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!
It’s Saint Patrick’s Day. And, while I’m Scottish and Welsh, not Irish, and don’t have any allegiance to the Patron Saint of Ireland who’s credited with spreading Catholicism to Ireland or theoretically banishing snakes from the island that absolutely already didn’t have snakes. Not to […]
I absolutely adore turmeric. It only grows in tropical climates and you can almost never find it in grocery stores! But, when I do, I buy it in bulk. Usually because that’s the only way that you can buy it. But what exactly do you […]
Ahhh yes, burrito time. When is it not burrito time? Burritos are one of my favorite things to make. It only takes about 15 minutes to throw some leftovers together. And, with a little fancy pants toasting of the tortilla? This meal looks a lot […]
I made Quinoa w/ Sweet Potatoes & Spinach last week. I notably was out of ginger and just decided to go for it! Which was not at all disappointing. Actually incredibly delicious. But, after an actually needed grocery store run, I have replenished my ginger supply! […]
This quinoa burrito is light and refreshing. I sometimes go for burritos that are dense and overfilled and will absolutely put you into a food coma! Which definitely has its time and place. If you want to pack as much flavor into a single meal? […]
I have been making various types of Ethiopian-inspired lentils with sautéed spinach and Japanese-inspired quinoa spinach for weeks, now. And it finally dawned on me that I should just combine them together and make spinach quinoa in one dish! I have one problem, though. I […]
Ohh breakfast burritos. One of my favorite things in the morning. Sometimes there’s absolutely nothing better than better than a good runny egg wrapped in a tortilla! They’re a great way to utilize leftovers as well. Today, I have a couple of fun things to […]
I made a Burrito w/ Quinoa, Sautéed Spinach, & Runny Egg yesterday and it was absolutely delicious. It also got me on the thought of making more breakfast dishes out of the dishes that I have lying around. Breakfast is a great opportunity to use […]
I made an Ethiopian take on Gomen Wat last week with Sautéed Spinach. That version contained garlic, ginger, cumin, and coriander. It was absolutely delicious and I ate it in everything that I made! I decided to make the same thing this week with just […]
This Japanese quinoa is inspired by a plethora of dishes. Tamari is similar to soy sauce, without the added gluten and usually quite as much salt. They make easy substitutions for one another and we commonly see them both paired with sushi. Tamari and rice […]
