Since we got back from Austin I haven't really been cooking anything exciting. I have been experimenting with rice and pasta dishes but nothing outstanding really happened. I decided I needed to dive back into the cooking show realm and find some inspiration! I found David Chang. He makes mostly Asian food which is my … Continue reading Dream Chicken
Who doesn't like snacks? I try to have healthy snacks these days. If cured meats, cheese, olives, nuts and pickles are healthy then I am winning. Between Aldi and Sprouts I always have a basic charcuterie array. I know there is science and art that goes into a tasting plate like this, I don't know … Continue reading Snack Time
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
Just hearing the name of this salad transports me to warm days and bright skies! Fresh basil, mozzarella, tomatoes and avocado is a dream combination. I got the idea for this from a magazine and they had made perfect avocado halves with no skin. I tried to achieve this made for print loveliness to no … Continue reading Avocado Caprese Salad
It seems like ages ago that it was warm and the sunshine lasted for more than 6 hours a day. I do miss those days but thanks to modern markets I can feed us those summer dishes year round! This summer I decided to focus more on the side dishes than the mains and this … Continue reading It was summer…
Life as usual has gotten in the way of blogging! I have recently been granted the time to get back to it and a new kitchen to cook in so here we go on this new adventure! Let's start with the new kitchen. It is located in the corner of the 210 square foot tiny … Continue reading It’s been too long!
This winter has sucked the will to live right out of me! There is still a pandemic, I am still an essential worker, Oklahoma got record breaking low temps and more snow than we knew what to do with! Thanks to the hubs and Mom for gifting me gadgets for Christmas-An Instapot and Air Fryer … Continue reading Cold, cold go away!!
Pepper Jack and Black Bean Tostadas with Southwest Lime Crema and Spicy Pico de Gallo. I am always excited for veggies and this was a chance to try black beans as the main protein! I didn't really make any changes to their recipe except to pickle some of the red onion in the way we … Continue reading We Went Meatless!
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