Posted by: cutecheapstuff on: January 23, 2010
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about recipes. I haven’t been cooking very much lately, but in the past week I did try a couple new ones.
First up is roasted cabbage with bacon. I rarely buy cabbage because I just don’t really know what to do with it. But this recipe was so popular [...]
Posted by: cutecheapstuff on: November 13, 2009
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about recipes. I blame that on the fact that I made a few duds recently (I didn’t think it was possible to make bad fish tacos, but somehow I did). But lately, I’ve made some meals worth mentioning.
First, there was orzo with spinach and pine nuts. The sauteed [...]
Posted by: cutecheapstuff on: October 5, 2009
I came across this post recently on The Kitchn that explains how to make brown sugar.
For each cup of sugar, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of molasses for light brown sugar, and up to 1/4 cup for dark brown sugar. Depending on the recipe, you can either combine them in the food processor or just [...]
Posted by: cutecheapstuff on: September 4, 2009
Tonight I made one of my favorite dishes: Smoked salmon pasta.
I can’t say there’s any one thing truly outstanding about it, but I just really like it. It’s pretty and it’s like something I’d get in a restaurant. And I’m a sucker for smoked salmon, so when you add lemon, pinenuts, dill, and pasta, I’m [...]
Posted by: cutecheapstuff on: August 31, 2009
The Kitchn (Apartment Therapy) has been posting all summer about cocktails. They finally wrapped it up and made one giant ol’ post about summer cocktails and mix-ins and guides and tools and all sorts of informative stuff. It’s a pretty handy list and worth bookmarking. My alcohol knowledge is not that great, so it’s good [...]
Posted by: cutecheapstuff on: August 22, 2009
Last night I had friends over for dinner, and I decided to go with the old stand-by: carbs.
Relying again on my favorite food blog, Culinary in the Country, I made a dish that I’d bookmarked a long time ago: Four Cheese Baked Penne. And it was really good – much better than I had expected. [...]
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