So, there's a lime tree at my house and a surplus of limes. So far, I've done fairly well with pasta dishes at my house, i.e. my parents actually eat the dish. Most of my pastas have been of the marinara variety, however, and I am thinking about branching out a bit ( Read more... )

Usually, I just follow the instructions on the back of the meatloaf seasoning package. It turns alright, but surely there are better methods. So, do any of you have any meatloaf recipe and/or tips you'd be willing to share with me?

So, I watched Alton Brown promote the salubrious qualities of salad recently on the Food Network. He even showed how to make homemade croutons from Italian bread, but I'm not sure if I want to go that far yet. In any case, I've thought about trying out a baked chicken salad, maybe with strawberries. Perhaps something like this ( Read more... )

My mom showed me how to do this one time:

Egg Drop Soup

Ingredients
1 can chicken broth
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 Tbsp water
2 eggs, beaten

Directions1. Prepare the eggs. My mom prefers to drain out the egg white using the half shell method (transfer the yolk between the two half shells until all the egg white is drained out). My sister likes ( Read more... )

Personal aside, I have a test and project due tomorrow, which means I've been in superfocus mode the past few hours (oddly enough, no caffeine). The downside of superfocus mode is that I often cannot sleep well that night. I don't like using it very often, but I had to work and help out with some chores at home today. You don't catch up by going ( Read more... )

Due to the success of my BBQ brisket, my parents have encouraged me to try cooking some other meals (considering my mom wouldn't let me cook anything in the kitchen growing up, that's a big deal). So I said that I might try making some smoked ribs for July 4th ( Read more... )