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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Cups
We have at least one person at our table who believes a meal isn’t complete unless there’s something sweet at the end of it. I’m not a huge dessert person (at home) because it means more dishes and I’m not usually on top of it enough to have made something ahead of time. So we […]
Mapo Tofu from The Woks of Life
The first time I made mapo tofu at home I sat back and said “I think that’s the best thing I’ve ever eaten.” It would have to compete for that title with this sandwich, for sure, but it was the best thing I had eaten in a long time. It was easily the most flavor […]
Cottage Pie
Comfort food. Food that is so good at making us feel good it has an entire category unto itself. Regardless of where you come from there is something from your past, often your childhood, that evokes an actual feeling of pleasure just from thinking about it. In this country, I find that the things traditionally […]
Banana Honey Pecan Overnight Oats
I am an avowed breakfast person. It’s the best part of most days as far as I’m concerned. Even when I’m in a super hurry and all I can have for breakfast is a cup of coffee, it is still almost always my favorite part of the day. They say the secret to happiness is […]
Steamed Salmon with Ginger and Garlic
At some point in my life salmon became a necessity. Less smoked salmon, although I love it on a bagel. More a nice, thick fillet of fish in that eponymous hue of health and happiness. We eat it regularly here. Most of the time it’s just thrown into the oven with oil, salt and pepper […]
Pork Chops with Shallot and Pepper Agrodolce
When multiple people live and eat together, over time there are dishes or ingredients that disappear from use because one or more people don’t like them. We have a rule here that you have to try new things but if you don’t like them, no worries, and each of us has something we avoid either […]
Sirloin Steak Sandwich with Horseradish
There are several things we have on repeat in our kitchen: this spag bol (made with lamb mince), a general chicken stir fry that uses up whatever vegetables we have in the fridge, baked salmon with rice and broccoli. But there is really only one thing that makes it into heavy rotation and it’s this […]
Pork Sausage Breakfast Casserole
There are two kinds of people in the world. People who believe that a big breakfast sets you up for a successful day and people who believe in intermittent fasting. I’m in the first group and am such a true believer in breakfast that sometimes we have breakfast for dinner around here. Pancakes and bacon? […]
Greek Salad with Tortellini
One of the things I learned about myself during all the Covid lockdowns is that my limit on sandwiches is three per week. Doesn’t matter what was in them, once I got to the third time in a week of putting something between two slices of bread and eating it in the middle of the […]
Southwestern Stuffed Butternut Squash
I am not ashamed to admit that I spend a more than average amount of time on the internet just browsing around other people’s virtual kitchens. I pick out something I need to use up (gochujang paste, anyone?) and see what the world wide web has to say about it. Usually my effort turns up […]