I was meal planning recently when I realized it had been some time since I devoured a plate of our General Tso Tofu, one of my all time How to Eat faves. With no tofu on hand, I did a quick brain storm to figure out how I could get the glorious General Tso flavours…
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Cheesy Wild Rice Casserole
This recipe is straight-up delicious and comes (almost) straight-up from one of our favourite home cooking geniuses, Deb Perlman of Smitten Kitchen. This particular one can’t be found on her website, but in her first cookbook, which is so dirty and dog eared that I might need to order a new copy. AKA it’s so,…
One Pan Burrito Bowls
You may notice my recipes now have a bit of a theme – slow cooker, one pot, stove top only. Yes, I’m going the quick and easy, low maintenance, less clean up route, as per my last post the ever hunger newborn prevents me from cooking any meal that requires any sort of involved prep…
Mujadara (Lebanese Lentils, Rice and Caramelized Onions)
You’re probably thinking ‘Lentils and rice? NBD’. But you must listen to me when I say this dish is an unassuming showstopper. Like, everyone loves it. The layering of toasted and caramelized flavours really make it crazy good. I mean, caralmelized onions ramp up any recipe on their own. Adding some heavy duty aromatics takes…
How To: Use Up Your Leftovers – Rice
Hello, my name is Dara and and I have a cooking problem. It’s a sickness, a disease really and I just can’t help myself. Even though I’m only cooking for two, when it comes time to make the rice to go with our stir fry or curry, I must make at least 2 cups DRY,…