Last night for dinner I attempted to make those cheesebreads we get at Chima (the Brazilian steakhouse in Tysons). Whenever I go to Chima I have often wondered (as I gorge myself on cheesebreads and roasted leg o’ lamb) how these wonderful little things are made (are they essentially soufflés? is it dark magic?). The [...]
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Curried Butternut Squash Soup
FIRST POST! HI EVERYBODY! Okay, lameness over, if you’ve been following my tweets, to soothe my angst over student loans and photography, I’ve been throwing myself into making lots of food. Gloria reminded me of this blog’s existence, and today I’ll share with you a pretty simple curried butternut squash soup that I thought up [...]
Lamb Kapama
This is a dish I first had at Cava Mezze where it is absolutely to die for; it is also pretty good at Plaka Grill. Recipe-googling produced quite a few variations on the basic idea (lamb stewed in a rich tomato sauce) but I wanted it like I’d had it in the restaurants: with orzo. [...]
Sausage, Potato, and Kale Soup
Before I forget, I wanted to mention that I made this soup from Pioneer Woman, the Sausage, Potato, and Kale Soup, which is apparently a copycat recipe from Olive Garden, which I haven’t been to in about 10 years or so. But I have to say, if their food is like this, I should probably make [...]
Sandwich bread: take two
Well then. On only my second try, I’m pretty happy with my white sandwich bread. It’ll soon be time to branch out. This time I got a lighter, fluffier, still delicious loaf; still on the short side, but if I make more dough that should solve that problem. Here’s what I did: Decreased flour a [...]
Sandwich bread: take one
I have long wanted to master basic bread-baking, and since a coworker got a copy of Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything, which has a lot of bread recipes, I decided now was a good time to try. I’m really happy now with my recipes for risotto and penne alla vodka, but it took a [...]
Minestrone
This recipe is delicious, easy to make, and yields a massive amount of food! It would be perfect when you have company over, or when you want to save on meals for a week and don’t mind eating the same thing every day. Recipe is from Food Network’s Michael Chiarello, who was that Italian chef [...]
Oat Bran and Honey Cookies
I know, it’s been a looong while since I posted anything. Sorry! So I’m getting back in the game with a delicious little cookie that’s perfect with some tea or coffee. The recipe originally calls for wheat germ, but I read a post by another blogger who substituted oat bran instead. Since I had oat [...]
Slow-roasted Spiced Pork Belly
The next few posts are going to be from the backlog, since there are several posts I’ve been meaning to make. The following dish I’ve made twice, and it’s turned out pretty good both times. Pork belly is a cut of meat that’s not often used directly in Western cooking, though it’s the cut that’s [...]
Risotto, the food of the gods
In which I have a food-related epiphany. (Hint: it’s about risotto, and its amazingness.)