MiL put "spinach" on the menu for tonight, but I know FiL prefers creamed spinach, so I decided to give it another go, since we actually had some cream in the house for a change (the inlaws use skim even in coffee!). I specifically wanted something saucy, because the rest of dinner was going to be pretty dry.

Creamed spinach was not a thing for me ( Read more... )

My mother-in-law is always trying to come up with new ideas for what to cook for dinner, and sometimes it comes down to reading weekly institutional menus in the newspaper and trying to imagine what an entry actually is. This week she was inspired by "chicken bruschetta". Well, that sounded like cold open-faced chicken sandwich to me, and with ( Read more... )

This was a triumph. I'm making a note here:  huge success.  It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.https://www.dispatch.com/entertainmentlife/20190417/recipe-easter-ham-with-cherry-chutneyRead more... )

Reading this recipe is making me regret my life choices. To wit, sitting down at the computer and reading it without having gone to pee first ( Read more... )

Ooh! This looks inspiring!

Fresh Citrus Tart with Gingersnap Crust

Crossposted from https://montuos.dreamwidth.org/1749290.html ;
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I don't think I'd care for this myself, because the pizza toppings actually get steamed rather than baked. I prefer my toppings golden to slightly charred, which requires dry heat. But isn't this spectacular? :D
PIZZA BALLOON RECIPE Make & Taste - inflatable pizza? - YouTube

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We were hungry. We ated it. It was delicious.


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Last night I felt like crap, but made hot and sour soup from scratch anyway. +AngeloBautista asked for the recipe, so here it is.

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Me: What do you think? Do I need to try to remember how I did this?
Him: Yeah, I think so.
Me: That's what I was afraid of...

An hour earlier:Try desperately to find inspiration for what to do with the chunk of thawed hamburger. Fail. Start peeling and chopping garlic and onion by default. Break up hamburger into a large pot, throw in ( Read more... )

Not the prettiest loaf I've ever baked, but the easiest by far! #OMNOMNOMNOM!!!

I used +Lerato Majikfaerie's recipe here:
( copied and saved here for posterity )