Adventuring from bread winner to bread baker… and back again.
Although this is where I usually list my “inspiration,” this meal was one of our traditional meals from America’s Test Kitchen, adapted to the ingredients we had on hand (mostly including leftovers). I really enjoyed it, so I hope you give it a try! Ingredients: 1 acorn squash olive oil 6 cloves garlic, peeled & put through a …
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Hubby & I went to our friends’ house Christmas Evening and brought the makings for the decadent hot chocolate recipe I found in the The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook. Since the cookbook is 3-ring binder style, I took the hot chocolate page out in preparation to bring it with me, but I apparently set it …
So far, I make this recipe exactly as I found it at Epicurious, but I’ll update here if I come up with any significant changes. For me, it just tastes exactly like Broccoli Cheddar soup should, but made with decent ingredients I have in my home. Ingredients: 1 small head broccoli (½ pound) 1 large boiling …
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I found the original Winter Squash Mash Recipe at Epicurious, and made a few tweaks as I was cooking. I love winter squash, and I’m always happy to have another preparation for it! Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray 2 tablespoons olive oil One 2¾- to 3-pound kabocha squash, halved crosswise, seeded 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter 6 …
I never ate cooked greens when I was growing up. My mother didn’t like them, so I never got exposed to them. Until I was a vegetarian, visiting a boyfriend who was attending law school at NYU. I dated him for two years of his law school career, and visited every chance I got. He …
I found the original version of this potato chowder recipe at Epicurious, and made a few changes to it. Ingredients: 4 bacon slices, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 Yukon Gold potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 red bell pepper, chopped 2 cups (or more) whole milk 1 15-ounce can creamed corn 1 cup …