One of the things I love about steaks….besides the fact that they’re steaks…is that they cook quickly. And steaks are very versatile. No grill? No problem. Oven on the fritz? No problem. Stove not working? No problem. I mean you can even eat the stuff…
So I was talking to a girlfriend of mine, Colleen, the other day and she brought up a place we used to order chicken wings and pizza from way back in the day. Do you ever have one of those Aha! kind of memories that…
One of the bonuses in getting a whole animal from my butcher, is getting things that you wouldn’t normally get at the grocery store. Like bones. I request to keep all the marrow bones. I use them to make bone broth. The problem with making…
There’s something satisfying about reinventing leftovers that makes me nostalgic for the single mom days. Granted, that’s about all I get nostalgic about from that time. But you know what I mean. Basically, I forgot to pull out a pork roast and now I’m trying…
I’m not sure what it is about cold rainy days that makes a body crave substantial food. It’s been raining here for days. Oregon, duh. I’ve spent so much time cooking for the past few days, that I’m kind of over it and I want…
Sometimes, we find ourselves in the middle of a tough week, unable to even think about the rest of the week, wishing it was a Saturday. Some of us will find comfort in foods that might not be good for us. Personally? My go to…
I had some ground lamb leftover from the hand pie making adventure I embarked on with Amanda a day or two ago. We just ran out of time and never got to the ground lamb! I’m certainly not going to toss it out, either. So…
So Hubs has had this two year long battle with tri-tips. I’m sure it started with me. I tend to criticize over cooked meat. I can’t help myself. Anyway, I’m going to go as far as to say that Hubs has really been working on…
If I had nothing else to do in life, but create amazing multicourse meals every single night, I’d be thrilled. Exhausted, but thrilled. The rest of the time, just like every other household in America….I slap something together. No frills and the less fuss the…
Turkey Day is upon us. I would probably rail against this American tradition, considering it celebrates a not so shining time in American history, because of how badly the Native Americans were treated…if it weren’t for the fact that I like cooking for friends and…