Pressure Cooker Chicken Lentil Stew
An Easy Pressure Cooker Meal Until recently, I had been irrationally terrified of the pressure cooker. The Husband always thought I was crazy, but the aversion traces back to the early days of our marriage where even the stove had its intimidating moments. Tackling an appliance that could literally explode freaked me out more than […] Read More
Chicken Parmesan Soup
Thick, Hearty Slow Cooker Soup Hey, y’all! Baseball season means that it’s slow cooker season, the time of year when meals need to be fully cooked and waiting when we arrive home from practice and games. I’ve seen some recipes for chicken parmesan soup online, but as usual, I have my own version. I start […] Read More
Tikka Masala
Quick and Easy Homemade Tikka Masala The Assistant loves tikka masala. Loves it. Last night, when he realized that I was cooking Indian, he literally jumped up and down in the kitchen like a crazy person. Honestly, how can I say no to that? You can make the recipe with chicken, paneer or vegetables. I […] Read More
Pork Shoulder Steaks
St. Louis-Style Pork Shoulder The Assistant’s school has partnered with Farmigo, a service where you can order farmer’s market-type locally grown/raised food and have it delivered to school. One week, they were out of the classic pork loin chops and offered a pork shoulder steak instead. I’d never heard of it before, but figured I’d give […] Read More
Cold Peanut Noodles
Peanut Noodles Will Taste Even Better Tomorrow It was one of those days: we had some friends coming over, but the timing was uncertain. It was going to be sometime after a birthday party but before a soccer tournament and what, exactly could we serve that wasn’t time sensitive? Cold peanut noodles. (Fortunately and somewhat […] Read More
Not-Completely-Authentic, Yet Still Delicious Paella
Homemade Delicious Paella Let me start by explaining that I don’t have a paella pan. I’m not Spanish. I don’t have access to Spanish chorizo or jamón serrano. The Assistant doesn’t eat seafood. (Are you still with me? Good.) I wanted to make something interesting for The Husband’s birthday. He’s long raved about the Super […] Read More
Pan Pizza
“Was It Supposed to Look Like Pizza Hut?” Well, no. The answer was most definitely no, but the appearance definitely gave me flashbacks to college. I suppose that when you combine cast iron, dough, sauce and cheese, there are a finite number of ways that things can look. I really like this pizza. It was […] Read More
A New Vehicle for Enchilada Sauce
Quinoa Enchilada Bake I love enchilada sauce. Possibly much more than normal people. So when my friend sent me this recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod, naturally I had to try it. In order to make it kid-friendly, I eliminated the jalapeños and added the spice at serving with an array of hot sauces. […] Read More
What to Do With Your Zucchini Harvest
Kid-Friendly Zucchini Fritters I’m kind of surprised that I’ve never posted this one before, considering that I’ve made it half a dozen times. I came up with this recipe a few years ago when the school sent home a massive zucchini from the garden. What does someone do with a 3-foot zucchini? Fritters. Fritters are […] Read More
Bringing Hong Kong Home
Homemade Potstickers While in Hong Kong, we ate close to our body weight in potstickers. Every night, we’d go to the Dragon Centre and eat our fill. By the time we got home, The Assistant was starting to go through withdrawals. I first tried making them with store-bought wonton wrappers, and you know what? They’re […] Read More
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