Recipe 6: Macaroni & Cheese

I got this recipe from my mother in law after I moved in with Steve. I’ve long since lost the original printout, but fortunately I have the recipe itself memorized. The original involved putting a tablespoon of butter, cut into quarters, on the first two layers, but I accidentally made it without one day and didn’t notice ( Read more... )

Recipe 6 & 7: Chicken Tikka Masala / Rice with PeasI have absolutely no idea where this recipe came from since I have it as a printout from somewhere, but there’s no URL with it. Yogurt is used as a substitute for something again - you’re going to see that a lot. Since I a) don’t plan meals ahead of time and b) don’t buy things unless I know I’ll ( Read more... )

Recipe 5: Stuffed MushroomsI can’t remember when exactly I got this recipe, but it must have been late high school because my father was still living in the apartment we shared (he moved out when he married his second wife) and I got it from the friend who eventually became Bill-Paying Roommate. (Bill Paying and Deadbeat were my roommates for about ( Read more... )

Two recipes in the same post, since I usually prepare these together, cooking them in the same casserole dish. This is a favorite around here, since it’s quick to put together, tasty, and doesn’t require a whole lot of ingredients ( Read more... )

The original recipe for this comes from one of my go-to sites for recipes, Half-Assed Kitchen. This is only a slight variant: the original is for a Blackberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake, but since I didn’t plan on baking in advance, I was missing the first two ingredients in the title, and substituted with frozen mixed berries and plain organic yogurt ( Read more... )

I decided to go ahead with the 100 Things challenge, and finally settled on 100 Things I've Cooked or Baked, because food is delicious and awesome. I love food: love to look at it, cook it, eat it, and share it with others. I also love trying new recipes, something I’m quite certain I shall have to do in order to make 100 posts ( Read more... )