Dinner

  • Dinner,  Lunch

    Curried Butternut Squash Soup

    As much as I raved in my last post about how much I love to make soup slowly over the stovetop, neither that soup nor this one uses that method. But you know what? They’re both simple and comforting on a chilly day, and that’s what matters.

  • Dinner,  Lunch

    Crockpot Cabbage Soup

    One of my favorite parts about the cooler months is that they give me an excuse to eat soup more often.  They also give me an excuse to cook soup more often. Sometimes when I tell people I like to cook, they’ll ask what my favorite thing to cook is, and I’ve always had a hard time answering that question.

  • Dinner,  Lunch

    Garlic & Herb Burgers

    I think I told you several posts back about how I’ve always MUCH preferred a chicken sandwich to a burger.  I also told you that recently I’ve been starting to crave burgers and beef.  (Am I low in iron or something?  Maybe I need to check Web MD after this… Kidding.)

  • Dinner,  Lunch

    Simple Sushi (You can do this!)

    I used to be really afraid to try making sushi at home.  There were so many things that could go wrong.  I could roll the sushi the wrong way and end up with a huge mess.  I could cut the sushi the wrong way and end up with a huge mess.  I could buy the wrong kind of fish and hospitalize myself and Oliver.  But I decided to get over my fear and just give it a try.

  • Dinner

    Green Curry with Chicken

    There are meals I plan to share on the blog, and there are others that I don’t plan to share that somehow end up on here anyway.  This meal falls into the second category.

  • Dinner,  Lunch

    Garlic Oregano Flatbread Pizza Crust

    I was absent from the blog (and the kitchen) last week because I was working a children’s camp and, therefore, eating camp food.  My favorite food to eat at camp is biscuits with chocolate gravy, which is a staple I’d love to introduce into my everyday menu.  I’m holding off on experimenting with a recipe for now though because