Rainy Day Tomato-Basil Soup
Well, it doesn’t actually have to be raining, but Fall is upon us and that means soup weather. Still, a lighter fare is in order. It’s raining here today, so I thought a quick soup would make an easy, and tasty lunch. Tomato…
Sides, Sides, everywhere are sides… (Parmesan Mac ‘n’ Cheese)
As I mentioned in the title, this one just happens to be a Parmesan Mac ‘n’ Cheese. Delightfully simple, and deliciously rich – not to mention easy – it’s a grand replacement for the Box, and has a lot of…
Uncle Olav’s Pasta Sauce Non-Recipe
Pasta sauce is amazingly simple, but for a lot of people seems really scary. There’s a reason for this though – there is no recipe. I mean, I could tell you what I’m making tonight, but it won’t be the…
Bacon-Crusted Macaroni and Cheese
This one’s a rich meal, but it’s got two of the major food groups – bacon and cheese. It’s a rich dish, and can stand on it’s own or be used as a side. For the latter, you definitely want…
Pesto-encrusted Pork Chops
So, I bought this tray of pork steaks (or boneless chops, whatever they’re called) at Costco a while back, intending to do something with them. I like pork, but I’m just not used to cooking it, so I was left at…
Filipino-style Chicken Skewers
This one works equally well with chicken breasts or pork butt, actually, but for the sake of argument, let’s talk about chicken. It’s an easy marinade, easy (and pretty quick) cooking, and goes with just about any kind of stir-fry…
Creamy Chicken Curry (Yellow Curry)
This is kind of an East Meets West Meets East deal. I got the original idea from a French curry, and turned it around and served it more in the Indian (family) style. I love family-style cooking when we have…
Lemon Sorbet
Or, the easiest dessert to amaze your friends. The shopping list quantities are what’s needed for the recipe so here they are. You’ll need: 10-12 Meyers lemons (they’re among the sweetest) 2 cups of water One cup of sugar. an…
Jackburgers
Cooking with whiskeys and bourbons seems to be all the rage these days. Most of it, though, even in Burgerland, seems to be sauce-based flavorings – make a regular burger and put a Jack Daniels BBQ sauce on it, for…
Deep-fried Meatballs!!1!
You heard me right. Meatballs. Deep-fried. What I didn’t mention is that cheese is involved too. After all, this is an Italian-inspired dish – at least as far as the flavors go. Most people just look at me funny though….