When I saw a recipe for Taco Soup on a great recipe blog called For the love of cooking I new I needed to try it. The recipe ingredient list was filled with items I keep on hand and the techniques were simple. I am so glad I put this on our menu right away. […]
Oatmeal Buttermilk Wheat Bread
Adapted from Annie’s Eats. Ingredients 1½ cups rolled oats, divided 1 cup boiling water ¼ cup room temperature water 2 tbsp. + 1 tsp. agave nectar (or honey), divided 2 tsp. instant yeast 1½ cups buttermilk, at room temperature* ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 2½ cups whole wheat flour 2½ cups all-purpose flour 2 […]
[Mel’s Original] Buttermilk Banana Bread
note added February 10, 2011. Here it is almost a year later, and I’ve finally added a photo. You’re welcome. :) I apologize. There are no pictures to accompany this recipe. Yet. We may or may not have devoured both loaves before pictures were even considered. That said, this recipe is my favorite ever. And […]
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Enchiladas has always been on Kevin’s “top 10 favorite meals of all time” list. I’ve tried this Mexican dish only one other time and it was tasty–but quite a bit of work and I wasn’t perfectly pleased with the results. When I saw Annie post an all new chicken enchilada recipe and I had […]
Chewy, Fudgy Triple Chocolate Brownies
Valentine’s Day is coming up. But we’ve been spreading out our celebration (mostly because our weekend is jam packed already). Yesterday we went out for our annual “hunt for the next great pizza place.” And today I decided to bake up the chocolately goodness I had been planning. I couldn’t decide what to make–truffles, brownies, […]
Italian Vegetable Stoup
I had a thick, hot, soul warming soup in mind as the snow fell to the ground. I pictured a cross between a chili (minus the meat), minestrone, and vegetable soup. I believe this was exactly what I was looking for. Kevin and I agreed it needs to be more spicy, more depth of flavor, […]
Jambalaya
As Kevin and I were out shopping Monday and he saw a box of Jambalaya. He goes through these craving moments that pass quickly, but I thought he was on to something. I wasn’t about to pay for some sodium laden box of Jambalaya mix so I decided to make my own. I came up […]
Spicy Chorizo Chili
After church today we were both craving something warm and soothing from Panera. But I always have a hard time choosing to go somewhere and pay $5 for a bowl of soup that I could make at home…and a whole pot for that same price! So I set to work developing something that suited our […]
French Toast
I hadn’t made French Toast in years and whenever I offered it to Kevin as a breakfast option he always turned it down. Some bad experiences, I guess. But this morning he decided he wanted to give it a go. I was kind of nervous. I didn’t want to disappoint him. I did my best […]
Vegetable Stirfry
We were in the mood for something with rice and something with vegetables. I knew there were a few options and so I started pulling fresh veggies from my fridge. I chopped this and that and pretty soon my kitchen smelled like a Mongolian BBQ. Feel free to use whatever vegetables you have in your […]