Month: September 2009

Soft Pretzels

One of my earliest vivid memories is shopping with my mom at our dinky little mall (now a small strip mall) when I was 4 or 5 years old. I loved going to this mall with her- partly because I learned the art of shopping at an early age (something...

1 year blogiversary!

Happy birthday to my little blog. I started this blog 1 year ago today. I started it more as a cookbook for myself, to keep track of recipes I loved, than anything else. A year ago I firmly fell in the Sucky Cooking category. After many, many attempts in the kitchen...

Pasta ala Pam & Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Also known as Sausage, spinach, and roasted cherry tomato pasta. But that’s a super-wordy name. A mouthful (get it. food? mouthful? I’m hilarious, I know. I crack me up) Brian’s Aunt Pam is just one of those women- Her home is gorgeous and always immaculately clean, she makes 5 star...

Garlic Knots

I could write an ode to garlic. But I’m not a very ode-writing kind of girl. So making these delightful knots will have to suffice. Ingredients: For the knots:3 cups bread flour1/4 cup milk1 tablespoon sugar2 teaspoons instant yeast1-1/4 teaspoons salt2 tablespoons olive oil1 cup + 2 tablespoons lukewarm water...

Chicken Gyros

On our very first date, Brian and I went rollerblading (and I fell down a hill and almost got a concussion. Klassy, I tell you) then we went out to dinner at Brian’s favorite hangout and I, being a girl on a first date, debated ordering a teeny tiny side...

Roasted Red Peppers

Directions: Place red peppers on a baking sheet under the broiler.  Turn occasionally until each side is blackened. Remove the peppers from the oven and seal in an airtight container for 10-15 minutes. This will help the skin peel off the pepper. Remove the skin and slice.

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

When we first got married Brian and I used to go out to dinner at the same place pretty often, and we almost always ordered the same thing: buffalo chicken sandwich. Unfortunately, a year or two later they discontinued the item on the menu and we were left wanting. Thankfully,...

Quick Ginger Pork

Ingredients:3/4-1 lb pork, cut into bite sized pieces (I also use chicken, as in the photo above)4 cloves of garlic, mincedvegetable oil1/2 C soy sauce (I recommend lower sodium. otherwise this gets salty)1t. ginger1 t. sugar2C water4 slightly rounded T. cornstarch1 head of broccoli Directions: Saute the pork and garlic in...