Trying to figure out what to make? Or maybe just some inspiration before going to the grocery store? This Recipes section chronicles everything that I make on a daily basis. The good, the not-quite-so-good, and the sheer and utter failures! I’m joking, of course. There are very few catastrophic failures that cannot be remedied with the right skill, coaching, and presence of good family, friends, pets, and compost bins! But, nevertheless. Cooking is about perseverance and having fun with it.
I’m constantly in search of a new and interesting recipes to make. Even a brief perusal of this Recipes section will give anyone an idea of how much I cook. After a 10, 11 hour shift at work cooking for other people all day? The first thing that I want to do when I get home, my feet aching on concrete floors and my entire body smelling of other people’s food and my own blood, sweat, and tears? Is not to put my feet up and relax! But to crank up the music in my kitchen, pour myself a glass of sauvignon blanc, and start slow cooking a curry! Or make macaroni and cheese from scratch. Or melting cheese all over every single leftover that I have in my fridge in a big plate of nachos.
It’s really why I started this blog. I wanted some way to chronicle my culinary endeavors and preserve them for future reference. After all, if I don’t write down what I did, why I did it, and take pictures for posterity’s sake? I will absolutely never be able to recreate it again. And, if I’m going to go to that much effort just to be able to recreate something that I made in the middle of the night after cracking into a bottle of wine? Maybe you can find some inspiration in it, too.
Part of the point of cooking is to have a community. And my motto is always, if you have to eat? You might as well eat well! So, I hope that this Recipes section can provide some of that community. And inspiration to cook to anyone beyond myself. My eternal desire is not to fall into complacency or boredom. So, if in any way my eternally expanding Recipes section is of any value to anyone beyond myself? I wish you all of the best luck!
I have a problem with writing down recipes. It’s part of the reason that I have a food blog. If I have to post what I did? Then, I have to actually keep track of what I do. This ultimately means that, when I make […]
Macaroni and cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s rapidly turning into winter here. We’ve already had a few frost warnings. I’ve brought all of the plants inside that I want to try and winter over. And I’m getting on a plane in […]
I roasted Red Hubbard Squash yesterday and now get to spend the rest of the week making all sorts of fun things with squash. Roasted squash is one of my favorite things to toss into just about anything and everything all winter long in. As […]
I can’t quite remember what I originally went to the grocery store. Half of the time I don’t really know what I want to make. I just know that I’m going to cook today and go in with some vague idea about buying produce. Inspiration […]
Fall is in full swing and I am absolutely in squash mode. There are several squash varieties that are available all year round. The staples, like acorn, butternut, and delicata squash, are almost always in every grocery store. Although once a year, for a few […]
Whenever I roast squash, my favorite part is always the seeds. Sometimes I roast extra squash and freeze it just so that I can get my hands on more squash seeds. I grew up always roasting pumpkins seeds as a kid and the tradition stuck. […]
I tend to purée most of my squash. With this Red Hubbard Squash, I even roasted half of it whole to purée and am now roasting cubes as well. I managed to have enough foresight to figure out that I’m going to make Quinoa w/ […]
I used to only find Blue Hubbard Squash. Although, for whatever reason, this summer has been all about Roasted Red Hubbard Squash. They’re really quite similar with a deep orange hue, large seeds, and a more robust flavor than pie pumpkins could ever hope for. […]
I like to pick up new and unusual ingredients whenever I come across them. I live in Wisconsin and, despite Milwaukee being a major hub, the diversity of food is somewhat lacking compared to other places that I’m used to living. So, it’s always a […]
Potato bakes have become my new fall favorite dish. There’s something so delicious about potatoes and maybe a little bit of eggs or cheese baked to perfection. Ordinarily I’m a big fan of Crustless Quiches. You can eat them all year round with winter produce […]
