Peach Salsa

I went a salsa canning kick earlier this week. Unlike the 10 lbs of tomatoes I bought 2 weeks ago for $2.50, these 10 lbs (this time for $5) actually got almost all used BEFORE I had to cut off large chunks due to stupid fungus. I’m going to make these recipes VERY bare bones. [...]

My mom’s tomato sauce

I discovered the cookbook section of the university library that is across from my building on campus. This could be bad. Really bad. Or really tasty. This recipe is truly my mom’s recipe, and her mom’s recipe. I did not grow up eating tomato sauce from a jar. While my mom always used canned whole [...]

recipes in the works, and green beans

I’ve made a few things recently that I want to post, but I don’t want to post them until I’ve actually eaten them. I made maraschino cherries the other night. But they need to soak for two weeks, ideally. I might hold out to next week and then see how they taste. I also made [...]

Sauteed sugar snap/snow peas with carrots and honey glaze

This is an incredibly easy dish, but takes longer then I think it should. But it’s an easy summer side dish using mostly seasonal produce. Sauteed sugar snap/snow peas with carrots and honey glaze 1. Cut about 2-4 lb of carrots into a shape and width that roughly resembles your pea pods. 2. Steam them [...]

Beef Stir Fry – urb inspired

I don’t often make recipes from use real butter, and I’m not sure why. But I do regularly check out her posts for inspiration, often times combine useful techniques or flavor combinations with what I have on hand, or what I know we like. This was the case with dinner tonight. Beef stir fry – [...]

BAS – big ass salad, the lunch of champions

About a month ago I switched to having salad for lunch every work day. A Big Ass Salad. Nothing low fat or low cal here, just lots of veggies and some healthy fats. I was interested to see how this worked out money wise so I took the time to collect all the prices I’ve [...]

Hot slaw – no mayo!

The ManBeast is not a fan of mayonnaise, so when we decided to have slaw with dinner tonight, I had to search for a non-mayo based recipe. I also wasn’t fond of the idea of cold slaw, it is only 4F outside after all. I really liked the idea of the slaw recipe from Purely [...]

Fish Kabayaki and sweet potato latkes

I would call this salmon kabayaki, but I didn’t actually use salmon. I used some other pink/salmon colored fish which I no longer remember the name of. About the only place I trust around here to get ‘fresh’ fish is Whole Foods, and salmon was well out of any price range I was willing to [...]

Butternut squash with pecans and vanilla

Simply Recipes is known for some pretty solid recipes, and her Butternut squash with walnuts and vanilla was no exception. I made some changes based on what we had on hand and how I know we like to eat. This was served with the ribs I mentioned in the previous post along with a baked [...]

Crimini butternut squash risotto

Tonights dinner is Herb rubbed Sirloin Roast with crimini butternut squash risotto. I’d write about the roast, but you wouldn’t honestly get anything more from me than you can with that link (other than to MORE than halve the salt, and if you don’t like spicy, dial back the cayenne, and its perfectly edible if [...]

Dinner, now with pictures!

This time, I actually remembered to try to take pictures both before AND after cooking my dinner! I was on my own for dinner tonight, so I decided to embellish a little bit and make myself something nice. Here’s what I started with (ok, well, most of the ingredients): I picked up a 0.8 lb [...]

Brussel sprouts, the good way

I hear rumors that many people don’t like brussel sprouts. I’m not sure why, as to me, they are quite tasty. Here’s how I did them last night to go with some bland and disappointing Porkchops with Mushroom Bourbon Cream Sauce (granted, I did forget to add the basil at the end). According to the [...]

Veggie Stir Fry

I wasn’t sure what side to put with the nut crusted pork last night, and I wasn’t really in the mood for salad. So I went half primal. I made a veggie stir fry to be served over rice. The SO had his serving of carbs, while I was able to minimize it and eat [...]

Tarragon Turkey Soup

I couldn’t tell you how this tastes yet, but it sure looks pretty. And used quite a few things I have hanging around. Edited to add: this tasted awesome! And will likely make it into the ‘make again’ pile. Side note: Turns out our three season porch is a true three season porch. As in [...]

Baked Festival Squash

I have about a gazillion squash to work through. Here’s one recipe that was actually edible. The base recipe is from the Harmony Valley recipe resource, but I made it my own. Baked Festival Squash 1 Festival squash, halved butter ground cinnamon dried sweetened cranberries chopped pecans brown sugar salt 1. Preheat oven to 375F. [...]