Pork Dumplings
Chinese dumpling swimming in a soyless sauce based dipping sauce. This is one of those meals that scores you major points as a cook. People are impressed that you can make ‘restaurant food’ and it’s...
View ArticleOnion Rings
The problem with blogging about yummy food is that sometimes by the time you go to take a picture there’s not much left. I have really fond memories of pre-packaged onion rings. When I was growing up...
View ArticleFried Dandelions (Dandelion Fritters)
Dandelions taste wild–a little bit flowery and a little bit green and bitter, but mostly like nothing else you’ve ever tasted. These pretty little yellow flowers (yes, they are pretty, and I...
View ArticleFake Sausage
One of my all time most used pizza toppings is something I usually call ‘fake sausage’. It generally involved dumping a bunch of sausag-y seasonings on any ground meat I had around as I browned it, and...
View ArticleCooking 101: How to Brown Ground Beef
Today I’m continuing in my Cooking 101 series, aimed at novice cooks. This post may be a bit dull for old hands at cooking, as I really don’t have any new or exciting comments about cooking ground...
View ArticleCreamy Spicy Chicken Broth
When I first ran across a recipe for Thai broth I thought it looked amazing. I knew my husband wasn’t likely to go for it as a thin, brothy soup though, so I filed it away on Pinterest, waiting for a...
View ArticleHow to Roast Squash
This post is really more of tutorial than a recipe. I use butternut squash in the video, but this method can be used on any kind of squash or pumpkin. Most squash roasting instructions will tell you to...
View ArticleSourdough Stuffing Casserole
This is a bit different from a lot of my recipe posts so far. I didn’t video myself making it and I barely even got a picture of it (we won’t talk about whether I managed to get an appetizing picture...
View ArticleHomemade Spice Mix for Corned Beef Brisket
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, St Patrick’s Day is a holiday we really enjoy celebrating at our house, for both culinary and historical reasons. Our typical main course for a St Patrick’s Day...
View ArticleRed Lentils and (Soaked) Whole Wheat Naan
Tonight I had one of my first attempts at making ‘real’ Indian food (previous attempts have basically consisted of throwing a TON of all the Indian style spices I had into a pan of lentils, which...
View ArticleOrange Chicken
With the spring colds going around (or more accurately, the ‘surprise, it’s still winter… again!’ colds) I haven’t had a lot of energy for cooking elaborate dishes, but still wanted to eat something...
View ArticleFrench Onion Potatoes
I have very fond memories of this dish my mother used to make by sprinkling a package of french onion dip over potatoes, so I finally adapted my homemade french onion dip recipe to do the same thing....
View ArticleCorn Chowder
(I know I missed writing a menu plan last week. I’ll try to get back to it this Thursday.) I just made the most addictive batch of corn chowder, which means it’s time for me to hurry and write down...
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