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.
When we think about roasting pumpkins, squash, and other gourds, we tend to think about roasting pie pumpkin. After all, every fall season we’re inundated with dreams of pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin pie lattes! While most coffee drinks contain no actual pumpkin and […]
Learning how to scramble eggs is a staple of cooking. They’re easy to forget about, though! Scrambled eggs are so standard a food, that it can be easy for them to get overshadowed by other things. I would almost never order scrambled eggs at a […]
Cooking rice can be more difficult than it seems. It often turns out hard and undercooked or overcooked and mushy. And for years I just forwent the endeavor entirely. Often opting instead for quinoa or lentils, instead of rice. Just to avoid having to try […]
There’s nothing that can’t be elevated with a little bit of roasted garlic! Roasting gives you a gentler flavor that usually more palatable to the garlic averse. And, to us garlic aficionados, instantly makes for a sweeter, almost caramelized flavor. You can substitute roasted garlic […]
Baked salmon is absolutely delicious. I grew up on the West Coast where it was a staple! I put it on everything from salads and eggs to in seafood chowders and tacos. There’s nothing savory that can’t be elevated with a perfectly baked salmon. For […]
Corn tortillas are surprisingly easy to make. I know countless numbers of people who, once they realize how simple it is to make, will never go back to buying tortillas again. With only 2 necessary ingredients and a cooking time of about 60 seconds, making […]
I’m a huge fan of making burritos. Anyone who knows me, knows that I make 4 or 5 a week. I throw all of my leftovers into them. Absolutely anything and everything that can be wrapped in a tortilla shell and covered in sour cream […]
Guacamole is my go-to easy dish to bring to events. As a side dish at barbecues. With drinks with friends. Every day of the week with Mexican food. Although we are in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and not actually doing most of that […]
