This sandwich, Lister, is you.
Pomegranate Tri-Tip Steak with Gruyere Cauliflower
Pomegranate-marinated tri tip with garlic gruyere cauliflower. Oh, and the ingredients are on sale at Whole Foods. Ta-da!
VichySeuss and Webster Stew
Two soups: one cold, one hot; same ingredients, different seasonings; and an unusual source of inspiration.
Sausage and Peppers… in a pepper
Because sausage and peppers in a sausage sounded kind of gross.
The Jolly Dumple: BBQ Pierogies
Barbecue pork pierogies for dinner and plum pierogies for dessert
Jenny’s Experimental Dinner: Philly Cheese Steak Ravioli
Round 3 of the Experimental Dinner Game took place at Jenny’s, where she made homemade ravioli. From scratch. And not just any homemade ravioli… homemade ravioli stuffed with steak and a blend of cheeses, with a white mushroom-and-pepper sauce, inspired by the classic Philly cheesesteak. As a dinner, this little twist was the difference between predictability and genius.I invited the …
Singapore Noodles: Totally not from actual Singapore
Family Circle is an American institution. A very American institution. They’ve been delivering top-notch food publications since Hoover was in office. But to be fair, they’ve probably spent about as much time in the island nation of Singapore as Family Circus has. So don’t go into this little stir-fry recipe expecting authenticity, is all I’m saying. However, if you go …
Sneaky eggplant jambalaya
Lately, the threat of crippling sniffles has kept me mostly indoors. That trapped feeling has helped me finally remember to pack a lunch before work. I’ve even started thinking about weekday lunches when I’m preparing dinner! (Like when I got some extra wonton soup, pictured, from the Chinese delivery place over the weekend. What? Ordering counts as preparing.) Jambalaya makes …
Martha Stewart’s Friend’s Thai Chicken Soup
One day at the gym last year, I forgot my headphones and got stuck on the elliptical machine with nothing but the YMCA’s slim collection of discarded magazines to entertain me. I had two hundred parenting magazines and a Martha Stewart Living to choose from. So. First, Martha taught me about tomato gardening. It’s not a particular interest of mine …
Buffalo Cheez-It Pizza
For about a month, I’ve been perfecting a bread machine recipe that has a crust that tastes dead on like spicy Cheez-Its. No kidding. It’s part of a medium-secret sandwich project I’ve been working on. Naturally, the remarkable Cheez-It resemblance was begging to be developed into something besides a loaf of sandwich bread. Maybe something with a greater crust surface …
Poseidon’s Spring Break in Cancun
We over-shopped the other day when we set out to make Bananafish, so today I had a bunch of extra tilapia that needed to be dealt with. Seemed like a great excuse to take a crack at an old favorite, the fish taco. First, I stood back and asked myself: Kristina, what do you even know about fish tacos? They’re …
Chicken pot pie: no longer a full-time job!
Making stuff yourself is better than using the prepared variety from the store. I think we can all agree on that. It’s great to cook from scratch, for the sake of nutrition and frugality and pride and self-sufficiency. Of course, we all have our limits. Me, I draw the line at puff pastry. I adapted this recipe from Martha Stewart …