Posted in appetizers, cheese, fruit, gluten free, nuts, pork on Feb 27th, 2010
Stuffed dates are part of one my favorite days recently – one of those that, for whatever reason, just ended up being particularly awesome. Some great friends visited us in Philadelphia shortly before we moved. After walking around the famous historical sites and before seeing one of my favorite musicians play; before walking [...]
I don’t consider myself a picky eater, but I’m been having some problems with shellfish lately. And I hate that it’s a textural issue, because then I know it’s all in my head. With scallops, I think to myself that if it’s so soft, it must be undercooked, right? And then I [...]
Posted in chicken, freezer friendly, pie, pork, vegetables on Nov 23rd, 2009
Dave got yelled at over these empanadas. I’m not much of a yeller normally; I’m more of a silent treatment and glower type of person. But there was no time for that; action needed to be taken immediately.
It’s all because I made the filling a couple of days before I planned to form [...]
Posted in freezer friendly, good as leftovers, mexican, pork, recipe comparisons on Nov 18th, 2009
A carne adovada comparison post is a very bad idea because:
1. I don’t love cooking with meat, with the constant hand-washing and being careful not to contaminate cooked meat tools with raw meat tools.
2. My limited counter space makes working with large roasts difficult.
3. The oven was on for four hours – in July.
4. One [...]
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 Bread Baker's Apprentice, bread, cheese, freezer friendly, italian, pork, sandwiches, yeast bread on Jul 17th, 2009
This is the third time I’ve made this bread, and the first two times just didn’t do it for me. It seems like a given, right? Bits of sausage and cheese dispersed in a tender buttery bread? What isn’t to like?
The first time, it was the type of cheese I used that [...]
Posted in fruit, gluten free, pork, spring on Jun 10th, 2009
For years, before I had a food blog, I primarily cooked Cooks Illustrated recipes. I did worry about whether I was relying on them too much and if I was creative enough, but because I was making great food and learning useful tricks, I didn’t think too much of it. The main problem [...]
Posted in cheese, healthy, one pot meal, pasta, pork, vegetables, weeknight meal on Jan 4th, 2009
Wow, New Years Resolutions are seriously unpopular this year. While I understand that January 1st isn’t a magical date where you get to start over with a clean slate, and it isn’t the only day of the year where you’re allowed to resolve to better yourself, I do think that it’s a good date [...]
Posted in fall, fruit, gluten free, one pot meal, pork, potatoes, weeknight meal on Dec 18th, 2008
I’m not the most creative cook ever. You may have noticed that most recipes on my blog are from some other source – very few are my own creations, and even those are pretty much just heavily adapted versions of ideas I got somewhere else. So when I am actually creative, I’m very [...]
