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
Beef stroganoff is one of our favorites. Who doesn't love a creamy, mushroomy, oniony kind of sauce with beef and served over noodles? It's all the things that are good in one bowl! I picked this for a date night dinner as it had been ages since I had made it. With only 2 burners … Continue reading Beef Stroganoff
With Roasted Carrots and Lemon Garlic Couscous. This was the second jelly dish that I chose after the first one came out so nice! I also chose this one because I had most of the ingredients on hand so with what they sent I was able to have the kids over and it is a … Continue reading Apricot Dijon Chicken Legs
Specifically Tuscan Herbed Chicken Linguine with Creamy Tomato sauce and Charred Lemon. I chose this one because it sounded super easy with a 5 minute prep time and 40 minute cook time and like I could easily stretch it into 4 servings with just 2 or 3 things from the market! Ingredients they send: 1 … Continue reading Chicken Linguine
Ya'll! This lasagna was magical! It took all day and used just about every dish in my cupboard but it was absolutely worth it! I already had noodles in the pantry so I only needed the filling ingredients. I wanted to add a fresh component since I was using canned sauce and I had my … Continue reading Lasagna!!
I know that I said I was cooking things and that I would share them but what had happened was, I am considered "essential" so I have been working 10 hour days and then Netflix released Tiger King so in between work and naps I have been lost in a sea of "I met him!!" … Continue reading I am sorry
When I was reading in The Meat Bible about how to make the perfect pot roast I had skimmed over the bit that talked about short ribs, it said something about cooking low and slow and for longer than you think but since I was in the Pot Roast frame of mind I didn't really … Continue reading Beef Short Ribs
I do a fair amount of cooking with wine and I feel like I know which to use in what dish but I felt that way about meat so I went into the library and found a vintage book that my Grand had handed down to me called "American Wines and Wine Cooking" and decided … Continue reading Wine!
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