Grilled Chipotle Tequila Chicken

Barbecue season is here!!! My friends are fully vaxxed, and we’re having potlucks again. Huzzah for science! And also for food! I found the recipe here, but of course I tweaked it. More chipotles, cumin, garlic, and tequila! I marinated this in ziploc bags overnight, which made grilling a breeze. Ingredients (serves 12): 4 lbs…

Single Serving Chocolate Lava Cake

Thank you Joy the Baker for this recipe! Perfect for birthdays, bad days, and Valentine’s Day (hello!), this little cake is delicious and perfection every time. You’ll need some extra kitchen equipment for this one, so make sure to check the list below! I nixed the peanut butter from her recipe, and did the order…

Radicchio Risotto with Blue Cheese and Pecans

This recipe originally calls for taleggio, walnuts, and red wine — and that’s how I’ve made it in the past, but I was working with what I had in the kitchen in these pandemic times. Either is delicious! Cook with what you got. I used shallots, pecans, white wine, and blue cheese for this recipe…

Gerstensuppe

Back in January of 2009, my parents and I met up with my Dutch relatives in Flims, Switzerland for some winter sports — skiing, hiking, etc. In practically every restaurant we went to, this soup was on the menu. I pretty much ordered it every time, but at one restaurant in particular they added an…

French Onion Soup

I took this recipe from Julia Child, but as my custom, added a twist. MORE onions, and stilton cheese instead of gruyere on top. Delectable. Ingredients: 2 large onions, sliced (or 7 cups) 4 tbs butter 1 tbs olive oil 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp sugar 3 tbs flour 8 cups water (alternatively, you can do 8…

Beet Leaf and Swiss Chard Risotto with Blue Cheese

In an endeavor to use all the parts of my vegetables, I saved the beet leaves from some recently roasted beets and thought they would pair nicely with swiss chard and blue cheese in a risotto dish. Et voila! Try not to eat it all. Ingredients (serves 6-8): 2 bunches of beet leaves, stems chopped…

Roasted Fennel and Potato Salad with Blue Cheese Crumbles

This is great warm or cold, and pairs well with pretty much any protein. My partner, who detests potatoes, had seconds and thirds on this dish! Ingredients (serves 4-6): 2 fennel bulbs, sliced, fronds removed, and stems chopped in 2″ pieces 6-8 little potatoes or a mix of potatoes, 1/8″ sliced 2 tbs olive oil…

Beef and Bean Chili

A fall chill is in the air, and I didn’t feel like going food shopping, so I scrounged around the fridge and pantry to think of what I could make, and all the ingredients led to…chili! And cornbread, of course. Ingredients (serves 6-8): 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 stalks of celery, chopped 1 medium…

Blue Cheese Quinoa Risotto with Swiss Chard

This came from a hodgepodge of things in my fridge and pantry, and it came out delicious. If you like blue cheese. Which I do. Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa 2 cups vegetable broth 1/4 cup white wine 1 large shallot, thinly sliced 1 bunch swiss chard, stalks trimmed and sliced, leaves rolled and sliced (keep…

Tomato Bacon Jam

In thinking about grilling hamburgers, and what I have in the fridge without needing to go to the store to buy more ingredients to put on top of said hamburgers, the idea for this jam came. I have oodles of cheese (I’m half Dutch, I need my cheese), so obviously a cheeseburger, and a couple…

Pan Fried Pork and Cabbage Dumplings

Found some frozen dumpling wrappers and ground pork in my freezer! Who doesn’t love dumplings? I made up these pan fried pork and cabbage dumplings last night with the rest of my cabbage from that ugly produce box. For dumplings (makes 50 dumplings, plus a couple patties): 50 dumpling wrappers 16 oz ground pork 1/4…

Butternut Squash and Kale Thai Curry with Coconut Milk Rice

Thai flavors with fresh produce from the farmers market? Yes, please! This recipe was snatched from here with some minor adjustments. Hope you like coconut! Ingredients (serves 3-4): 2 tbs coconut oil (1 for curry, 1 for tofu) 1 package of firm tofu, cubed 1 small onion, diced or 1 large shallot, chopped 2 –…