Currently cooking out of Make It Fast, Cook It Slow by Stephanie O’Dea
So when I told Bryan that I was making baked potatoes in the slow cooker, he laughed at me. I was a little skeptical myself, because, come on, baked potatoes in the slow cooker? Why not just microwave them?
I’m still not convinced that [...]

Currently cooking out of Make It Fast, Cook It Slow by Stephanie O’Dea
This was . . . okay. I think this is one of those dishes that is better prepared the traditional way, quickly stir-fried.
You start out by stirring together soy sauce, white wine, cider vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, brown sugar and crushed red pepper [...]

Currently cooking out of Make It Fast, Cook It Slow by Stephanie O’Dea
After buying a slow cooker for this dish, I found myself looking for more slow cooker recipes. Like most other people, I like being able to throw a bunch of ingredients in the pot and let it cook all day with me lifting [...]

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
I have to confess, I’ve never made biscotti. I don’t like crunchy cookies, and I abhor soggy things, so a crunchy cookie that you dip in coffee . . . well, ugh. But I needed one more recipe out of Baked, and I wanted something [...]

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
For me, lemon cakes are either great or gross. There doesn’t seem to be much in between. Fortunately, this cake lands firmly on the great side. In fact, this might just be my favorite recipe out of Baked.
The cake part of this creation is a [...]

Lest you think we are only about sugar and cream and flour around here, take a look at that picture. Black. Bean. Soup. Served over chewy brown rice with a dollop of sour cream, this stuff is heaven.
I got the original recipe here. When I first saw it, I was smitten. I immediately ran out [...]

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
I’ve made this recipe four times with four different results. While the cakes tasted okay, none of them were exactly what I was looking for. The first time I made this recipe, the cakes spilled out over the pans and then collapsed, like little volcanoes. [...]

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
I was feeling pretty lazy on the day I made these, so instead of making the tart part of this recipe, I stopped after the butterscotch pudding part. And I don’t think I missed much (except maybe lots of extra work and dishes).
I don’t eat [...]