I have a kid. That means that every recipe I make either comes with a helper (known as the Tiny Kitchen Assistant) or his alter ego, Captain Distracto, who wants me to play baseball or Legos or do anything other than cook as dinnertime approaches.
Most of the meals are kid-friendly and easy enough to make in 30-45 minutes on a weeknight. The rare, time-consuming “weekend recipes” will be noted accordingly. Believe me, if I can make dinner six nights a week, you can, too.
Where do my recipes come from? Many are things that I’ve made for ages. Some are modifications of a single recipe; I link to or reference the original recipe wherever possible. Others are a strange hybrid of recipes that I find online; if I want to find a good stew recipe, for example, I’ll look at half a dozen and pick and choose the elements and techniques that work best for us.
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Recent Recipes
Indoor Barbecued Brisket
I found this recipe in the Cook’s Illustrated “Spring Entertaining” supplement that I bought at Costco. It’s a good recipe, and available nowhere online that I can find (not even cooksillustrated.com), so I thought that I should share it here. The key to the recipe, in my humble opinion? Coffee BBQ Dry Rub from Muddy […] Read More
Try Something New: Muesli
We’ve reached the season where I’m no longer interested in a hot oatmeal breakfast each morning, but I’m increasingly dissatisfied with the cold cereal choices that are out there. Even the healthiest ones have a lot of additives and stuff that I just don’t need. And so I decided to give my own muesli a […] Read More
Slow Cooker Pepper Pork Chops
This is a wonderful recipe from Alton Brown of Food Network. I love Alton because he taught me how to cook. I’m reprinting the recipe here because it’s too good to pass up; I’d refer you to the original recipe on Food Network, but I don’t seem to have the kind of readers who do […] Read More
Try Something New: Purple Asparagus
Maybe I’m the last person on Earth to get the memo, but I just learned about purple asparagus. I was walking through the farmer’s market, as I do on Saturday mornings, when I came across a booth where they were giving out samples. Of vegetables. Now, that may not sound significant, but if you spend […] Read More
Braised Mexican Pork
Personally, I think that the pickled onions make the dish, but there’s also something to be said for a meal that can be made the day before and reheated. It’s even better reheated, because the citrus and garlic flavors intensify and have plenty of time to meld. Serve with tortillas or spoon over rice. Because […] Read More
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