It is finally springtime here in Colorado and to be honest I couldn’t be happier, the birds are chirping, the flowers are beginning to bloom, and most importantly the garden is coming back to life. One observation I have made is that every year the first edible plant in my garden to come […]
Chicken Piccata is a quick and delicious meal of pan-fried chicken cutlets served with a rich pan sauce. (Recipe Updated 6/26/2022) Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you invited guests over for dinner, but you forgot to plan for it? No, just me? Anyways… you begin panicking, desperately trying to think
Coming from an Irish-American family, I can tell you that the stereotype is true, we love potatoes. The problem is that when you eat potatoes as often as my family does, you have to constantly find new and unique ways to prepare the delectable spud. Well class, today I will be teaching you one of
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Who doesn’t love teriyaki chicken? A tender and juicy piece of chicken slathered in a thick sweet sauce that’s made with sugar, soy sauce, mirin, and ginger. Just the combination of savory and sweet alone, in its simplicity, is all you need to have a meal that you will crave all the
Sunomono. Is it a salad? Is it a quick pickle? Well, yea it’s both. Sunomono is a traditional side dish in Japanese cooking, and while it pairs well with many Japanese dishes, I personally love it with just about everything. This particular recipe that I’m sharing with you, is just the most basic of
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Oh, tomato soup, what songs, nay what epic ballads I could sing about your glory. But, alas I am not going to be singing any songs today, instead, I’m going to teach you how to make tomato soup at home so that you know exactly what I’m talking about. Now, on a
When I was a young whipper-snapper I didn’t care for salads. I mean who would want to eat a bunch of leaves anyways. But, as an adult, I’ve changed my tune, a complete 180 folks. So much so that I am now of the opinion that most meals aren’t complete if they don’t come
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My family loves asparagus, especially when it is in season during the springtime. One of our all-time favorite ways to cook up this delectable veggie is to basically put it on a cookie sheet, and bake it in the oven. That’s right “Baked asparagus”. Right near the end we sprinkle a little shredded
Glazed ham is one of those classic holiday dishes, commonly found on dinner tables around Easter. I consider it to be one of the easiest and most forgiving main dishes you can make, mainly due to the fact that the ham is already fully cooked. All you have to do is warm it
I don’t know about you, but I have always had difficulty baking any type of bread that requires yeast as a leavening agent. Getting those little packets of yeast purchased at the grocery store to activate, always seems to require a magic touch that I just don’t possess. While yeast has always been the
