Adventures of a Home Cook
Returning to the kitchen after a weekend filled with feasting is always a bit of a challenge. After baking pies, mashing potatoes and basting for hours, all I want to do is fall into a tryptophane-induced coma and binge watch Netflix until Halloween. Then I …
Where I am from, the last weekend in August is known as Cornfest weekend. Yes my small town celebrates its corn to an extreme degree. There is a corn-eating contest, a Miss Cornfest pageant, and the Cornfest parade lead by Nibby and Niblet- an adult …
Having recently returned from a week away at our cottage in Northern Michigan, I need a nap! There was a time when a vacation away at the cottage meant spending the afternoon floating on the lake, reading a good book on the screened in porch …
This past long weekend my husband, father and a bunch of guys went to our cottage in northern Michigan to tear down and rebuilt a deck. What do you do when your Keto-dieting husband leaves you for the weekend with two kids? Cook nothing but …
This is less a recipe and more of a technique. One which results in exceptionally juicy chicken, crispy skin and cooks up in less than 45 minutes, making a cooking whole chicken possible on a week night. Let this convert you as well! So what …
While I am sure there is a place for vegetarian lasagnas, eggplant lasagnas, lasagnas made with zucchini noodles and all the many other variations that have inserted their ways into our kitchens and potlucks, in my mind this is how Lasagna should be. Warm, carb-filled …
There is nothing more boring than chicken breasts. Except perhaps turkey breasts. They are the embodiment of uninspired and are usually dry, tough and bland. However, when those same breasts are butterflied, pounded thin and sauteed in a skillet (and not overcooked!) they are delicious! …
The dilemma which reaches all of us this time of year- what to do with all of the Christmas leftovers? It is a delicious problem to have! While I enjoy a turkey sandwich as much as the next- I prefer the British approach of pairing …
Before I met my husband, I thought that all stuffing (or dressing as we referred to it at my house) was just bread that had soaked up broth, butter, and hopefully a little turkey drippings. It served the same role as mashed potatoes and rolls- …
I love warm carb-filled comfort food on a cold fall day. But all too often those dishes can be a little bland. What I really crave is warm, cheesy comfort food with some kick! This may be the reason for my obsession/ love affair with …