to overflowing with nutritious and yet gourmet foods that please everyone from the youngest to the oldest. They’re designed to stretch our pallates while soothing us with a sense of the familiar. Or not.
Do we love great food? Oh yes. But we’re not that weird. [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jan 4th, 2009
It feels like I haven’t blogged in ages. The time saved not blogging has allowed me to spend time in other areas:
Catch up on reading
Play board games with my children
Organize my pantry
Keep up with the wash
Sew
In all honesty, I probably could have accomplished the above and blogged. However, I really couldn’t think of anything worthy of [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 31st, 2008
Yes, I enjoy cooking and baking with recipes and ideas from Gourmet, Bon Appetit, and interesting cookbooks. However, a few of my favorite recipes are derived from the packaging of common grocery items.
For instance, I love using a recipe that I call Roasted Seasoned Potatoes. I have served this side dish to small and large crowds alike [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 22nd, 2008
I have loved peeking into so many of my blogger friends’ homes this Christmas season. I am always amazed at the elegant, creative motifs at this time of year. I have tucked away terrific new ideas hoping I might recreate these lovely embellishments in our own house . . . one year in the future. In the [...]
Posted in Photographic Frday, Recipes on Dec 19th, 2008
The theme for today’s meme is “Celebrating Christmas” once again. Share your photos that depict the sights and sounds of this holiday season . Remember, the simple and the ordinary are full of beauty if gazed upon from the correct angle.
Here’s how to participate:
1. Photograph an object, room, or person in keeping with the posted topic.
2. [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 16th, 2008
Somewhere in the archives of this blog, I have emphasized how much I love foodie magazines. However, I have to say it again. It’s on my mind right now. I absolutely love foodie magazines. I digest every page of each issue. I wait with baited breath for the next glossy issue to arrive. I cut out [...]
