Posted in cheese, eggs, mexican, quick bread, vegetables, vegetarian on Mar 13th, 2010
After buying four and a half pounds of masa harina for a recipe that used, oh, about a cup of it, I completely messed up the recipe I was making. While I learned quite a bit about the chemistry of cooking beans (hint: don’t add tomatoes at the beginning), I have a feeling I [...]
Posted in eggs, pork, rice, vegetables on Nov 2nd, 2009
I feel a little guilty when Dave and I spend most of the weekend sleeping in, watching football, reading books, and, in my case, cooking. We are booooring.
But then I figure that someday, if everything goes as planned, we’ll have kids and then we won’t be able to spend all weekend being lazy. [...]
Posted in breakfast, eggs, fall, gluten free, one pot meal, pork, potatoes, vegetables on Oct 30th, 2009
While I can be, shall we say, particular about preparation, I think keeping an open mind is so important when it comes to both ingredients and certain dishes.
For example, stuffing. There’s nothing unpleasant about bread, seasonings, aromatics, and broth baked until the flavors are blended and the top is crispy. When people say [...]
Posted in beans, breakfast, eggs, favorites, potatoes, vegetarian on Sep 21st, 2009
Do you have a food you love from your hometown that you can’t get anymore? For New Mexicans, that food will always be Hatch green chile. It’s ubiquitous in New Mexico, and you won’t just find it in enchiladas and chile rellenos and the like, but in more unexpected places, like eggs and [...]
Posted in eggs, gluten free, healthy, italian, pork, salad, vegetables, weeknight meal on Nov 21st, 2008
I don’t know if there could be a less appetizing name for a more delicious food than there is for Speck. When I hear Speck, I think of Star Trek or maybe dust particles – I do not think of spicy smoked ham.
I almost dismissed the Speck in this recipe entirely. I figured [...]
Posted in breakfast, cheese, eggs, gluten free, vegetables on Nov 17th, 2008
There’s nothing not to like about this recipe. It’s eggs-on-stuff, and I love eggs-on-stuff, especially when the stuff is onions, mushrooms, and spinach. And then it’s sprinkled with parmesan. What a perfect flavor combination.
You know the only thing this recipe is lacking? Carbs. Ah, starch. Carbs in any form [...]
Posted in breakfast, eggs, gluten free, pork, potatoes, vegetables on Nov 9th, 2008
Dave lived in New Jersey for half a year while I was finishing up graduate school three hours away in upstate New York. We took turns visiting each other on the weekends, but the weekends in NJ were undoubtedly more fun, because we always took the train into Manhattan. I love Manhattan.
Just about [...]
Posted in breakfast, casserole, cheese, eggs, vegetables on Oct 9th, 2008
This recipe has a lot of ingredients in it, and I wasn’t sure how well they would all go together. Cheddar and parmesan and spinach and red peppers and marinated artichokes don’t seem like natural compliments. But I wanted to make a strata, and I had some spinach and scallions and cheddar to [...]
Posted in breakfast, eggs, gluten free, pork, potatoes on Sep 4th, 2008
Hey, look at that, more eggs on stuff. I made this because I wanted hash, but something different from corned beef hash. I just love the idea of egg yolk dripping into browned crispy potatoes and salty breakfast meat and flavorful sautéed vegetables. Sausage and peppers sounded like a great base to [...]
Posted in breakfast, eggs, gluten free, pork, potatoes on Aug 10th, 2008
In my mind, there are basically two kinds of breakfasts – there are savory breakfasts, which are generally based around eggs, and then there are sweet breakfasts, which include pancakes and waffles and the like. The best savory breakfasts involve potatoes in addition to the eggs. And bacon of course, unless you’re saving [...]
