Tag: winter
-
Wild Rice Soup
Dear Reader, I staged another upo squash battle, so stay tuned for another installment of the upo trials soon. But for now… Here’s a first for the blog: a recipe trial based off a magnet! Specifically this one, which I bought from my home state long ago and always meant to use. With Autumn in full swing,…
-
Corn & Potato Chowder with Seared Scallops
My friend Jenni, of Lasagna Cupcake fame, expressed a burning desire to find out what I made the other night when I sent her a thank-you photo of my dinner with the single-serving tower of wine she kindly gifted me last month. It was perfect for being able to cook with, and have a few modest…
-
Mustard Lemon Cauliflower
This is a decent weekday recipe, based on the time spent, although you don’t get to just set it in the oven and forget it until it’s done. I cut the original amount of butter with olive oil so you can pretend it’s healthier. The initial recipe is based on one from the November 2006…
-
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…
-
Sunday Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie
Update note from the author: as you shop for Thanksgiving, grab some puff pastry for this delicious recipe for your leftover turkey! Make sure to read to the end for the full wait time and pro-tips on cooling steps. As a child growing up in the Midwest with home-cooked Chinese food for dinner, microwave dinners…
-
Cauliflower & Sausage Casserole
The Kitchn’s Cauliflower Sausage Casserole caught my eye since it did not for once call for loads of cheese, per your traditional Midwestern casserole (er, ‘hot dish’) style. While loads of cheese is delicious, it’s arguably not the healthiest for you, and definitely not the best for lactose-intolerant yours truly. The Kitchn’s version used chicken…
-
Lamb Stew with Butternut Squash & Carrots
April can be a dreary time of year in the Pacific Northwest, when the reason behind the existence of a cozy coffee shop on every other street corner becomes apparent. This Sunday afternoon’s anticipation of spring warmth was salved with trying out this lamb stew recipe, with a side of netflix marathon. I don’t think…
-
Almond Florentines
Cookies Part 3 of 4. (originally from a Food Network recipe -link no longer live-, with minimal substitution) Makes: ~5 dozen 3-inch Florentines, or 2 1/2 dozen 6-inch Florentine Total Time: 1 hr 35 min Prep 30 min Inactive 45 min Cook 20 min I first had these a few years ago at Zeitgeist Kunst &…
-
Cookie Mania!
GingersnapsCookies Part 1 of 4. Last Saturday night, the ingredients for baking cookies and cookie-like items started amassing on my kitchen countertop.. Clearly, I overcommitted on types of cookies: gingersnaps chocolate chip sugar cookies sweet & spicy almonds macaroons almond florentines (my personal favorite) Layer on top of that the plan to make some of…