Category Archives: How to Cook

How to Cook :: 2 beef stew meat recipes

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Kelli

Mongolian beef – this maybe doesn’t look particularly appetizing but trust me, it’s just the picture not doing it justice because it was delish! I tried out a couple of new recipes this week, both utilizing that wonderful tool of … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Mayonnaise

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Kelli

(alternately titled, “Reasons my mother thinks I may have been an alien baby”) (subtitled “wherein I use a lot of italicized comments in parentheses”) Me: I made mayonnaise today! My Mom: Why? Conversations like these are not altogether rare around … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Chicken Pot Pie

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Kelli

a.k.a. “Winging it when you don’t have a recipe!” I love this time of year. Our brief moment of down time has arrived. (Well, as “down” as it ever gets around here.) We’re done with volleyball season, and basketball & … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Creamed Chipped Beef

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Kelli

Seeing as how it’s St. Patrick’s Day (for one more hour), it seems a fitting time to tell you about a new product we have: dried beef! To be honest, I almost decided to just stash all of it in … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Pizza

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Kelli

I really can’t believe, out of all the recipe posts I’ve done, that I’ve never done pizza! It’s an almost-weekly meal at our house during the fall, winter & spring months. (And I’m working on mastering pizza on the grill … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Aunt Sandy's Oven Crispy Chicken

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Kelli

I mentioned earlier that we had another batch of chickens butchered last week. Usually I just get them all as whole birds. But our processor does do cut-ups, so I decided to try that out this time and got about … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Eggs Benedict

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Kelli

Once upon a time, a long time ago…I turned 30. And one of my best friends from high school did, too, just 7 days before me. So I flew out to San Francisco to celebrate with her. Me, left, Susan, … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Ham & Cabbage Soup

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Kelli

What is it about peeling and dicing potatoes that calms me, soothes me, centers me? What is it about making something so simple as soup? Some humble vegetables, some chicken bones boiled in water to make broth, some salty ham… … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Pork and Vegetable Soup

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Kelli

(and Bread : Round 1) So before I get to the bread, let’s talk about soup. This one is super easy. Last weekend I seasoned a couple of pork roasts with Greek seasoning and slow roasted them – probably 4 … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Ham Alfredo

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Kelli

Sometimes the best recipes evolve as a direct result of laziness. I was hungry for carbonara. But the thought of schlepping out to the garage, digging through one of my messy freezers for bacon, defrosting and cooking said bacon…it was … Continue reading →

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