Episodes
Wasabi Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Doodley-Boos: lemme tell you, this is the BOSS roasted Brussel sprouts recipe! Also, I just learned that it’s BrusselSSS sprouts, not Brussel sprouts like, they’re from Brussels I guess? I just learned that last year. I learn new things every year. Yadda yadda, I am proud to say that however it’s spelled and what-have-you, I’ve always been…
Read MoreBBQ Chicken Sandwiches
I’d been thinkin’ and dreamin’ for a while now of some kind of peanut-butter-roasted chicken dealio, and while this isn’t quite all that, it does satisfy the peanut butter and chicken combo conundrum I was facing. On a lark… a whim… a whimsy if you will, I added a spoonful of peanut butter to my…
Read MorePotato Skins! (or “Scalped” Potatoes)
Stuffed potato skins … a.k.a … wait for it … Scalped Potatoes! Alright, I know this was a stretch (believe me, I KNOW!) but “Scalped Potato Skins”? I mean, come on, how’m I gonna NOT make that pun? You know me. You know what I’m like*. *I’m like that person who can’t stop making puns,…
Read MoreHow to Make Cake Pops – Halloween Cake Pops
Halloween Cake Pops Video tutorial – scroll down for recipe I’ve had numerous requests over the years for cake balls and cake pops but I’m not really a baker/decorator kind of cook — a fact that probably comes as no surprise to anyone who’s been around here for a while. I don’t do much in…
Read MoreVampire-fighting Pork Stew
Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time, like 8 years ago or something, I was twenty-something and I liked to party and take shots of whiskey (or whatever) and sing karaoke wildly and with abandon and at the same time in history, there was a (really very awesome and bad ass)…
Read MoreSweet Potato Biscuits
I was asked to collaborate with ONE.org to create a recipe (and video) using sweet potatoes in order to drum up awareness and excitement for their nutrition campaign this year: Sweet Potato on the Menu; Nutrition on the Agenda, the goal being to encourage world leaders to invest in agriculture to decrease malnutrition. The sweet…
Read MoreCocoa Brownies
Cocoa Brownies Recipe Video (scroll down for printable recipe) I first shared this brownies recipe with the (very tiny) world of the HilahCooking newsletter, gosh, probably two years ago. That’s hard to believe. Then I put it into the Learn to Cook book since it’s easy as hell and perfect for beginners. Once, right after…
Read MoreFettuccine Alfredo
What in the HECK is going on here!?? First, minestrone soup, now fettuccine Alfredo? It’s like I think I’m Italian or something all of a sudden. But I’m not. And I know it. And I know (yes, I know) that I probably screwed this all up and poor Alfredo is rolling in his grave but GUESSWHATIDON’TCARE!!!…
Read MoreHow to Cook Beans
This is the fourth in a series of answer posts to reader-submitted questions. Many of these questions and answers were incorporated into the revised edition of the Learn to Cook book. How to Cook Dried Beans To cook beans from scratch, the first step is to sort the beans. If you usually skip that step,…
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