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Recipes that fall somewhere between basic and fancy from a Texpat living in New York.
Paula Deen can keep her butter queen title - I'll be the queen of cream cheese. And this is the recipe that made it so. After all we have a long history together. Years ago I went to summer horse riding camp with my childhood bff and some other frien (read full article)
My return to the Lone Star State has caused a temporary swell of pride for Texas food and flavors. I'm sure it will pass or at least fade soon, but in the meantime here's my Texified take on twice baked potatoes.Next time I make these I'll hold the a (read full article)
Cream cheese and I are old friends. Back in the day when I first started cooking, I discovered its magic in desserts like pound cakes and pastry crust. When I got confident enough to entertain with food, I put it in these fantastically white trash ch (read full article)
Hi Loves. I will write more in-depth posts soon - I promise. In the meantime, Happy Spring to you and yours!Spicy Turkey Tacos with Jalapeno, Sauteed Peppers, and CilantroIngredients:1 teaspoon canola or olive oil1/4 cup minced onionsaltpepper1 yello (read full article)
Spring Pasta with Brie and Basil* Keeping the brie cold before adding it to the pasta will help keep it from all melting/sticking together when you add it to the hot pan. It's also much easier to cut into cubes when chilled.Ingredients:1 tablespoon o (read full article)
Chipotles may be a little five minutes ago as far as culinary trends go, but I'm very comfortable with being uncool. Chipotle chiles, found packed in cans of adobo sauce, are just plain old jalapenos that have been allowed to stay on the vine until t (read full article)
This time change is killing me. Between that, the rain, and not being at SXSW, I'm not a happy camper. Good thing I made a boatload of this pasta last night. It'll cure what ails you. Seriously, this is worth getting into a bad mood for just so you h (read full article)
A nice little egg dish for brunch (or dinner) that won't leave you doing the walk of shame afterwards. Because as it turns out, winter might actually leave us, and I cancelled my gym membership in February... Of course you can go whole hog and use eg (read full article)
Whole wheat pasta and I are becoming friends. It's all very high school - I hated it on first site but over time think we actually might be bffs. At the very least I've figured out I don't mind the texture when paired with cream sauces and sauteed ve (read full article)
I am blessed with having so many wonderful cooks in my life. My own mom (I think I remember eating fast food about 3 times growing up - honestly) as well as my mother in law. Two incredible ladies. Two incredible cooks. (Oh and my sister too - she's (read full article)
I don't need to insult your intelligence with a recipe here. It is what the title implies. If you work the hours I do, do yourself a favor and keep a good brand of prepared (precooked) pizza dough in your fridge as well as some reliable cheeses and t (read full article)
I love telling myself I'm going to have salad for dinner. It seems so perfect and healing in those moments after a heavy lunch or after sitting at your desk for hours having missed yet another workout. But then I get home and realize I don't have the (read full article)
I make it on Sunday afternoon, sipping a nice Ripasso as I chop, simmer, and stir.Dalton, my youngest and the only child to ever win the USCF Chess Championship, runs up to the stove dipping a spoon into the sauce. "Delicious, Mom," he says. "Lidia B (read full article)
This is so damn satisfying and filling and luscious that I wouldn't believe it was so healthful unless I had watched my own two hands put it together. I had to bite my tongue before dinner to refrain from telling my husband how ridiculously good for (read full article)
One of my favorite cookbooks is the first one I ever got. It was The Southern Living Cookbook and my big sister Jennifer gave it to me when Kris and I moved into our first apartment together after college. I've been making this incredible soup ever s (read full article)
Have I ever told you how I feel about leftovers?Hmm... How do I say this and maintain ladylike behavior. Oh forget it - I hate them. Despise them. Loathe them. Microwaving their flacid remains the next day, their texture always disappoints. I don't e (read full article)
Wow. This recipe kind of falls into the 'too easy to write down' category, but if you want to make it more challenging - make your own damned dough!Cheddar Caprese PizzaServes two gluttonous or very hungry people.* Special tool required: a pizza peel (read full article)
It's funny that while I was making this dish, I was praying Kris wouldn't drift into the kitchen asking me what was for dinner. For some reason I thought I'd scare him into ordering take out with the site of artichokes and ground turkey spread out on (read full article)
Giada's newest show - Giada at Home - has failed to wow me. Too many sandwiches. Too many rehashed recipes from her previous shows. Too many sweets.But now and then, she'll kick out a gem that reminds me why I fell in love with her in the first place (read full article)
We ate this last night. I am now kicking myself because there were no leftovers. You can sub 2 regular hothouse tomatoes for the Zebra Stripes, but the Zebras' distinct flavor give the taco mixture a mellow twang - almost like that of slow cooked tom (read full article)
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