Winter is Coming
So Rip saw his first snow yesterday, and just as quickly as it blew in, the sun melted it off today. (See left and right above.) What he...
Chicken Parm - Revisited
Don't get me wrong; I love the chicken parm recipe from Cook's Illustrated. I've made it hundreds of times and gotten restaurant...
Carnitas from Mexico.
Carnitas is my new go-to at my favorite Mexican restaurant. In the spirit of "How Hard Could It Be?", I went in search of a recipe to...
Easter Eggs
I often ask people, "If you were stranded on a deserted island with only one food, what would it be?" My answer used to be avocado, but I...
"Well, Ali Baba had them 40 thieves" (cloves). . .
Soooooo, the gardening is coming to a close. It's been a fun project from start to finish: Covid with the kiddos and starting seed in the...
Chipotle Chicken at Home
I had so been looking forward to SPRING BREAK ... And suddenly, we are coronavirus closed for three weeks. No students for three weeks....
Christmas in March
Exhausted from a long hockey season and two weeks of non-stop grading, I just packed up the car and headed to the farm for spring break....
Homemade Pho
Often when I have leftover anything I wonder what I can do with it. In this case, it was leftover bones from a roast. "Surely," I...
Turkey Roulade
Because Thanksgiving was just two of us at Cherokee Crossing, I decided to try a new recipe with a smaller turkey. And in lieu of a 6...
Spicy Shrimp w/ Cauliflower Mash and Kale
Totally converted to mashed cauliflower with this recipe. I craved them all week long and didn't feel guilty like when I have leftover...
