kitchen

easiest shredded chicken

easiest shredded chicken
In our family, chicken is a staple. My favorite way to have it is shredded or pulled because it's just so fantastically versatile. Tacos. Stir-fry. Salads. Wraps. Pizza. By itself cold out of the fridge at midnight... But if there's...

Homemade Pesto

If you've been following along, you may recall me expressing skepticism as to what I was going to do with all the basil that is growing in our garden. You  then too probably recall the resulting laundry list of...

Carbon, anyone?

homemade crouton fail
Even the best cooks fail, sometimes. An innocent attempt to make croutons the other night turned into an epic fail. There's charbroiled, and then there's char-mauled. This would be the latter. Apparently 23 minutes at 400° is too long for making...

Turkey Caesar Salad

turkey caesar salad
Turkey Caesar Salad with Feta Cheese and Tomatoes This is a favorite "lazy gourmet" meal when it's too hot to cook (or even use the microwave). Confession: I use packaged lunchmeat and love it. Romaine Lettuce (packaged) Turkey Breast Tomatos* Feta Cheese ...