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Shrimp Fried Rice
Fake Takeout: Shrimp Fried Rice I don’t like to go out. If the pandemic taught me anything, it’s just how much I love staying home. While other people were discovering cooking and baking and crafts like they had just been invented, I was able to hunker down into things I’ve been doing since I’m little. […]
Italian Skillet Dinner
Cooking Sort of Italian with an Italian Skillet Dinner Have we ever discussed how I found out I am part Italian? I can’t remember. My dad, retired and bored, decided to look into our background. His parents were pretty easy. Almost everyone in his family is Irish with one Native American grandfather from Canada. Simple. […]
Mexican Pizza Quesadilla
Is it a Pizza or a Quesadilla? It’s a Mexican Pizza Quesadilla! Can something be both a pizza and a quesadilla at the same time? It is, of course, a deep philosophical question, one for the ages. And yes, I have decided – because I am wise – a pizza can be a quesadilla. Just […]
Baked Feta Pasta
Baked Feta Pasta – Without the TikTok I love feta cheese and tomatoes and red onions, so making this baked feta pasta seemed like a no-brainer. Apparently it was a thing on TikTok? The only thing I know about TikTok is that it has influenced my students to do quite a few things I would […]
Honey Sesame Chicken
My New Takeout Fakeout: Honey Sesame Chicken My husband and I aren’t super big into eating out. We’re pretty conservative with the way we spend money (that’s a polite way of saying sort of cheap), so extra things, like restaurants and ordering in aren’t really our thing. Even after a long day of working, I […]
Guinness Beef Stew
A New Way to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: Guinness Beef Stew In my quest to find new alternatives to corned beef and cabbage, I have created this beef stew with Guinness, an Irish stout. Stout? I generally don’t drink, so I have no idea what that means. I think I have had a sip of […]
Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd’s pie is one of those hearty, feel good meals that are great when it is cold and gray and you need something comforting. I especially like it because it is a sort of one stop shopping experience: no need to make sides when there are potatoes and veggies combined with your meat. Toss some […]
Ham and Leek Quiche
The Quiche Basics My mom sense really kicked in after last week’s recipe, chocolate peanut butter cup bars. They were delicious, but not exactly nutritious, and I’m feeling a little guilty – like I should be feeding you better. Which is why today, we will be making a super easy and delicious ham and leek […]
French Onion Grilled Cheese
In the same way that I have nostalgia for childhood foods, so too, does my husband sometimes request things he ate as a kid. But whereas I sometimes feel like having PopTarts or Lucky Charms or Spaghetti O’s with little meatballs, my husband wants some elaborate French meal. I am happy to oblige, even if […]
Creamy Tomato Soup
I’m always on the lookout for ways to make the dark days of January a little more cozy, and food plays a big part of that. I’ve read that because there isn’t as much daylight in winter, we are automatically drawn to carb heavy foods. And while I’m definitely not opposed to consuming carbs, I […]