Crispy Sweet Potatoes
Yams Are Not Sweet Potatoes and Other Tales When the holidays roll around, we’re all inundated with recipes for “sweet potato” somethingorother. Except in 80% of the recipes, the sweet potatoes that are shown in photos have the orangey tone of what are labeled in the supermarket as yams. In the majority of stores that […] Read More
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
Indian Lentils
Making Indian Lentils in the Pressure Cooker The Husband has always been a big fan of pressure cookers. I, on the other hand, regard them with a healthy level of fear, not entirely sure if the thing is going to blow and kill me. Plus, being able to cook foods in such short periods of […] 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
Pesto Bread
The Best Thing Since Sliced Pesto Bread “Have you ever made pesto bread?” my friend asked. “It’s so good! I saw it on Pinterest, but you can find recipes anywhere. Just Google it.” She wasn’t kidding. A Google search for pesto bread brings back 26 million results. “Can you be a little more specific?” I […] Read More
Curried Butternut Soup
The Best Thing to Do with a Butternut Squash I have this really strange habit of buying butternut squash. Don’t get me wrong, I like a nice squash, but for some reason I feel compelled to buy one every time I go to a supermarket. It’s hard to keep up with cooking that much squash. […] Read More
Pretzel Rolls
Homemade Pretzel Hot Dog Buns Remember last week when The Assistant showed you how to make Alton Brown’s homemade pretzels? Well, on the last night of the World Series, we decided to take that original recipe to the next level. Guys, we made pretzel rolls! I can’t even begin to tell you how giddy we were […] Read More
Homemade Soft Pretzels
The Joy of Homemade Pretzels I grew up near Philadelphia, so soft pretzels are a lifelong love for me. It’s the first thing I buy when I land at the airport in Philly. Actually, it also happens to be the first thing I buy when I land in Frankfurt, as well. Yes, I know the decent pretzel […] Read More
Birthday Oatmeal
Baked Blueberry Oatmeal There’s a tradition in our family: on The Husband’s birthday, The Assistant wants to make him breakfast. Never mind that The Husband doesn’t actually eat breakfast. It’s the thought that counts, right? This year, The Husband’s birthday fell on a school day, so we needed to pick something relatively low-maintenance to prepare. […] Read More
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