Easy pesto pasta makes for a great weeknight dinner or simple weekend treat.
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We Can Pickle That
At one point, we had so many cucumbers that we didn’t know what to do with them. Correction. We know what to do with them. We pickle that! I looked up a few recipes for fridge pickles and tweaked to make it my own. It’s not precise… and that’s the nice part.
Mozzarella Pesto Pizza
More no-knead pizza action last night. The veggie pizza was good, but the mozzarella pesto pizza turned out amazing. Mozzarella Pesto Pizza – 1 batch of no-knead pizza dough (see Jim Lahey’s method here). – pine nuts (substitute with pecans or walnuts if you’re feeling frisky) – 3 bunches of basil (and I mean a… Continue reading Mozzarella Pesto Pizza
Fried Green Tomatoes
This is the excerpt for the post for Friend G Toms.
Squash Puppies
My mom used to make squash puffs. And they were excellent. I wanted to make something like that with the squash flavor, but with a hush puppy consistency. I saw a recipe on cooks.com, then adapted/hacked my own. And guess what?! These are great too – a little bit more bready like hush puppies. Go… Continue reading Squash Puppies
No-Knead Bread
A co-worker (Craig) introduced me My Bread by Jim Lahey. I baked two loaves of bread last night: one plain, one plain with rosemary tweaking. I started the two loaves on Wednesday night at midnight. Then I did the second rise Thursday after I got home from work. Then baked later that night. And wow,… Continue reading No-Knead Bread
Grilled Artichokes
I followed Simple Foodie’s recipe for making grilled artichokes and they were delicious. And the basil aioli was fantastic. Super easy. I will not mention the other dishes that I made – that would borderline on near-redneck. Just focus on the grilled artichokes for now.
Potato Chips
A mandoline has sat quietly on my wish list for a long time now. And while Erin and I were out and about yesterday, I scoped this simple V-shaped mandoline at World Market for TEN dollars. That’s right. Ten dollars – that’s it! After a store run, I decided to try out my new toy… Continue reading Potato Chips
Easy Potato Soup
This recipe is adapted from a couple of other recipes I checked out. I scanned, made a in-my-head grocery list, and then got down to business. So feel free to add or subtract items. I like the danger of cooking without a formal recipe. (Except for baking, of course.) Total time: 1 hour Cost: who… Continue reading Easy Potato Soup