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 like a good blackened tilapia. It tends to be my go-to for blackened fish. They tend to be a readily available fish at a good price in my area. Especially if you’re picking them up in bulk. This isn’t sponsored, but my local Costco […]
I’ve been excited about black beans lately. They’re quick and easy to toss together (15 minutes to throw into a crock pot and then 8 hours to slow cook). No need to soak them overnight or fuss with simmering them on the stove (unless you […]
I can’t tell you how many burritos I’ve made in the last couple of days. I’ve been in the mood for fajitas. So, I’ve been making Fajitas w/ Black Beans, Quinoa, & Summer Squash and Fajitas w/ Black Beans, Quinoa, & Yellow Tomatoes. I’ve also […]
I have been in a fajitas mood lately. I made a big batch of Slow Cooker Black Beans w/ Super Chili Peppers and Quinoa w/ Summer Squash & Super Chili Peppers. So, I’ve been going down a Latin American-inspired food rabbit hole with burritos, breakfast […]
Jack-o-lantern season is upon us. It only comes once a year. You can only tromp out into the mud six weeks out of the year. You can also go to the grocery store. It’s not exactly a Christmas tree lot-sized spectacle. But you know that […]
La bombas are a type of jalapeño pepper that grow into little round, red peppers. They get their namesake by their resemblance to bombs. Although, being a jalapeño variety, don’t pack an inedible punch. I grew these la bomba peppers in my garden. You might […]
I know that I just made a bunch of Burritos w/ Super Chili Black Beans & Quinoa and now I’m making another Quinoa Burrito w/ Avocado. Although I just made Fajitas w/ Black Beans, Quinoa, & Summer Squash. I added in a bunch of avocados […]
The other day I made Slow Cooker Black Beans w/ Super Chili Peppers and Quinoa w/ Summer Squash & Super Chili Peppers. I had the intention of making fajitas. Although it takes 8 hours to cook unsoaked black beans in the crock pot. Which means […]
Burritos are one of my favorite things to toss together on a lazy day. After all, what’s better than a breakfast burrito? How about a homemade breakfast burrito made entirely of leftovers and a runny egg. As much as I like a good scrambled eggs […]
I have a tendency to make desperate ingredients and worry about hobbling them together into an actual dish later on. If I’m lazy, it’ll all end up as burritos and nachos. Although, if I’m feeling particularly inspired culinary-wise, I might wager to make Homemade Corn […]
