Category Archives: Cookbooks

Garlicky Sesame-Cured Broccoli Salad

Currently cooking from In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite by Melissa Clark We are broccoli eaters around here, so I was intrigued by this recipe when I saw it. You cut up a couple heads of broccoli into bite-sized pieces, then … Continue reading

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Easy Stovetop Macaroni, Peas, Bacon and Cheese a la Jamie Oliver

Currently cooking from In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite by Melissa Clark I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with mac and cheese. I love it because it is cheesy pasta. I hate it because I usually eat too much … Continue reading

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Dahlia’s Fragrant Chicken Fingers

Currently cooking from In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite by Melissa Clark You should have seen Bryan’s face light up when I told him we were having chicken fingers for supper. I’m pretty sure this guy has eaten more chicken strips/fingers … Continue reading

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Coconut Rice and Peas

Currently cooking from Cook This Now by Melissa Clark This was one of the first dishes I marked out of this book. Sometimes you want rice to take a more starring role in your meal, and I thought this recipe might do … Continue reading

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Spicy, Garlicky Cashew Chicken

Currently cooking from In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite by Melissa Clark When I started reading through this book, looking for recipes to make, I skipped this dish three or four times. It looked like too much work. I couldn’t imagine … Continue reading

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Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes

Currently cooking from In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite by Melissa Clark I’ve had a devil of a time trying to pick my next cookbook. You’d think, with more than 200 cookbooks, that that would be easy. Nope. I’ve … Continue reading

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Wrap-up — Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home by Jeni Britton Bauer

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer The last few weeks testing this book’s recipes kind of got away on me. I got wrapped up in sourdough and then the holiday season hit. I’m overdue … Continue reading

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Grapefruit Frozen Yogurt

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer When I crave citrus to eat, it is usually grapefruit that I’m wanting. Oranges are too sweet (usually) and lemons and limes too sour. The lowly grapefruit gets … Continue reading

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Mexican-Style Pork and Hominy Stew

Currently cooking out of Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen ‘Tis maybe the season for good cheer, but it’s also the season for stews, braises and the slow cooker! Since there are probably a hundred recipes in this book that I … Continue reading

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Brown Butter Almond Brittle Ice Cream

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer I set the sourdough aside long enough to churn up another ice cream from this book. I wanted something other than chocolate, and brown butter and almonds sounded … Continue reading

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