Tuesday was our very first experiment with homemade sushi. Sort of. It was an adventure with new ingredients (new to our house, not to our stomachs), but it probably only counts as 90% sushi. I’m kind of a wuss, which explains the 10% non-sushi. Lucky for us, Giada saw my wussiness coming a mile away…
Category: Cooking
Queso Fundido Indeedo
I actually made Queso Fundido (Pioneer Woman style) for the Super Bowl ages and ages ago, but I got the flu right after that. Somehow, posting a blog about cheesy deliciousness seemed like a bad idea at the time. Not now. I just had a flashback to all of that cheesy awesome and wanted to…
Hummus Wraps and Golf Caddies
First things first, we made The Pioneer Woman’s Heavenly Hummus Wraps last night for dinner, and they lived up to their name. Mmm. Just so that you can immediately understand the deliciousness, here’s what you’re looking at on top of the wrap: caramelized red onion slices, hummus, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, mixed greens (with…
Ropa Vieja with Cauliflower Rice
To be completely honest, I’ve never cooked this recipe for Ropa Vieja. But I have consumed it, which makes me a qualified recommender. I was reminded exactly how delicious this particular Ropa Vieja is while visiting a friend this weekend. It’s on her menu for the week, and it was immediately added to ours as…
Kale and Quinoa Salad
I hereby grudgingly admit that I don’t like kale. Yes, it’s supposed to be fantastic for you, and “everybody’s doing it.” But I think it has too much texture for a lettuce substitute, and I’m just not quite on board with this particular healthy food trend. That said, I have found that kale works really…
Artichoke + Lemon = Dinner Dream Team (+ chicken and other things)
In the world of ingredients that make me happy, artichokes and lemons are pretty high up there. I loved artichokes as a kid, but now they remind me of a friend named Maggie and our mutual semester abroad, too. It’s hard to beat a food that’s delicious and reminds me of my favorite place in…
Emeril’s Cajun Jambalaya
The second half of the work day was much like the first. Nothing terrible happened, I just felt like I was scrambling to keep up all day long. So that happened for nine hours, and then I went to the grocery store and found my way home with ingredients in hand. I picked recipes yesterday…
Small, but valuable. 