Posts Tagged ‘make-ahead’
Make-Ahead Lentil Salad
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and again and I’ll never stop saying it, probably, but there is nothing better in the hot, hot summertime than a salad waiting for you in the refrigerator. This make-ahead lentil salad is a prime example. Make it when you have an off moment and it…
Read MoreFarro Cauliflower Salad
It’s been a long while since I’ve posted anything on this blog. It’s not that I haven’t been cooking; in fact I’ve been cooking a lot but it’s often hurried and rushed and uninspired. But today! Today I made this farro cauliflower salad to take on a picnic at Laguna Gloria, and it turned out…
Read MoreVeggie Burger Recipe
This vegan bean burger recipe is very flexible, giving you endless variety. Avoid highly processed, pre-made veggie burgers and make your own! Yay! You can even store them in the freezer! Whee!
Read MoreHow To Make a Frittata
It seems like I have many stories involving frittatas. But really, it’s just two. For starters my dad used to make them a lot. He’d always put in leftover bread or pasta or even rice. While he called it a frittata, his were really more similar to a Spanish tortilla because they’d end up being…
Read MoreHow to Make Gougères aka Choux Pastry
How to make Gougères Recipe Video – scroll down for recipe To Begin to make Gougères you must first make Pâte à Choux, aka Choux Pastry I first learned how to make Shoe Pastry when I was living in New Zealand, dating the ChefBoy, and learning all kinds of neat-o Real Chef Things. Things such…
Read MoreDemon Eyes! (Pickled Deviled Eggs) Plus How to Boil Eggs
Pickled Deviled Eggs Recipe Video (scroll down for printable recipe) Deviled eggs have been around since the dawn of mayonnaise, I believe. They are called “deviled eggs” because they’re a little spicy and the devil probably likes spicy food because he lives in Hell where it’s really, really hot. Devil also is real big into…
Read MorePutt-Putt Picnic
(Okay. It was actually minigolf. But “Minigolf Picnic” isn’t as fun or as alliterative … those two facts are possibly related.) If it’s been a while since you’ve played minigolf, I think you should do it soon. Preferably with a group of friends and a picnic. The last time I’d gone was for my own…
Read MoreSpinach gonna knock ya block off.
Oh, brother. And sister. Oh, my brothers AND my sisters. I tell you, the other week I was having a rough time! Nothing very specifically terrible (or terribly specific), but you know how sometimes you just are in a shit-mood for a few days because everything is annoying and your job sucks and you’re hot…
Read MoreSpanakopita
I had my super-special friend Laurel from Trophy Boutique come over to show me how to make spanakopita, thereby showing y’all how to make it, too. The idea is that chicks dig this shit and we ought to know because we are chicks. It has vegetables in it and it requires purchasing (and knowing how…
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