Authentic Homemade Mexican Chorizo – I was looking online to see what spices went into chorizo, so I could add it to a soup that I had just added a couple of links of the sausage to. If you have a well-stocked spice drawer, you have everything you need for this. Most of what I had was … Continue reading »
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Recent Recipes – Internet Edition
Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard and Garlic This came together very easily, and is quite tasty. My only change was to use part chard and part kale, as that’s what I had on hand in the freezer. Lemony Chickpea Stir Fry Another easy meal. Make sure you chop your tofu into small pieces – about … Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Cookbooks Edition
Quick Tagine-Style Chicken with Couscous This is from a tiny little Rachael Ray cookbook called Top 30 30-Minute Meals. I’ve made it before and it’s quite good – a very flavorful and easy dish to pull together, and it reheats great for lunch. I like the dried fruit in it. Sesame-spiced turkey meatballs Smashed chickpea … Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Internet Edition
Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread I wanted to have some sandwich bread on hand and had recently come across this recipe, so I thought I’d try it. It came out quite well, though one of the loaves didn’t rise as much as the other. Not sure if I didn’t quite get the dough divided in half … Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Cookbooks Edition
Olive Oil Ricotta Cake – The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook (December) Per her notes on this recipe, I split the cake into two layers and filled it with some of the Blue Apple Jam. I made two, and they were both a hit and quite easy to pull together. The cake itself wasn’t super sweet, and could easily … Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Internet Edition
Basic Ranch Dressing Recipe Super easy to put together, which I did just over 24 hours before I planned to serve it. The flavors really developed in the time it sat in the fridge, and it is quite good. I substituted plain yogurt for the sour cream just because that’s what I had on hand. … Continue reading »
Recent Recipes
Bean, Bacon and Butternut Squash Soup The bacon adds an amazing layer of flavor to this. Blue Apple Jam with Fennel and Bay A recent canning project. This is a blueberry and apple jam infused with peppercorns, fennel and bay leaves. Very sophisticated addition to a cheese board. Roasted Acorn Squash with Wild Rice Stuffing … Continue reading »
Kitchen Day
In the midst of a big kitchen day. This is a light potato and acorn squash gratin with goat cheese. Continue reading »
Whiskey Peach Sauce
It’s the end of peach season. If you can, get your hands on a few and make this ASAP. You will not regret it. This recipe is a mashup of this one, which seemed like it’d be way too sweet, and the general principles of the spirited fruits recipes in the Ball Complete Book of Home … Continue reading »
Eat This Dinner
On an evening like today, with summer and fall fading into one another, this is the perfect dish: pan-roast the last of the summer tomatoes, and serve them over a bed of pearl couscous with a quick saute of swiss chard, chickpeas and garlic. Even better if you remember the lemon juice at the tail … Continue reading »
