A favorite chicken casserole recipe is turned into a from scratch recipe, and my daughter helps me make it! This post was sponsored by McCormick’s American Homemade (see below for details); all opinions are my own. This post is a whole slew of things. It is an American Homemade inspired re-do of a treasured family recipe,…
Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish: Man Made Meals Reviewed
Loco Moco with Mango-Cucumber Relish is apparently known for being amazing hangover food–but those days are behind me, and I just call it amazing food. I was given a copy of Man Made Meals for free for the purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to…
Indian Inspired Gluten-Free Cooking: Chicken and Rice Pilaf with Asparagus with Ginger
Chicken and Rice Pilaf with Asparagus with Ginger is an outstanding gluten free meal; a copy of Indian Inspired Gluten-Free Cooking was sent to me by the publishers in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I am SO excited to tell you guys about this…
Curried Chickpea and Lentil Casserole with Green Mango and Potatoes
Curried Chickpea and Lentil Casserole with Green Mango and Potatoes takes the delicious flavors of vegetarian Indian food and delivers them in a comforting casserole. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I made this casserole for the teachers at Sammy and Alex’s school for conference night….
Colima Style Mole with Beef and Pineapple for the Slow Cooker
As you guys know from my discussion of that pineapple pasta dish (which I still crave every time I look at the pictures!) I came home from the Caribbean with a fierce longing for pineapple. And yet, since the pineapples here are greatly inferior, that translates into a fierce desire to cook with pineapple, where…
Thai Laksa Inspired Beef Stew with Mushrooms, Shallots and Tomatoes
It is funny, the way you can raise 2 kids close to the same (although of course not identically) and have them turn out so differently. I may have mentioned Sammy is my sensitive one where Alex is more prosaic. Well we have finally had a fish death.
Broiled Chicken in Green Masala Paste with Saffron Mashed Cauliflower, Potatoes and Peas
First I wanted to say thanks to everyone who expressed concern about Sammy! She is doing wonderfully, despite all the swinging that first day after the surgery at recess. School is finally here and she is too over the moon about that to worry about any bruising around her teeth.
Lap Nuea Kai Nguang – but You Might Know It As Larb Gai
Guys! I have been holding out on you. I have made this dish, a family favorite, a billion times–but it is so easy and so fast that is often gets made on nights when I don’t have the time or inclination to take pictures. I have always loved ordering larb gai (sometimes spelled lap kai,…
Split Pea Khichari with Dill and Tomatoes
He’s home! He’s home! Everything is better when Daddy is home. From Sunday to Tuesday I cooked 2 dinners, baked one cake, and even a batch of cookies. That is the Daddy Difference, since before that I was pushing canned soup at my kids and pleading with them to just go to bed (ok it…