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All Taste, No Fuss: Broccoli Almond Soup and Red Pepper Beef

One of the questions I get asked on a regular basis is—how do you do it? And no, they’re not asking me how I remain so effervescently awesome–it’s clearly obvious that’s a trade secret. No, they’re asking me, “How do you put a meal together? And not a meal from a recipe you’ve searched for [...]

This dinner contains an entire bottle of wine

And if that’s not an incentive for you to try it, well…I’m out of ideas. So a while back, my mother in law accidentally bought half a cow. I know you, internet reader, and I know that your first instinct is to quip, “Which half? Front or back?” Oh you witty person, you. After that, [...]

Monday Night Pantry Pasta Pretty Damn Quick

I picked out glasses yesterday afternoon. Prescription sunglasses, to be precise. I can’t really tell you what they look like though. I’m not even really sure. That’s the problem with having to try on glasses when you don’t wear contacts and are otherwise mostly blind. But hey, in about 3-4 weeks when they come in, [...]

Ancho-Chipotle-Cocoa-Super-Hyphenated-Awesome Spice Rub

A simple rub for a simple gal…I used this rub on some flank steak for fajitas tonight and it was really pretty good. Interesting flavor, nice spice level that just hits you at the back of the throat, and simple to make. Just throw it together, rub it on your favorite type of meat and [...]

Pomegranate-braised ancho-chocolate beef: it's what's for dinner. And maybe dessert. No, just dinner. Maybe dessert.

I got a notice that POM Wonderful was having a recipe contest and I thought, “Self, we’ve never entered a recipe contest before. We should give it a shot.” Self said, “We’ll never win.” And I replied, “Way to be defeatist, Self. The point is that it’s an excuse to be creative.” Self: “Since when [...]

There’s a Wocket in My Pizza Pocket

You know, I tried really hard to think of a witty lead in for this blog post, but I’ve got nothing. I blame it on Monday. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow. [Edit: Thankfully, Sophia saved me with a hilarious new title that you can read above.] But anyway, tonight we made calzones. Partly out [...]

Fall’s First Meatloaf

Happy Labor Day! Well, there it goes. The end of my summer. Not with a bang. Not really a whimper. More of an “Ehhhhh I don’t wanna.” Or a “Meh.” A sullen “meh” though, not one of those nonchalant “I just don’t care” mehs. Not here. But instead of doing a giant barbecue (mmm barbecue) [...]

At the kofta, kofta cabana…

Josh and I are trying a new thing this month: not spending half our take home pay in food costs. Radical, I know. Especially when there’s only two of us. Well, and Winston, but he doesn’t get people food, much to his dismay. But between eating out fairly often (especially lunches during the work week, [...]