The other morning, I woke up wanting mushrooms. We hadn’t had them in forever! So I decided to make us mushroom tacos. I looked around a little to get some ideas for other ingredients and found this great post on … Continue reading
The other morning, I woke up wanting mushrooms. We hadn’t had them in forever! So I decided to make us mushroom tacos. I looked around a little to get some ideas for other ingredients and found this great post on … Continue reading
The chipotle peppers in adobo sauce give this quick salsa a nice smokey flavor. 1 can diced fire roasted tomatoes or just canned diced tomatoes 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce 1 jalapeno chopped 1 small garlic clove chopped 1/2 cup cilantro … Continue reading
So I get home and am about to start cooking mushroom, asparagus and sundried tomato risotto and I realize the only stock I have has maggi in it! This stock happened to be the liquid I used to cook seitan … Continue reading
This is a great way to make vegetable stock, especially when you’re in a rush! I needed stock fast one night and found this great post.
1-2 tablespoons oil (optional)
2 onions sliced
2 carrots chopped
2 celery sticks chopped
Other vegetables on hand (I used asparagus and cabbage, but you could also use tomatoes, bell pepper, etc.)
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
Salt
Update 3/21/14: I think I realized why I couldn’t get my vermicelli noodles cooked right! Must have been the brand or type of noodle I bought. I tried another brand and just boiled them and they were great. No soaking, … Continue reading
Tostadas with homemade Mexcian refried beans are a super easy and satisfying weekday meal especially if you already have the beans on hand. I make a pound (dry) of refried beans when I make them and freeze up small portions. … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mom’s out there! My mom came up from San Diego for the weekend and for mother’s day I made idli sambhar. My sambhar recipe was inspired by two recipes from Aayi’s recipe bog. It was … Continue reading
Idlis are steamed breads made of ground dal and rice that has been fermented and are usually served for breakfast with various chutneys (especially coconut) and sambar. We keep a box of Gits Rice Idli Mix because they come out … Continue reading
Last night was about simple American comfort food. Tomato soup with no fuss grilled cheese sandwiches. And finally my husband likes a homemade tomato soup! He normally only likes ones like Campbells, none of these nice chunky tomato soups. So I tried … Continue reading
Isn’t it cute!? I was actually starting to think it would never happen. We were never going to have a home grown tomato! Back at the beginning of March I planted this beauty of a tomato plant. I have been … Continue reading