Category: 30-60 Minute

  • Guest Blog:
    Parm-Crusted Chicken, Asparagus & 3 Bonus Recipes!

    So first I must say I first had this from my sis Y_________. It was so good when she made it twice for me. So I had to ask her for the recipe because I needed a good main dish for a dinner/date I was making. Need something good to impress lol. The Parmesan Crusted…

  • Leftovers Congee with Faux Fish Katsu and Crispy Garlic

    Dear Readers -all five of you’s (besides the spammers), Besides being busy with real life, I’ve had a few dud recipes I am still tinkering with before I admit to having tried them at all. I have more busy life adventures coming up too, so this blog may continue to fall off… When I’m 80…

  • Panzanella: no-cook recipe #3 for the summer heat

    So I was looking for a swift way to use all the tomato loot from my garden in the warm summer days, while still getting the individual flavors of them.. Cribbed and modified from Ina Garten’s Panzanella recipe from Food network. Ingredients 3 tablespoons good olive oil 1 small French bread or boule, cut into…

  • Grilled Zucchini with Garlic and Lemon Butter Baste

    Epicurious’ recipe 8 servings ingredients 1 gigantor zucchini, trimmed, sliced lengthwise 1/4 cup butter 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/8 teaspoon curry powder (skipped, didn’t have it) 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional) steps 0. Preheat barbecue (medium heat). 1. Score cut side…

  • Cheese Gougeres

    Cheese Gougeres I’ve been meaning to try making these for a while and finally got around to it (and editing the photos, and writing a post). Since I didn’t change a thing besides halving the recipe, I won’t list the steps here but just link to the kitchn’s recipe here. Ingredients 1 cup (8 ounces)…

  • Jicama, 2 Ways
    Salad vs. Summer Roll

    First up, the recipe that uses more jicama: (1) Citrus-Spiked Jicama and Carrot Slaw Originally from Cooking Light, (David Bonom July 2007) via Yummly search via myrecipes.com. The original recipe calls for much larger amounts, I scaled it down and did some relatively arbitrary proportions for convenience to make one lunch-salad size and one tiny…

  • Red Rice Rainbow Chard Salad

    I had some leftover red rice from a meatball dish, and did a simple ad hoc salad out of it. In case you’re feeling uninspired in simple salad-making, here’s what I did, approximately: Ingredients: 3 stems rainbow chard, stems stripped and leaves chopped into ribbons 1/4 c Red rice ( I think it was Bhutanese),…

  • Paleo Meatballs

    On request of my ‘roommate,’ I tried this recipe from Easy Peasy, for paleo meatballs. It’s almost identical to the ones I usually make (which, by the way, get rave reviews by same roommate -beef, not turkey per the URL), except without breadcrumbs, a few more spices (oregano, basil), and added spinach. Never parsley. Boo…

  • Quinoa, for breakfast?!
    Coconut Quinoa Breakfast Blend

    An old classmate of mine has been keeping a blog too, Monica’s Cheddar Cheese Popcorn, which includes plenty of food talk. It seems she’s on a new year health kick and has been trying some different food habits. Below is my rendition of the idea I got from her. It plays right into my urge…

  • Hot Chocolate Cookies

    At my day job, it is the office tradition to bring in treats when it’s your birthday. I spent the first four years feeling indignant about this, and evading it since I’ve always been gone on my birthday. However, I have finally come around to it, figuring at least I am not forced to eat…