There are some basics that I swear by. I hesitate to say that everyone should know how to make them because everyone’s culinary tastes and preferences are shaped by personal experience, region, family ties, and time and place in history. But, if you’re looking to expand your cooking foundation, this is where I would start.
The fundamentals are recipes that I make on a regular basis. They’re my go-tos and the backbone of the vast majority of meals that I make.
I am a big fan of blackened tilapia. I would wager to say that it’s one of the easier fish to cook. Tilapia are so small compared to something like salmon or even whole cod, that there isn’t a lot of guess work in cooking […]
I am a huge fan of hummus. It’s easy to make from scratch and infinitely more delicious than store bought varieties. It’s difficult to make a hummus recipe, though, without contemplating: chickpeas or garbanzo beans? These are, in fact, different words for the exact same […]
It has recently come to my attention that I have been making hoards of crustless quiche lately. Not that I’m not necessarily always a fan of quiche. But I have been buying eggs in bulk and it’s hard not to think of quiche when I […]
I am a big fan of air fryer sweet potato fries. It only takes about 15 minutes. And it’s a lot easier and more contained than getting out a sheet pan and trying to make them in the oven or the hassle of a deep […]
I have been trying and trying and trying to make Ciabatta Bread! Somehow ended up starting okay at it and then getting progressively worse… Not exactly the point of this adventure! But finally I gave up and decided to just make plain old white bread. […]
I don’t always make tzatziki with English cucumbers, but it has become my go-to lately. You can easily substitute conventional American slicing cucumbers, but all of my usual grocery stores have switched to English ones! I often end up with odd ingredients when I go […]
I had honestly never cooked with calabaza squash before this. I’m sure that I’ve seen them around and overlooked something enormous that I didn’t quite know what to do with! But I do enjoy picking up ingredients at random and just kind of winging it. […]
I honestly don’t make a lot of sweets. I’m not fond of overly sugary things. I’ve had the same bag of snacking chocolate chips in the freezer for 6 months. I almost never make desserts. And baking cookies is almost the only thing that I […]
I don’t want to tell you how to make mashed potatoes. It seems like one of those things that you just… do. I don’t even myself know exactly how to make mashed potatoes. I just peel them, boil until you can stick a fork in […]
There are a lot of misconceptions about roasting pumpkins and guards. Some of them are old wives tales that don’t hold up under scrutiny. And some of them are just bad advice from people who appear to have no idea what they’re talking about! Either […]
