It’s mid-January and that means we are eating lots of comfort food. Basically, it is dinner-in-a-bowl season at our house. We love a good saucy protein atop a steaming bowl of rice to get us through an evening of playing and dancing with our little lady, and maybe watching Frozen once or twice or a...
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Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
When life gets messy, make something saucy. I'm sure someone has that embroidered on a pillow or something like that. If not, they should. Life has been completely crazy lately, but we've still been eating well. One of the greatest skills I've acquired while teaching myself to cook has been learning to make sauces from scratch. This recipe...
Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttermilk biscuits are so simple, yet somehow they seem a little bit intimidating. Making them from scratch takes about the same amount of time as using the canned variety, but they're not even comparable in terms of flavor, texture, or even cost. This time of the year, I get the itch to start making more...
Creamy Chicken and Noodles
Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day (or night) for a perfectly planned out menu. I call those days Tuesdays. When Michael and I were dating, he used to cook up some chicken breasts and some white rice, and then make a sauce with cream of chicken soup. It was a very filling,...
Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Stew with Red Wine and Mushrooms)
Boeuf Bourguignon is arguably Julia Child's most famous recipe, or at least near the top thanks to the movie Julie & Julia. The recipe itself is quite a masterpiece, but certainly not overly difficult or intimidating. I have nothing but love for dear Julia, but after making her version of the classic Beef Stew with Red...
Pasta with Zucchini and Ricotta
There are a lot of things Italy does really well. For one, they really respect their ingredients. You don't have to speak their language to see that it is deeply ingrained in their heritage. You only really eat what you grow yourself, or what is grown in your immediate vicinity. You're buying from the person...
Spinach Mushroom Skillet Lasagna
Three weeks from today I will be on a plane with my Hubby headed across the ocean to live in Italy for a few months. Let's just say that I've got LOTS to do between now and then, but I don't want to skimp on home cooking either. That's where this recipe comes in. Spinach...
Horchata
If you've never had horchata before, or if you've never even heard of it...you're missing out. Horchata is basically a homemade rice milk drink that is spiced with cinnamon, and sometimes vanilla, and served over ice. While horchata originated in Latin America, there are many versions that vary from country to country. If you're like...
Baked Cilantro-Lime Chicken and Rice
One of my favorite texts that my Hubby send me is "Wanna meet for lunch?" I always say yes, followed by the obligatory response of "When and where?" He almost always picks a Mexican Grill restaurant near his office. I have come to love burrito bowls, or naked burritos, or earmuffs, or whatever you want...
Honey Barbecue Sauce
This recipe has been a long time coming. I have tried countless times to come up with a recipe for honey barbecue sauce that: a) I like. b) Does not require lots of strange ingredients, like fish sauce and whatnot. c) Does not contain High Fructose Corn Syrup. I finally got it. Plus, Hubby and I...