If the above video doesn’t load for you, click here to see it on TikTok! As the weather gets colder, I’m really getting in the mood for soups. Any kind of soups. One soup that I’ve never actually made at home until now, but has always been really good when…
All the ooey gooey beefy messiness of a sloppy joe, with the flavors of a philly cheesesteak? We’re making philly cheesesteak sloppy joes today! Do you ever have something that just sticks in your mind, and you can’t stop thinking about it? I bookmarked this recipe for philly cheesesteak sloppy…
If the above video doesn’t load for you, click here to see it on TikTok! Just like pretty much everyone else out there, I hated vegetables as a kid. I was not a fan of really any type of vegetables. Lucky for me my parents never tried to feed me…
This is my breakfast every morning! It originally started as a Texas-inspired breakfast taco, but has evolved into “not really a taco” scrambled eggs on a tortilla. But still tasty! Breakfast “Taco” serves 2 Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil1/4 red onion, diced1/2 lb baby spinach4 eggs2 whole wheat tortillas2 oz…
We’re starting a series of Sushi Labs to clean out my black hole of a freezer! Today’s experiment – what’s the tastiest way to turn pita bread into flavored pita chips? We tried curry… Taco seasoning + cheese… Nutritional yeast… Ramen seasoning… And cinnamon sugar! Which flavor sounds the tastiest…
We’ve got some po boy sandwiches coming up, so I thought I’d try my hand at making traditional NOLA-style french bread! These were the two recipes I tried: King Arthur Baking Saveur Both were tasty, although the Saveur bread fell quite a bit. We ended up greatly preferring the King…
A spooky, but incredibly tasty, riff on a po’ boy sandwich? Today we are making the Edgar Allan Poe-boy sandwich from Code Romantic! In a post-apocalyptic world that’s been taken over the @ware, you need to learn to code in order to reprogram the evil AI that has taken over…
A sweet, fluffy vanilla pudding, layered with Nilla wafers and banana slices – we’re making Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding today! Son and I love traveling. We love going to new places, exploring new cities, trying new foods. We’re just very bad at it. There have been numerous occasions where we’ve…
A juicy turkey seasoned with sage butter and maple syrup, and topped with bacon – we’re making a whole maple-glazed turkey today! You may be thinking, Allison, it’s the beginning of October, it’s a little early for turkey don’t you think? But if you’re wondering that, then you may not…
We’re making sweet potato fries! For… reasons. Which you will see tomorrow. These fries turned out tasty, but contrary to the original recipe mine were not crispy AT ALL. Possibly because I used cornstarch instead of arrowroot powder? Not sure… but it’s okay, because the fries don’t need to be…
Hope everyone’s having a lovely October! We’ve been doing better at getting out for a walk every day, even if it’s just a short walk before sunset. Found the end. And some pretty little flowers. The fanciest fire hydrant. Samples for tasting time! Note how I made sure each piece…
Sweet potato fries, homemade squeaky cheese curds, caramelized onions, dried cranberries, maple-glazed turkey, and turkey gravy – we’re making Thanksgiving Poutine! When both MaryJoStaebler AND Morhokai redeemed their fishcoins to choose Canada, I knew I definitely wanted to make poutine! And since we had two redemptions, don’t you worry –…
Now that we’ve made a maple-glazed turkey, we’re making gravy! Definitely save the pan drippings from the turkey/chicken, those are gonna come in handy here. Shrimpy Tips: lemon juice may seem unusual, but it helps balance the sweetness of the maple syrup in the turkey drippings! Maple Turkey Gravy adapted…
Today, ya boi Shrimpy is cooking some caramelized onions! They’re easy to make, but if you want good caramelized onions, you gotta be prepared for it to take a while. No burnt onions on my watch! Shrimpy Tips: using a combination of oil and butter keeps the butter fats from…
Welcome to the first episode of our new show, Sushi Labs! We’re going to be making poutine very soon, so I figured – why not make my own cheese curds? … except I’ve never made cheese curds before, so let’s test this first. Off to the Sushi Labs to experiment…
A chewy crepe with a layer of egg, filled with a spicy dobanjiang peanut sauce, green onions, and kettle chips – we’re making jianbing today! We’d been up at 3:30 am to catch our flight from LAX to Portland. We took the train into downtown… and then got hopelessly lost,…
What is your favorite bar food? I’m not much of a bar person – I don’t really drink – but I love the concept of bar food. Tasty, greasy, sometimes spicy, snackable foods. I particularly love izakayas – bar food, but make it Japanese. Edamame, karaage, sashimi, tebasaki, yakitori… y’all…
It’s mooncake season!!! We made the salted egg yolks. Shrimpy made our fillings. And now, it’s what you’ve been waiting for… time to make the mooncakes! We are using a recipe from Omnivore’s Cookbook, which I’ve used several times with good results. We are going to start with a bit…
