Posted in recipes, sandwiches on Apr 22nd, 2009
I don’t like burgers.
This is one of two pronouncements about my food preferences that inevitably shock people.* When I say this, most people think I’m a freak. “How can you not like burgers?” they ask in disbelief.
I’ve never been a fan of ground beef in general. I don’t like its consistency. My stomach is also [...]
It’s been a recent tradition of mine to usher in the spring with a colorful salad. The niçoise salad is one of my favorites (a poetic recipe can be found here), so when I saw a version on Bellini Valli’s site, more than burnt toast, I knew I had to make it.
Some changes I made:
1. [...]
“Why don’t you make the dishes your mom makes?” is a question I get from Lipby every time we come home from a dinner at my parents’. My mom is a great cook, and a hard act to follow. Her Japanese dishes always elicit a sigh from me when I taste them– it’s comfort food, [...]
I like to cook with my slow cooker, but somehow I never remember to use it in the wintertime, when I crave soups and stews. I’m trying to rectify that now. This curry was a big hit, and I expect it will made again while the weather is still cold.
This is adapted from the Cooking [...]
Posted in appetizers, recipes on Jan 19th, 2009
This was a hit of the get-together I threw yesterday. No photo, unfortunately– it was gobbled up before I remembered to take a picture.
Adapted from Everyday Italian by Giada de Laurentiis.
Ingredients
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (or more to taste)
1 15 oz. can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup [...]
Every dish has a story. This lentil soup was the first soup I made from scratch. I was a senior in college, sharing a house with three good friends. We all loved to cook in our tiny kitchen. (Unfortunately, not all of us liked to clean up, but that’s another story.)
I had recently purchased the [...]
Posted in baked goods, dinners, recipes on Oct 22nd, 2008
Gridley rocks the house by sending in our first recipe to our new site! He is a good friend and neighbor, and a good cook to boot. I keep saying he and K should invite us over to dinner– and we’d be happy to reciprocate!
Here’s his awesome chicken pot pie recipe that I begged him [...]
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