I’m not the biggest fan of Florida, but I am a huge fan of Cuban cuisine. I’ve been making recipes from Three Guys From Miami since their cookbook was nothing more than a random collection of recipes online; I highly recommend investing in both Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban and Three Guys From Miami…
Tag Archive: cooking
Slow Cooker Pepper Pork Chops
I haven’t been doing a good job of updating the recipes that the Tiny Kitchen Assistant and I have tried, but I’ll do my best to catch up in the coming days. Today’s recipe: Alton Brown’s slow cooker pepper pork chops. I’m a sucker for meat that falls apart after prolonged cooking, and when our…
Healthy Eating
First it was the new year. Now it’s the looming arrival of a spring vacation to warmer weather. I’m surrounded by people who are making, breaking and remaking resolutions about fitness and eating. For most of them, fitness isn’t about feeling better or being healthier, but rather about weight. I’m surrounded by information about food…
Lunch at Home
I’ve recently realized that when you work at home, fast food isn’t really all that fast. It’s also a calorie sink. I’ve made two multi-day lunches built entirely from leftovers, random fridge veggies and the stuff in my pantry. Each takes only minutes of prep work. Quinoa Salad Quinoa is very versatile and absorbs flavors…
Going Retro: Tapioca Pudding
I’m not giving away any big family secrets by revealing that my mother hated to cook. It was rare for her to make special stuff, and for me, tapioca pudding was one of the most mystical things of all. Unlike cake mix — oil, eggs and 2 minutes with the beaters — tapioca required standing…
Ham, Lyonnaise Potatoes and Prosciutto Brussels Sprouts
Today, I asked the boy what he wanted for dinner: chicken, pork or beef. His answer? “Ham. Not that stuff that comes in the zippy bags. Thick ham. From the oven. Slices. Can you do that?” Huh. Didn’t see that coming. I also didn’t realize that nobody sells ham outside the holiday season. I hit…
Kids’ Lunches
Next month, the tiny kitchen assistant will be starting a new preschool, one without a hot lunch option. This will require me to get creative five days a week. This morning, at breakfast, I asked him for some suggestions for what he’d like to take for lunch. After the obvious choice of mac & cheese,…
Muffin Question
Readers: do you have a favorite muffin flavor? The boy wants to make muffins on Monday for his day off from preschool, and I’m looking for new variations. He’s suggested strawberry, which I’ve never seen before, but he says that, “if you can make a muffin with blueberries, you can make one with strawberries.” He’s…
Muffins
I’m doing a bit of a format change in the subjects. Since I now have the Cooking subsection of the blog, I no longer need to separate out the recipes with the Random Recipe tag. Also, the boy almost always cooks with me, so I’ll just include his commentary and insights along with the recipes….
Cooking with E: Chicken and Polenta
I’ve decided to do a periodic review of new recipes, sharing my successes and failures while cooking with E, now 3 1/2 going on 45. He’s been by my side on his “standing stool” — a two-step ladder — since long before his second birthday, and he’s becoming a surprisingly aware little mini-chef. Tonight’s meal…