I’ve been having a lot of fun making great bread from Ken Forkish’s Flour Water Salt Yeast. While I’ve stuck mainly with boule loaves using his Overnight White Bread With Poolish recipe (some of which are pictured below), this week I used his recipe for making pizza dough. Ken Forkish’s recipes for pizza dough are…
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Meal Prep Adventures: Curried Chickpea Salad, Kofta Meatballs, Banh Mi Meatballs, Egg-Fried Rice With Shrimp
2/26/2023 This past month I’ve tried to be better about planning meals in advance – from menu selection to grocery shopping, to food prep – and while it works, and I feel like I’m being more efficient with food, it’s a LOT of work. Which isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker; finding the right cadence to prep…
Skillet Saltimbocca Spaghetti (America’s Test Kitchen recipe)
Adapted from Pasta Revolution: 200 Foolproof Recipes That Go Beyond Spaghetti and Meatballs, edited by America’s Test Kitchen Added February 5, 2023; Tested February 3, 2023 Taste: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️+!! Difficulty: ❤️❤️🤍🤍🤍 [Click here to jump to recipe] I noticed this recipe from Pasta Revolution: 200 Foolproof Recipes That Go Beyond Spaghetti and Meatballs, edited by America’s…
My Kitchen Returns
I haven’t posted anything in a good long while, partly because in early 2022 (when I last added content to the blog) I decided to buy a house… and between house hunting, packing, and moving, I just never managed to devote much time to the blog. But my boyfriend and I finally found something and…
Homemade Chili Powder
Adapted from the Minimalist Baker website Added March 13, 2022; Tested December 11, 2021 Taste: ❤❤❤❤❤ Difficulty: ❤❤❤🤍🤍 A great recipe for homemade chili powder. Cinnamon and cocoa powder are unique additions to this blend – while they might sound like weird spices to include in a chili powder, the mix totally works and has…
Breakfast Grits and Fried Eggs
Tested 3/10/2022 Taste: ❤❤❤❤❤ Difficulty: ❤🤍🤍🤍🤍 This particular combination is, to me, a perfect blend of flavors. Olive oil and herbs give the basic cheese-and-grits mixture some Italian flair, which can serve as a base for other spicy or high-flavor main-dish proteins (think shrimp scampi, sliced chicken cutlets, etc.). Over-easy fried eggs are my favorite…
Greek Marinated Chicken Salad
Added 2021; Tested 2021 Taste: ❤❤❤❤❤ Difficulty: ❤❤🤍🤍🤍 The marinade is what makes this chicken so good, and it’s super-versatile. In addition to serving over salad as in the recipe below, the chicken can also be grilled on skewers or sauteed and served as cutlets. Serves 2. Ingredients 1/2 lb skinless boneless chicken breast, cubed…
Perfect Instant Ramen
Adapted from the New York Times Cooking Section Recipe by Roy Choi Added 2021; Tested 2021 Taste: ❤❤❤❤🤍 Difficulty: ❤🤍🤍🤍🤍 Not as good as authentic, freshly made ramen, but an easy recipe that elevates instant ramen soup into a hearty, filling, and delicious meal. Only takes about 5 minutes to make! Ingredients 1 pack Maruchan…
Dandak’s Curry Casserole
Added February 4, 2022 A secret family recipe – secretly shared! – from our good friend Dandak. Ingredients 9 oz Large Elbow noodles (or any noodle you want; cooked, drained) 1 lb Ground beef (cooked, crumbled, drained) 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 1 can Tomato soup 1 tsp Italian Seasoning 1 tsp Salt 2 ½ tsp Curry Powder 1…
Shrimp Scampi With Garlicky Buttered Orzo
Adapted from the New York Times Cooking Section Recipe by Ali Slagle Added March 3, 2022; Tested March 4, 2022 Taste: ❤❤❤❤❤ Difficulty: ❤🤍🤍🤍🤍 An easy recipe for shrimp scampi served with garlicky, buttery orzo. Simplified and sped up with frozen pre-cooked shrimp. Ingredients 1/2 lb precooked, frozen shrimp 1/2 cup orzo 2 Tbsp olive…
Mastering The Ways 