The cold weather had me craving something hot, creamy, and cheesy. As I discovered with my first farro bake, farro is a great grain for a casserole because its hardy structure holds up well in the oven. The white wine, sour cream, and cream of mushroom combination was perfect for a warming winter meal. Guessipe…
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Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn squash is one of my favorite kinds of squash because it looks and tastes great and is pretty easy to prepare – you don’t even have to peel the skin. Already delicious when simply roasted, it’s even better when stuffed with yummy goodies. This Sausage-Stuffed Acorn Squash presents so beautifully it gets wows when…
Mushroom Leek Pie
I had such good results with the Yam Beef Biscuit Pot Pie and still had more canned biscuits to use up, so I decided another biscuit pot pie was in order… this time with mushrooms and leeks. I guess it’s a testament to the success of this Mushroom Leek Pie that after eating it my…
Yam Beef Biscuit Pot Pie
I had purchased some canned biscuits on sale for really cheap, but maybe they were on sale for a reason! They weren’t at all flaky and they were a bit bland. But I hate letting food go to waste, so I thought maybe I could make them work as a pot pie topping. Judging by…
Peruvian-Inspired Pie
I decided to do a Peruvian theme for a recent dinner party, since I had some aji panca paste I’ve been itching to use. Arroz Tapado (ground beef layered with rice, peas, and carrots) is one of the traditional dishes that uses aji panca, but one of my dinner guests doesn’t eat rice, so I…
Peach Basil Meatballs
I had some leftover meatballs from when I made Meatball Cheese Crisps, and I had some end-of-season peaches that were ok but not the peak of sweetness we experienced a few weeks ago. Plus my basil plant has been doing really well lately. So I decided a savory dish might be a good use for…
Meatball Cheese Crisps
My cheese guy came through again, this time with a giant bag of shredded mozzarella. I also have an excessive supply of frozen meatballs at the moment, because for some reason my boyfriend keeps buying them every time he goes to the store. I decided to try making an appetizer of meatballs on mozzarella cheese…
Fried Heirloom Tomato Salad
More fun with heirloom tomatoes! Hearty enough to fry into a tasty topper for a bed of arugula. Drizzled with a creamy balsamic dressing, this made for a salad so good that my boyfriend (who’s preference is pretty much an all-carb diet) chose it over gnocchi. Guessipe 1/4 cup parmesan 1/8 cup cornmeal 1/8 cup…
Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks
My cheese benefactor came through again – this time with a giant block of low-moisture mozzarella. And I mean giant. As in, so big that there was no way I was going to get through it before it went bad. So I had to come up with something, because I don’t let food go to…
Molasses Roasted Red Cabbage and Carrots
My boyfriend invited some friends over for dinner with very little advance notice. I had the ingredients on hand to make my Butternut Squash Pasta, but I wanted a vegetable side to go with it. I looked in the fridge and found red cabbage and carrots. With Mission: Molasses still in mind, I wondered if…
Crispy Molasses Kale
I was gifted 3 bottles of molasses… but I’ve never cooked with molasses before. Not one to waste food stuffs, I set out to find ways to use the smoky sweet syrup. Thus begins Mission: Molasses. These salty sweet kale chips turned out so good that my boyfriend ate them all before I could even…
Fried Mac N Cheese Bites
When I home-make mac n cheese, it’s always a big pot that makes for lots of yummy leftovers. Inspired by my success with using leftover risotto to make arancini, I decided a similar thing could be done to make fried mac n cheese bites. I had made such a big pot of mac n cheese…