I'm not really sure what to call these! They are closer to sushi than to nuggets. Like a pinwheel that has been sizzled on a grill. Beef and veggies rolled up and slightly kissed by the grill. Our grill isn't their grill. The street vendors had these charcoal grills that use a specific kind of … Continue reading Island Meat Bites- Negimaki
Is there anything better than chicken with crispy skin? I'm not sure there is. I got my tiny hands on some bone in skin on chicken thighs. I feel like the bone helps the meat hold some kind of shape and it can add a bit of extra flavor. I went super simple with this. … Continue reading Skilllet Crispy Skin Chicken
I know I am late with an update but I have been cooking all the things! We are going to start with the short ribs. They came out so perfect that I made them again for family dinner. It was one of those dinners where people don't talk because they are too busy shoving food … Continue reading Tiny Short Ribs
The wedge is my most favorite of the salads. The old standards are quite often the best! I really am a 1950's housewife in my heart. Honestly, it is the most basic of salads but it can still be fancy. We have talked about this before. We have grilled romaine and radicchio, we have used … Continue reading The Wedge
I have decided that I love my Cook's Illustrated magazines! I still feel like the recipes are above my skill level but they do have awesome tid bits. I've talked about tid bits and bits and bobs before, now I have a couple of new ones. This first one is called "Magic Butter Sauce". It … Continue reading A new thing, new to me at least
This apartment isn't tiny but it is still on the small side. 410 square feet sounds like a lot, I call it the mansion. The reality is that I have doubled my living space and halved the kitchen space. I do have nice appliances. I do not have counter space or a standard refrigerator. The … Continue reading A different kind of small
I found this recipe in Cook's Illustrated. I was gifted a subscription and honestly most everything is above my skill set. This one has limited ingredients and steps so I was confident that I could pull it off. I did make this at the main house but I bet I could do it in my … Continue reading Chicken Yassa
While I was at Aldi for dog food ingredients, I found the best thing ever! Two tiny steaks wrapped in bacon. Good quality steaks, the bacon isn't the best but it works. I had found some freezer meals for one at my store. We sell so many of them that I figured they would be … Continue reading I Found Tiny Food
I mean for real tiny! The stove-top has 2 burners that measure 6.5 inches. That sounds reasonable. Look at your basic cereal/soup/salad bowl and imagine cooking on it. I got a steak. A beautiful New York Strip steak. A dinner to celebrate my new home! Steak and rice seemed like a nice, simple beginning. The … Continue reading Let’s talk tiny
Soup is a great way to use up the bits from the fridge. Soup can also be a great way to use up the garden before the weather turns. I happened across some sexy leeks on a great sale so I loaded up! I love leeks just by themselves. Crispy, braised, sauteed, baked, grilled. There … Continue reading Potato Leek Soup- Tiny Edition
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