When I was new to cooking if I ran across a recipe that called for chili powder and ancho chili powder I would have simply added those amounts together and dumped in the cheapest store brand chili powder I had on hand. When I was a new blogger I’d constantly try to take baked casserole [...]
Why is it that when I’m in need of a quick meal, only Asian dishes come to mind? They seem to be the quickest type of meal to whip up and are always so satisfying. I was planning to make some sort of pasta with cream sauce, spinach, and mushrooms when I got totally overwhelmed [...]
Short ribs have recently popped onto my radar. People rave about them, flavor them uniquely, and they simply look interesting. Finally, a few months ago, they showed up in my local grocery store. I bought 5 pounds of them. I cooked the first package and after dinner when my husband simply said it best: “Never [...]
When I was a young and novice vegetarian, I spent most of my time trying to come up with meals for dinner that emulated classic meat entrees. I guess that’s a good way to transition yourself from the ways of eating meat to the ways of not eating meat. New vegetarians may suffer from the [...]
If I really, really sit down and I think about it, I realize that my last 24 months or so have consisted of pretty reckless life changes. My husband and I had two well-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC, a nice group of friends, and a nice community to live in. And then we heard about [...]
