It’s been a long time (like, four years) since I published a recipe post. I used to publish them a lot, testing out new recipes and variations on old recipes and scarfing down the failures and successes alike, until I noticed a correlation between recipe blogging and the upward progression of the numbers on myContinue reading “Spicy Chicken, Tomato, and Rice in the Slow Cooker”
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Four Meals, One Way
When I was a kid, my mom started cooking all of our meals either by browning ground beef and onions or by making a white sauce (and in the case of hamburger stroganoff, she did one and then the other in the same pan). As a result, four of our mainstays—eggs a la goldenrod, creamedContinue reading “Four Meals, One Way”
Savory Smoothies: Sapping the Joy from My Morning
With all of our recent travels and visitors, s’mores and dark chocolate honey mints, martinis and more martinis, my body has been thrown entirely off-kilter and is telling me so with all kinds of interesting and very uncomfortable symptoms, which I will not describe because I like you and because this isn’t that kind ofContinue reading “Savory Smoothies: Sapping the Joy from My Morning”
Nonalcoholic Yumminess
I recently discovered my new favorite refreshing beverage, and I thought I’d share it with you all. Here’s my disclaimer up front: I do not like sweet drinks. Sodas? Yuck. Cocktails that call for simple syrup? Eww. So this drink really hit the spot. If you are someone who loves sugary drinks, bless your soul,Continue reading “Nonalcoholic Yumminess”
Pumpkin Yumminess (for the Grown-Ups and the Kids)
While the turkey was cooking, we made the Pilgrim’s Pumpkin 75 from Drink of the Week. That’s it above. It was a very yummy while-the-turkey’s-cooking beverage. Just make sure that you have a little snack before drinking it, or maybe make it your dessert drink. I mixed ours up in a lull in the cookingContinue reading “Pumpkin Yumminess (for the Grown-Ups and the Kids)”
Kitchenette Dinners, or Hotel Home-Cooking
As I’ve mentioned, we’re still living in a hotel. It’s a nice extended-stay type hotel with a little kitchenette and reliable wifi, but it’s been almost a month since we lived in a house, and I’m kind of missing some things. Like my kitchen. Every morning the hotel serves breakfast downstairs, and Monday through ThursdayContinue reading “Kitchenette Dinners, or Hotel Home-Cooking”
Super-Secret Vegetarian Lasagna. Part Two: Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free
This one has the approval of vegans and dairy-eaters alike, but if you eat gluten and dairy (and love lots of cheese), also check out my Super-Secret Vegetarian Lasagna! I have been trying since 2004 to make a yummy vegan lasagna. Back when I could still eat dairy, I would top the ones that weren’tContinue reading “Super-Secret Vegetarian Lasagna. Part Two: Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free”
Super-Secret Vegetarian Lasagna. Part One: The One I Can’t Eat
For you gluten-free and/or dairy-free types, check out my Super-Secret Gluten-Free Vegan Lasagna! I always loved my mom’s lasagna when I was a kid. Then I grew up and became vegetarian and had to modify the recipe so it didn’t include beef. Then I started eating meat again, but by that time, I loved myContinue reading “Super-Secret Vegetarian Lasagna. Part One: The One I Can’t Eat”
Cleaning Out the Freezer: Steak Fajitas
It’s another “taking pictures of dinner” post! Tonight: Steak Fajitas! I don’t normally buy steak. But I ordered meat from a local farm as part of their meat CSA (which included steaks), and it’s been sitting in the freezer for a few months. Since we can’t take it with us, I’m trying to finish itContinue reading “Cleaning Out the Freezer: Steak Fajitas”
My New Comfort Food: Oyako Donburi
Oyako donburi means “parent and child rice dish.” It’s called parent and child because it has both chicken and egg in it. If you make it with beef and egg, it’s apparently called “stranger and child” which sounds kind of ominous. I’m thinking since I used turkey broth in it, I could call it “parentContinue reading “My New Comfort Food: Oyako Donburi”
