Fajita Shrimp and Veggie Quesadillas
I love quesadillas. Who doesn’t love quesadillas though, right? It’s like a Mexican grilled cheese sandwich, but somehow better than a grilled cheese sandwich. Kids love em. Adults love em. I suppose...
View ArticleSausage, Sun-dried Tomato, and Spinach Quiche
If there’s one thing I love, it’s a good quiche. They’re so versatile and easy, yet delicious. Good for breakfast, good for lunch, good for dinner. A good quiche is hard to beat. This is similar to a...
View ArticleWaffles with Roasted Sweet Potato, Ham, and Gorgonzola Cheese
It’s a long name, I know. Actually, the full name today’s recipe is “Savory Waffles with Roasted Sweet Potato, Ham, Gorgonzola Cheese, and Browned Sage Butter”. That seemed a bit excessive though, so I...
View ArticlePumpkin Bread
Once again, I know I’m kinda jumping the gun here with Fall, but… I just really wanted some pumpkin bread. I always start dreaming of Fall in August. Cool, crisp weather. Red, orange, and yellow...
View ArticleBreakfast Pizza
If you’re like me, then the idea of cold, leftover pizza is a horrifying thing. But we all know people who’ve done it. Even more terrible, people who ate it, and enjoyed it. *collective gasp* Do not...
View ArticleWalnut Crusted Dijon Salmon
Wow. What a crazy week it’s been! This was my second week of school, and the first week of my new part-time job, so between the two, I’ve been busy full-time this week! I think I’m sort of kinda...
View ArticleStuffed Buns aka Kolache
Have you ever had kolache? For that matter, do you know what they are? I didn’t until we moved to Texas, and suddenly there are all these kolache places everywhere. Kolache, pronounced ko-lah-chee,...
View ArticleBaked Fish Fillet Sandwiches
I’m so glad it’s Friday!! Between going to school part time, and working part time, I’ve become busy full time! This probably seems like a fairly obvious observation, but it’s true nonetheless. Yay...
View ArticleEgg, Ham, & Spinach Hashbrown Casserole
I know I’ve mentioned I like egg dishes before. But really, they never get old! And there’s so many variations! Quiches! Stratas! Frittatas! Let us not forget, though, the mighty breakfast casserole!...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Chip and Walnut Scones
I love scones. I remember when my mom first started making them. She a got a recipe for them from someone at our church, I believe. I was in elementary school, and I’d never heard of nor had scones...
View ArticleCountry Wheat Bread
Few things smell quite as good as homemade bread baking in the oven. Coffee, chocolate, and cinnamon come to mind, but that’s another post for another day. Homemade bread baking just smells so dang...
View ArticleOkonomiyaki (Japanese savory meat and vegetable pancake) お好み焼き
Have you ever had Japanese okonomiyaki? It’s a very common food in Japan. The name basically means “grilled as you like it” “what you want grilled”, and it’s basically a savory pancake of sorts. The...
View ArticlePumpkin Lasagna
I’m on a roll with the pumpkin recipes this season. I’ve made some yearly favorites (pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin French toast, etc.), and...
View ArticleCurry Chicken Salad
When I was a kid, my mom would often make curry chicken salad. It was the only kind of chicken salad we had at home, and really, it’s all we needed, because we all loved it. Despite hating celery and...
View ArticlePumpkin Flan
Do you like flan? It’s super popular in Japan (they call it “pudding” though, not flan), but it seems like you don’t see it all that often in the U.S. Of course you can buy flan, and I’ve seen mixes...
View ArticleFish Chowder
I love fish chowder. When I was a kid, it was my favorite dish that my mom’s cooking. I even found my old diary from elementary school, and in the beginning it had a fill in the blank section where...
View ArticleFive Spice Chicken and Noodle Stir-fry
I have a confession. Stir-fries make me a little nervous. Why you ask? All that heat! You have to cook everything very quickly, and at a really really high temperature. The result? Spitting oil,...
View ArticleSpanish Chorizo and Chickpea Stew
It’s November! That means soup and stew season is on! Of course, here in Houston it’s still in the 80′s and everyone is wearing shorts and t-shirts/tank tops…. But it’s the spirit of the season that’s...
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