We originally came up with this Stir Fried Steak and Cabbage recipe in 2012, and enjoyed the recipe paired with a good red wine. We made the dish again and took some new photographs in 2016. For the updated version of the steak and cabbage recipe, please visit the new post. Necessity is the mother…
Pork, Cabbage & Riesling
This Skillet Pork & Cabbage dish has become a mainstay in our house. Our 6 year old loves it, and it has enough flavor to appeal to us grownups as well. I first came across it seeking recipes to use the two heads of cabbage we got from the CSA one week. So it serves…
Fettuccine, A Meal of Memories
Certain dishes carry emotional weight that transcend its taste qualities. For Proust, the taste and smell of madeleine evoked powerful childhood memories. In our family,the creaminess of fettuccine is one of those memory laden meals. It’s the first dish I cooked for Jodi when we were first dating. At the time, it stretched my culinary…
Frugal Friday: Bacon Mac & Cheese Casserole
The Friday fridge & pantry options seemed even more limited than usual, and my first inclination was that I either needed a quick early stop at Whole Foods or to call for pizza. But then I remembered the great bacon I sampled from a small Vermont producer, still waiting in the fridge. I took a…
Bee Bim Bop
When making Bee Bim Bop recently, I created an updated post with new photos and recipe card instructions. Check out the new version here. I was inspired to make this when our son came home from pre-school talking about Bee-Bim Bop, both the children’s story by Linda Sue Park and the dish…basically the story revolves…
Honey Mustard Carrots
I thought we had a budding gourmet at age 6 months, when our son eagerly enjoyed my spicy beef stew and other interesting dishes. We may still have a gourmet in the making, but for now, he’s eating like the toddler he is. Keep those vegetables away, thank you! On top of typical toddler fussiness,…