Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, food to share, leftovers, legumes, make and store recipes, soup, turkey on Feb 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Turkey Chili is new to my repertoire this year, but it has been extremely well received by both family and guests. I like that this one serves equally well as leftovers both in taste and presentation. Plus the bonus of it being a one pan, one dish meal. Chili, like tortilla soup, seems to be […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share on Jan 16th, 2010 5 Comments »
Cooking is an expression of my love. Seriously. People say that homemade gifts are better, and that always sounds like an excuse, but really. For me, if I love you, I want to cook for you. And I want to think about you and what you like and what would make your day brighter or […]
Posted in carrots, cheap meals, chicken, citrus, comfort, food to share, leftovers, make and store recipes, soup on Nov 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
This recipe is written as I made the soup, which is certainly a time intensive method – but there are several shortcuts you could employ. If your freezer is home to one of my staple whole roasted chickens minus the breast meat which was eaten at an earlier date, skip the first paragraph and throw […]
Posted in beef, comfort, sides, soup on Oct 28th, 2009 2 Comments »
French Onion Soup has always been one of my favorites. It’s warm, comforting, and a perfect accompaniment for everything from Caesar salad to a giant Ribeye Steak. Traditionally it’s served topped with a crouton then shredded Gruyere as shown in the picture. I’m not a huge fan of soggy bread, but I love dipping so […]
Posted in chicken, comfort, food to share, make and store recipes, mushrooms on Oct 1st, 2009 3 Comments »
My sister had the recipe for college chicken casserole on an index card in her recipe box. The original source was a Cooking Light magazine issue from May 1998. Some time during the last decade, her index card was spilled on and only partially legible. Luckily, nearly everything survives on the Internet. I found a […]
Posted in beef, cheap meals, comfort, Freezes Well, make and store recipes, soup on Sep 23rd, 2009 4 Comments »
When trying to recreate a recipe, it’s probably a good idea to have tasted it sometime in the last decade. I have this glorious memory of the Beef and Barley Soup served at the Madrigal dinners in my high school. I was a lowly serving wench back in those days, kept out of the kitchen […]
Posted in asparagus, citrus, comfort, sauce on Sep 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Years and years ago I made the Halibut with Hollandaise from the Williams-Sonoma Simple Classics Cookbook I seem to always be referencing. I remember messing it up and scrambling my eggs at least once. In retrospect, everything went extremely easily this time so I’m not sure where I went wrong the first time. If you’re […]
Posted in beef, black eyed peas, comfort, leftovers, sides on Sep 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Friends, I’ve been lost in a book. Rather a series. Rather several series, but usually, I can suck myself out, back to the real world as I know it. These last few days have been like childhood, only instead of me gasping exasperated at one of my sisters lost in Gone With the Wind, or […]
Posted in cheap meals, cheese, comfort, easy meals, turkey on Sep 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
College Football Season is a mere one day away. Tomorrow there will be live football back on the air. Since we have a Duck in the family now, I’ll probably be watching the Oregon game tomorrow. And Utah is playing tomorrow, too. Since they’re still pitching a fit about the BCS results, I’ll have to […]
Posted in comfort, dessert on Aug 30th, 2009 2 Comments »
A bar of bittersweet chocolate has been mocking me in the pantry for months. Bake me! Bake me! It cries. I’ve taken it out at least four times only to find myself too worn out to create yet another set of dishes. Some how the idea of cleaning the Kitchen Aid and a double boiler […]
