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Back in the mists of time — during the Soup365 experiment, to be exact — I was attempting to cook and blog a soup a day. Most of the soups were just fine. Some were goddamn delightful. And a few… … Continue reading →

When you plan to bring dinner to a friend, it’s probably best to make sure that the dish you want to bring is not something s/he acknowledges as a specialty. Fortunately, there’s more than one way to do a “chicken … Continue reading →

Creamy with butternut squash, pungent with onion and curry, lightly sweet with apple, this simple soup is a welcome tradition on the Thanksgiving table. Continue reading →

This one’s straight outta Katzen, which is sort of like being straight outta Compton, except a lot less intimidating-sounding. Also, one of my most favorite things to cook/eat ever. Also pretty, which is kinda rare for a casserole, which makes me sad that I don’t have a photo. Humph and alas. Continue reading →

What do you get when you have half a pound of pork, half a bell pepper, half a bag of frozen peas, and a whole bunch of rice noodles?

In this case, at least, what you get is curried noodle stir-fry. This recipe is 100% adaptable to whatever sort of veggies (bok choy! eggplant! green beans!) or protein (ground chicken! frozen/crumbled tofu!) you have on hand, and is also a fine way of getting rid of little tag-ends of sauces and other ingredients. The garlic, ginger, garam masala (or curry powder) and soy sauce are fairly critical; everything else is up for interpretation. Continue reading →

Armed with just a handful of stuff that’s always sitting around anyway, plus a pound of chicken thighs and half a cup of sour cream, I came up with this Paprika Chicken. Served with steamed brown rice (tip: cook it in chicken or vegetable broth to boost the flavor) and sauteed zucchini, it made a tasty and substantial dinner. Continue reading →

via http://www.persian-recipes.com This stew was featured on a show about traveling in Iran that the boys and I watched tonight. It immediately caught Rhys' eye and we had to Google the ingredients and figure out what it was as soon … Continue reading →

I can NOT get past level 10 on this ratafratzin' game no matter how hard I try. How 'bout you? Care to test your mastery of "World Capitals: Very Hard" against mine?