How To Cook Like Your Grandmother
A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to
Summer is a time for light, frothy, insubstantial cakes like angel food. But come fall, I want something rich and substantial. Something to eat curled up on the couch under a blanket, watching horror movies on DVD. Something like this apple bundt cake with maple icing. … [Read more...]
This one is really quick and easy, and works on so many fall favorites: sweet breads like banana or zucchini, pies, cakes, donuts. Pretty much anything that you would normally put a frosting or glaze on. … [Read more...]
I already mentioned the Ninja Master Prep once before. And when I said it was good for prepping food, I wasn't kidding. But I've got to tell you, this thing is absolutely replacing my blender when it comes to making frozen drinks. I can't think of anything I'd rather use the blender for. Except ... well, I like the stainless steel base and the heavy-duty glass jar. So it looks a bit more "grown up" when it's out on the counter. Seriously, what were they thinking calling this the "Ninja Master … [Read more...]
I haven't had the best luck trying to cook seafood. But my loaded nachos are pretty fabulous, if I do say so myself. (And I just did.) "So what if," I thought to myself, "I did seafood, but made it like my nachos?" Hmm, that could work. But the seafood has to be sort of like the chili, so it can't just be a baked chunk of something. Then I thought about the fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp, scallops and sun-dried tomatoes I had at a local Italian place. Getting close. Then instead of … [Read more...]
I love going to Mexican restaurants. All the ones around here have fresh chips and salsa on the table as soon as you sit down. I've occasionally had some sub-par salsa, but the hot, fresh chips are always totally addictive. I'm not quite ready to make my own tortillas, but with a pack of 50 pre-made corn tortillas costing about a dollar -- and the ingredients looking about like what I'd use myself -- I'm okay with buying them for now. And the chips ... oh, man, the chips are good. … [Read more...]
