Critter Chronicles
One-Pot Meal
Recipe: Spiced Quinoa and Black Beans
Last week threw me off. Despite having all these grand intentions of following my meal plan to a ‘T’ Anthony requested a Chinese feast to celebrate the lunar New Year, and then we all got a little down and out with various ailments. I treated myself to some extra time on the computer and ran … Continue reading
Recipe: Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
A few weeks ago this blog post from Tasty Kitchen popped up in my reader and I bookmarked the recipe to try out when I had more time. Turns out you don’t need much time with this one – five minutes in the morning before work, put in another five minutes of work an hour or … Continue reading
Recipe: Skillet Tamale Pie
>A month or so ago I attended a Pampered Chef party, and a recipe for ground beef with chili beans and tomatoes, topped with cornbread and cheese was one of the featured meals for the evening. I’ve been trying to find that recipe because I’m positive that Tony would love it, but the one issue … Continue reading
Recipe: Skillet Cincinnati Chili with Spaghetti
>When I was typing up the recipe for barbecue beef with pasta last week I was surprised to see that I hadn’t put this recipe here when I made it last summer. In looking back over the ingredients I think I remember why: I cooked this recipe in July or August, when the temperatures outside … Continue reading
Recipe: Chicken Tortilla Skillet
>I have about twenty copies of the (previously) free Kraft Food & Family magazines that I’ve brought with me from Germany, to South Carolina, to Colorado and now here to Okinawa. Although I don’t utilize these recipes as often as I used to, every now and then I pull them out for some inspiration. Many … Continue reading
Recipe: Easy Pot Roast with Root Vegetables
>In all the years that I’ve been cooking, I’ve attempted a pot roast about once a year. And every single year I’ve ended up with a hunk of dried out, not-so-flavorful beef. So even though a cut of beef suitable for this meal isn’t very expensive, I hesitate to try it often for fear of … Continue reading
Recipe: American Chop Suey
>American Chop Suey is one of those recipes that is incredibly simple to make, and a staple from childhood. Although my mom didn’t make this meal often, I ate it at friend’s houses and saw it often on the menu at the school cafeterias. It’s basically ground beef and pasta in a tomato sauce, which … Continue reading
Recipe: Creamy Chicken and Corn Risotto with Vanilla and Mascarpone
>We don’t have many options for organic meats over here, so when I discover that our commissary finally has organic chicken in stock I buy as much as I can afford. Fortunately, that means that at least once every four months my family can eat organic. Unfortunately, the price works out to about $2 per … Continue reading
Recipe: Chicken Noodle Casserole
>Chicken noodle casserole was one of the first meals that I created on my own without having a recipe to go off of. (I’m a bit embarrassed to say that was just last summer, when we moved here to Okinawa and were staying in temporary lodging before getting assigned a house on base.) When I … Continue reading
Recipe: Beef and Potato Stir-Fry
>I’ve been going through some of my cookbooks to find inspiration for this month’s meals, and I came across this one in a Kraft Food and Family magazine. It looked easy (and I happened to have the right cut of meat waiting to be cooked in my fridge), so I gave it a try. What … Continue reading
