This recipe comes from Alton Brown. Essentially it is the classic one everyone knows made with Cream of Mushroom Soup and French's Crispy Fried Onions, but amped up in every way. We made it yesterday for Thanksgiving and it was the star of the show. You even make your own crispy onions! I know it … Continue reading Green Bean Casserole
Getting ready for Thanksgiving so yesterday we decided to make some chocolate chip cookies. There was a little bakery in Cayukos California that specialized in brown butter cookies. So Laura did some research on Google and found a Reddit post about making brown butter chocolate chip cookies. We took a recipe from Serious Eats and … Continue reading Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Laura's German cousin and her husband visited us years ago and made this for us. We really liked it and continue to make it from time to time. It seemed an appropriately hearty meal to serve as the wind was blowing hard and snow was falling outside. If you can, use breadcrumbs made from day-old … Continue reading German Meatballs (Konigsberger Klopse)
So, to me at least, anyone who cooks often enough picks up a few signature dishes. Dishes that they've made dozens of times and barely even need a recipe to make anymore. I have a few like my chicken pot pie, gumbo, and panang curry. For my mom, one of my favorites is her Pasta … Continue reading Pasta Rustica
With the season turning, it's time to make sure to go on a lot of hikes that take you through the more heavily forested areas so you you can see the leaves change color. I made sure to get in another run of Ten Falls since it is one of the most scenic hikes in Oregon, … Continue reading Getting Healthy the Oregon Way: Lake Gillette
If it can be said that I have a signature dish that all my friends ask me to make, it is this one. I've made this so many times, I could probably do it in my sleep at this point. It's one of my favorite recipes and if you get the hang of it, it's … Continue reading Chicken Pot Pie
As many of our more consistent readers know, I have a cat named Scrabbles. I adopted Scrabbles almost eight years ago from the excellent Oregon Humane Society. Since then he's been my best bud and has seen me through some rough times. However, he was two when I got him, and I've had him for … Continue reading New Member of the Family
Whenever we go up to Portland to visit James, we have to go to our favorite Szechuan restaurant: the Szechuan Chef. There we always get the same dish; their Szechuan Boiled Fish, which is deliciously hot and satisfying. I have been attempting to recreate it at home and now I am pretty close. I would … Continue reading Szechuan Boiled Fish (Shui Zhu Yu)
I love Teriyaki Chicken and rice bowls with broccoli. Something about it makes me feel like I am eating something healthy. You have your protein, veggie and starch all in one. You can just steam the broccoli in the microwave and toss it in at the last minute. I threw in my recipe for white … Continue reading Teriyaki Chicken with Broccoli
This recipe comes from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. It works and is easy assuming you have an immersion blender. If you don't, run out and buy one right away; they are the best kitchen tool around. This is the best with steamed asparagus or over some delicious soft-boiled eggs. Ingredients: 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon water … Continue reading Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce
