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 am incredibly fond of making vermicelli salad. I’ve been making it in several different forms over the last couple of weeks. It’s more or less a no-fry stir fry with a plethora of fresh fruits and vegetables mixed in with tahini, tamari, rice vinegar, […]
I made Spinach Pie w/ Tomatoes the other day. And I’m always hesitant about turning a full-fledged meal into a burrito. After all, I do tend to turn everything into a burrito! But spinach pie is a self-contained dish. It’s not a side salad. It’s […]
II was re-reading through my Spinach Pie recipe from Thanksgiving. I made two of them around that time. I was kind of planning on mixing things up a bit. Maybe to add tomatoes and maybe some Greek yogurt? Which I guess would make it more […]
I’ve been calling a lot of things “bruschetta” lately. They. aren’t exactly what I think of when I think of bruschetta! They may be more adeptly open-faced sandwiches. But, at its core, bruschetta is simply toasted bread that is topped. So, the term is somewhat […]
I have been obsessed with this avocado dip lately. With a mix of avocados, tahini, and Greek yogurt? I’ve been calling it a cross between hummus and guacamole. I am very quickly going through all of my tahini, though! So, I decided to mix it […]
I recently acquired a barbecue. And, by “acquired,” I really just mean found along the side of the road with a “free” sign on it. Which, in my part of rural Wisconsin is actually kind of an anomaly! I’m from Oregon where thrifting and free […]
It’s the peak of summer and I’m in full on barbecue mode. My barbecue was actually stolen a couple of years ago. So, in defiance, I have refused to purchase another one. Although the other day I was running some errands and spotted a free […]
I’m incredibly fond of spinach pesto. I’m allergic to basil, so I need something else to make it with! And I’m really just a huge fan of spinach. It’s a nutrient-rich leafy green that has an incredibly large amount of protein. It also pops quite […]
My new favorite thing is Greek yogurt and avocado dip. It’s like a cross between guacamole and hummus where the sum is greater than its parts. I’m absolutely obsessed! So, it’s no wonder that I was eventually going to add hot peppers to it. I […]
The other day I made Vermicelli Salad w/ Avocado, Cucumber, & Tomato and Avocado Dip w/ Tahini & Lemon. I still have a plethora of both in my refrigerator! And, while my go-to is ordinarily burritos. Which I absolutely have been making en masse this […]
