…the upside to culinary hoarding. I had lots of actual work work this week, as in my sports photography thing. Wrestling, swimming and basketball rarely happen in the 9-to-5 block, so most nights my peeps relied on the frozen reserves. Wednesday was my only weeknight to cook and even then I managed to get caughtContinue reading “pantry raid…”
Category Archives: Quickie
sheet-panning…
weeknight easy button or just another encrusted pan to soak/ignore? Of the many online “what to cook tonight?” crazes during the pandemic, tossing everything on a sheet pan and letting it ride at 450° was near the top. I was late to that party mostly because every time I read the words “sheet pan” aContinue reading “sheet-panning…”
fight fire with fire…
…I brought Garam masala to a knife fight and won. After last weekend’s tempura-palooza, I had to find a way to kill the essence of fried shrimp that greeted me in every room of my house. It was almost manageable for a day, but by mid-week we still reeked of canola oil and regret. AndContinue reading “fight fire with fire…”
switch up your cheese game!
Camembert for Mozzarella…what could go wrong? Hint: not a damn thing. Found a beautiful, shiny, ripe eggplant at the market this week and was determined to make Ina Garten’s Baked Eggplant Parmesan. But necessity (read: expiration date) called baked Spaghetti Squash to the front of the cue, so I used up all my fresh mozzarella.Continue reading “switch up your cheese game!”
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