Stroganoff sounds like a lot of work. Maybe it’s the name. Stroganoff. Strooooganoff. StroGANoff. It just sounds…official. Thorough. And really goofy if I try to say it with an Eastern European accent. It’s just not something I can do. Making the dish, on the other hand, turned out to be much less intimidating than its [...]
Pie crust scares me. There is a whole section of desserts that are the stuff of cravings and a good end to a bad day. Unfortunately, I’m a wuss and haven’t tried one of the pies yet. I got locked into it last night, though, when I assumed Quiche would be a quick and easy [...]
For the past few days, I’ve had a summer cold. Maybe allergies. Whatever it is, I’m playing “big baby” and am pretty sure I’m dying. Runny nose, ears hurting, throat hurting, eyes burning…Yeah, all pretty much the last signs of life when you are mid-summer with a growing baby belly and entirely too much to [...]
Beanballs? I think of hackeysacks and that scene from “She’s All That” back in the nineties. It doesn’t exactly make me think “Ooh, I’m starving and that will totally hit the spot!”
While I love making soups, especially in the fall and winter, I always envision them taking a lot of chopping and hours of simmering before they are really good. Those soups are wonderfully delicious, but they don’t make for great last minute meals.
I don’t think I’ve had a problem yet with silken tofu. It is just perfect for sauces, dips, desserts…I’m hooked.
Black Bean & Corn Soup (With Grilled Cheese on the side)I have a confession…I made this one weeks ago. The draft has been sitting here on the site, just waiting for me to share the yumminess with the world. I just could not do it.
Sorry for the awful picture. My camera was dead and I wasn’t waiting to eat. Think of it as a teaser… I have to admit, it’s getting pretty difficult for me to stick to my meal plan. By the end of the day, all I really want is something weird like chocolate pudding or ruffle [...]
This is Quinoa. Or, according to my grandma, “that ricey stuff.” It is not, pronounced as it looks, though if you go to a store looking for “Uhm…kwin-oh-ah….?” you will probably not be the first. Quinoa (keen-wah), despite my grandma’s description, is not actually a grain. Even so, it works well as a substitute in [...]
I’m not really sure if I ever saw a recipe for these or if I just decided to try them at some point. In any case, I’ve found a niche that really seems to work.
