For New Year’s Eve 2012, a bunch of us got together and ate, drank, and played games. Katie made a delicious and spicy cajun shrimp appetizer. I immediately asked for the recipe and thought about how I could incorporate this into a pasta. It took me a couple of weeks, but I finally got around to cranking this out and it turned out really well.
The weather has finally turned cold here – down into the teens during the last week or so. That spells the end of most fresh, local produce. One of the last stalwarts in gardens here in central Iowa is kale. My favorite is the long, thin lacinato kale. Here I cranked out a quick potato and kale pizza that I like to grill, but you can easily bake it in an oven.
I’ve been playing around with cinnamon a lot lately – simmering two types of cinnamon into a rich, warming tea, heaping it into oatmeal with dates or a touch of brown sugar – but my favorite new use is savory. Cinnamon plays a starring role in an Asian influenced broth and noodle dish I’ve adapted…
Yesterday I saw a recipe for Maple Pecan Blondies on TheKitchn and for whatever reason they captured my attention and I had to make them. I had all the ingredients, or reasonable substitutes, so I whipped them up last night. I took one look at the recipe though and decided that I wanted to cut back on the sugar…
Last night I had people over to my house to watch the Super Bowl and decided to make a light and spicy chicken dish. I really like chicken lettuce wraps, but I’ve only eaten them at restaurants. I figured that I could make them pretty easily at home, so…
After a warm and mild autumn this last week has felt cold, so Sunday was the perfect day for watching last week’s Top Chef featuring a chili cookoff. I got inspired to break out my crock pot and make…
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