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...
Homemade Pasta
Although I made homemade pasta in Chicago with Will, I figured I would never be so inclined as to buy my own pasta machine and make my...
