Category: Experiments

Growing up peanut butter cookies were one of my favorite cookies my grandmother would make. My brother and grandfather liked them too. So it was pretty common for them to be the cookie found in jars on the top shelf in my gram’s kitchen next to the fridge. Besides cookies, I’m not the biggest fan […]

I’ve been trying to use up different things in my pantry that I bought when I was feeling kind of adventurous in my food choices. Many of these things are alternative grains like farro, black rice, and quinoa. I like granola bars a lot and thought it would be cool to use some of these […]

Some nights I just want something relatively easy to make for dinner because I’m tired or because I have to take el nino (aka my son) to swimming lesson. Last night was one of those nights. The previous evening I’d planned on grilling steak but the weather didn’t cooperate. As a result I had a […]

Most people know that I’m a big fan of spicy food. Stuff with some kick but not enough to incinerate your tasty buds hot. (You won’t catch me eating ghost chile anything) I like having something to spicy up my sandwiches, wraps and stir fry on hand. However finding something that fits this bill is […]

After making my scones yesterday I still had cranberries to use. For some reason, the thought of dark chocolate, almonds and cranberries together seemed like a good idea. So a set out to make some cranberry almond bark. The first thing I had to do want cut the cranberries up into halves because whole cranberries […]

What do you do when you have more than a dozen zucchini and summer squash? Most people will respond, “make zucchini bread”. That is a good answer most of the time but what if you really don’t want to make baked goods and you really need to make something for dinner? The solution zucchini lasagna. […]

Every time I bake a chicken I always save the drippings and leftover meat to make a chicken pot pie. This week I baked a chicken because I wanted the white meat for chicken enchiladas. But even after I had made those I still had a lot of meat left. So I decided to make […]

Last month I decide to be a little creative when my friend came over for lunch. I often make a quiche for her when she visits because it is super easy and tasty. This time I wanted to make one that was a little more “out there”. I’d had a smoked salmon dish recently and […]

Summer here in Houston can be evil, particularly when the thermometer crests triple digits like it did for much of July. The A/C keeps things relatively pleasant but after working in the garden or going for a run, one just craves a summer frozen treat. The problem is that the treats at the store which […]

I’m a big fan of lamb but it is pricey and often ends up being poorly prepared. The classic error that people make when preparing lamb is overcooking it. The result of this is that the meat ends up being dried out. In order to make the most of your lamb, you should make sure […]