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Red Wine Risotto with Yellow Squash

Risotto has an almost mythical status.  You might think that you can only get a good risotto from a restaurant.  In reality, risotto is actually pretty easy to cook, and after a few times you’ll be a pro.

November 28, 2011November 30, 2011 ShannonLeave a comment

Oven-baked Fries

When I made my Pork Au Jus, I was looking for something to eat with it.  It just so happened that I had a bag of potatoes, so I thought fries would be great.  Getting nice crispy fries from the oven can be difficult, but these fries come out great every time.

November 25, 2011November 30, 2011 Shannon3 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving filled with great food!  This will be the only post today because of the food coma I’m most likely, but I’ll be back tomorrow with a new one. Before I go back to eating, I thought I’d ask a question.  Do you have any recipes you’d like… Read More Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2011November 30, 2011 ShannonLeave a comment

Improvised Pork Au Jus

To make the Pork Lo Mein, I had to buy a whole pork tenderloin.  I only needed part of it, so I decided to put it in the crock pot and make some pulled pork.  The only problem was that I hadn’t planned for that, so I didn’t really have the ingredients that were in… Read More Improvised Pork Au Jus

November 23, 2011November 30, 2011 Shannon3 Comments

Accidental Burger Rolls

In an effort to wedge in a post this week that is relevant to Thanksgiving, I thought it would be cool to make some dinner rolls.  I recently purchased a bunch of awesome bread books, so I took the opportunity to use a dinner roll recipe from one of them.

November 22, 2011November 30, 2011 Shannon2 Comments

Pork Lo Mein

One of you has requested that I do a post about how to make Lo Mein.  Luckily, my stomach has requested that it be filled with Lo Mein, so it all works out.  I’ve never made it before, so I went straight to the internet.  After reading a lot of recipes, I decided that I… Read More Pork Lo Mein

November 21, 2011November 30, 2011 Shannon3 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

This week is going to be a little unusual, with the holiday and all.  Since I’m not into posting a bunch of Thanksgiving recipes,  I’ll be posting some random recipes.  Later today, by request: Pork Lo Mein!

November 21, 2011November 30, 2011 ShannonLeave a comment

Roasted Garlic Bread

I sure hope that you like garlic, because this recipe is going to give it to you.  Everyone has had or heard of roasted garlic, but not everyone has actually made it.  Well, I’m going to show you how to do it and then we’re going to attack some bread with it.  Warning: Gratuitous use… Read More Roasted Garlic Bread

November 19, 2011November 30, 2011 Shannon2 Comments

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