This salad combines some of our favorite things about summer: crisp mixed greens, sweet corn, juicy tomatoes from the garden, and homemade BBQ sauce. The sauce includes mangoes, apples, brown sugar, paprika, a chipotle pepper, ketchup, lemon juice, and a few other likely suspects. After it simmers on the stovetop and takes a spin in [...]
What can I say. We’re a bit obsessed with Thai inspired dishes: pizza, quinoa, wraps. And this salad ranks right up there with the others. It’s simple and healthy and drenched in a delicious dressing of chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, and lime juice. Also? I [...]
Are you a fan of cilantro? Because I know not everyone is. We, however are proud members of Team Cilantro. We add bunches of it to Asian dishes and Mexican dishes and often use it to garnish salads and salsas. For this dish, cilantro is present in both the black bean patties and the sweet [...]
I’m finally satisfied with the organization of our new kitchen. The wooden spoons and spatulas and tongs are within grabbing distance of the stove top. The cutting boards and cooling racks are neatly stacked in the cupboard below canned goods and confections. There is a drawer dedicated to baking supplies — muffin tins, measuring spoons, [...]
Nick’s brother was kind enough to send three boxes of Omaha Steaks for his 29th birthday. And then Sam was born and the weather turned cold and we lost our desire to grill outdoors. Enter the broiled steak salad! I’ve had this bookmarked since Kate and Rachel blogged about it last year. This dish couldn’t [...]
We eat stir-fry at least twice a month. (Nick would eat it more often, if I let him.) Our favorite version includes sesame oil and oyster sauce, garlic and ginger, mushrooms and bean sprouts, and noodles. However, our go-to dish may now have some competition for the top spot. This recipe comes from Iowa Girl [...]
We commonly cook with beer. We pour it into chili. We combine it with garlic and broth to boil brats. We even add it to cupcakes. So why not cook with root beer now that there’s a pregnant lady in the house? Nick first tasted root beer glazed pork chops while I was in Massachusetts [...]
Yesterday I texted Nick to ask if he wanted to make jambalaya for dinner. Because it was Fat Tuesday. And because he loves spicy Cajun food. It took him less than a minute to respond, “Yes!” He even did the grocery shopping before I got home from work. In addition to the necessary ingredients — [...]
Well, the other half of The Culinary Couple is writing tonight. I may not have the eloquence of my counterpart, but I do know a thing or two about food. Let’s take oranges, for example. When you think of this sweet citrus, what’s the next thing to come to mind? Probably not fish, but they [...]
Yesterday it was below zero when we left for work. Yes, below zero — and that didn’t even account for the windchill. That’s the kind of cold that calls for two pairs of socks, long underwear, hot chocolate, and chicken pot pie. Thanks to Cooking Light, this is a comfort food dish that doesn’t leave [...]