As you might have guessed, I am the primary cooker in our house. I enjoy experimenting, trying new ingredients and using my husband as my own personal guinea pig. But then there are those days. Days that seem to drag on forever as the clock ticks by at the speed of mud, when a coworker […]
I’ve had a longstanding battle with fried chicken. I have just never been good at making it. I’d burn the crust, or overcook it entirely leaving it dry, or undercook it leaving it, well, raw. It just never was that beautiful, crunchy, juicy fried chicken I oh so dearly wanted to have at my disposal […]
This was not planned. What I really wanted was tacos. Pulled chicken tacos with soft corn tortillas and fresh pico de gallo. Maybe with some spicy and tart tomatillo salsa and big dollops of sour cream. Loaded with queso fresco, or perhaps some monterey jack. And pickled jalapenos. Definitely can’t forget the jalapenos. Topped off […]
I’m just as guilty as you. By the end of the week, my fridge is a wasteland of body parts. A knob of onion here. Half a pepper there. Scraps of three different cheeses. A bit of broccoli not nearly enough for a decent side dish. Then the snobbery sets in, as if I’m too good […]