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 [...]
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 [...]
I know that when food is properly fried the amount of added calories from the oil is negligible (10%). I also know that deep frying probably doesn’t occur ‘properly’ in the house o’ Branny. And I just feel better about foods in general when they are baked rather than fried. And I truly believe that [...]
Last weekend the Omnivore and I hosted a Tacky Sweater Christmas Party. At the last minute I sort of panicked, thinking we didn’t have enough food, and sent my husband to the corner gas station buy a couple of extra bags of tortilla chips. We [...]
Sometimes, I’ve learned, it is a good idea to keep your mouth shut. I was sitting around a campfire with friends one recent evening while this chili was simmering on the stove. Somehow our chatter drifted to the conversation of foods we hate. One of my guests professed to hating celery. Oh no. This recipe [...]
