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’m incredibly fond of fried tofu and, rather unfortunately, it’s oftentimes not cooked well. Tofu is not meat. It doesn’t look, taste, or have anywhere near the texture or consistency as meat. So, calling it a “meat substitute” is kind of a misnomer. Especially given […]
I have been moving! And absolutely dreaming about what I’m going to make. Despite cooking for work and adoring the art form, I’ve struggled to have the energy to come home and continue to cook. Alas, I’ve taken food home from work and ordered more […]
Okay, I will admit that I’m just going through my cheese drawer at this point and going, “THAT might be good in fondue.” But how many cheese are there that wouldn’t be good in fondue? Really, the sky is the limit amongst the semi-soft and […]
I ordinarily have Greek yogurt on hand. I use it as a substitute for sour cream, as an alternative to milk or cream in pasta sauce, and generally just like the flavor of Greek yogurt. So, I ordinarily have a ton of it just lying […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I’ll toss absolutely anything into a burrito. This sometimes includes pasta. Which, I will admit, sounds like kind of an odd idea. But it’s like having macaroni and cheese on the go. My childhood self would have been absolutely […]
I am absolutely obsessed with making fondue lately. It’s far simpler to make than most people realize. I think that the only reason that it hasn’t previously been in such high rotation in my daily routine is because I keep thinking that it’s more difficult […]
Jarlsberg is a type of Swiss cheese that originated in Jarlsberg, Norway. I’d say that it’s a bit milder than most Swiss cheeses. But is a great addition to any fondue! Especially if you’re not quite as fond of the more classic bite to to […]
If I could live off of cheese alone? I would eat cheese for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And there is absolutely no better way to eat cheese than fondue! Fondue is actually a fairly easy dish to make. I consider it simpler than a roux […]
I am a big fan of vermicelli salads. I make these more generically with what I have lying around than following any specific meal. Although plenty of places around the globe commonly use vermicelli in their dishes. It spans from Italian to Thai cuisine with […]
Vermicelli salad is one of my favorite things to make in a pinch. I’m currently moving and need food that’s quick and easy to throw together and requires very little equipment! Because most of my kitchen is in boxes. These types of dishes are perfect. […]
