Let me tell you about the time I spent an hour and a half making something that tasted like a baked potato… in witness protection. This is a story of betrayal. Of high hopes and creamy promises. Of bacon grease and different kinds of potatoes that conspired to whisper, “You could’ve just used the microwave.“ The Soup That Lied to Me Look, I’m not here to slander soup. I love soup. Soup is cozy. Soup is healing. Soup is what I make when my mental health is in the “let’s chop vegetables to feel something” stage. But this soup? This soup
Category: Recipes from Cookbooks
I Made Walt Disney’s Favorite Chili — And It Was Mid
I’m not saying Uncle Walt didn’t know his way around a good story or a charming mouse in red shorts, but when it came to chili… the man may have been coasting on nostalgia. According to The Official Disney Parks Cookbook by Pam Brandon and the “Disney Chefs”, this recipe—now served at the Carnation Café on Main Street, U.S.A.—was Walt’s favorite meal. And I mean, cute! Historic! Culinary Disneyland lore! Of course I had to make it. I just wish the results lived up to the legacy. Let’s Talk Ingredients First off, this recipe is trying to do a lot. You’ve got two
Tempeh Bacon
Tempeh Bacon From But I Could Never Go Vegan by Kristy Turner I have a crack like addiction to bacon. For me, it just makes every meal better. I believe that you could put bacon in anything and it’ll be ten times more delicious. I have yet to be disappointed by this logic. The problem though is… well, bacon is unhealthy. It’s something I know on a certain subconscious level, but routinely push away because the idea of not having bacon is low key devastating. But people, I tried today. I really gave it a solid effort by making the tempeh bacon recipe in
Chocolate Pound Cake
from Paris Sweets by Dorie Greenspan This ain’t your grandmother’s pound cake. Or maybe it is if she’s French and uses chocolate. And if it IS your grandma’s recipe? You are one lucky grandchild. This pound cake isn’t so much a cake as it is some really good bread that happens to taste like chocolate. It’s not make-you-sick sweet, and it barely registers as dessert… but it satisfies my sweet tooth. I particularly like slicing into this while enjoying a cup of black tea! The two go perfectly together. Will I make this again? Absolutely! As a matter of fact,
Vegetable Stock
I bought myself a Breville pressure cooker which has officially become my pride and joy. It doubles as a slow cooker as well, and mind you, I was able to cook up the soup that’s going to get me through the winter. Period. You can mock me for posting this. It’s something that I’m sure is basic and everybody can do it, BUT words cannot explain how excited I was that I was able to make my own vegetable stock using a recipe from those cook booklets that come with gadget you just ordered. Yes. You read that correctly. I
Punitions
from Paris Sweets by Dorie Greenspan Punitions, or “Punishments” in English, is a butter cookie which lends itself well to different topping. According to Dorie Greenspan and her research, this cookie gained i’s name through grandmothers wheedling children by telling them to take their punishment and giving them a cookie. Cute, eh? That was SO not my childhood. And like any sane person on hearing the title of the cookie, my boyfriend said, “Are you sure you want to make those? They sound… ominous.” But I went THERE. I made them. And you know what? They tasted like hella good
Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal
from the Vegan Cookbook for Beginners When I was a wee one, I quite enjoyed a spot of oatmeal. Never healthy oatmeal since I doused it in brown sugar and added a pat of butter to help it go down. Regardless though, it was a former favorite of min I recently rediscovered this “old love”. Honestly, I’m no longer as psyched about oatmeal as my younger self but I also no longer add a hunk of butter. Sacrifices will kill a dish if you let them. However, I was perusing a cookbook, Vegan Cookbook for Beginners, and quite liked the
Blueberry and Mint Smoothie
Blueberry and Mint Smoothie from The Vegan Cookbook for Beginners Since joining Barre class I figured I should be eating healthier but that is so much easier said than done. Of course I’m going to eat donuts and slather everything with butter then eat a piece of broccoli covered in Ranch and congratulate myself on my healthy eating choice. Which is why I decided to buy a vegan cookbook. I have zero intentions of actually becoming a vegan. I just figure if I make the recipes in this book, they’ll be devoid of bacon and ice cream, two things which are