Meals Posts
Homemade Meatballs: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Let me preface this by saying: I am not Italian. The Angry Chef is, however—and very much so—and these meatballs were more than acceptable to him. Regardless, I understand that I’m treading on hallowed ground for some. If you’re a meatball aficionado , please be kind to me. I’m just a little mouse. That said, [...]
Garlic and Ginger Infused Chicken Broth
Everyone has their own cold remedy. This is mine. Make the sniffles stop! I’ve had a savage cold for the last three days. Since The Angry Chef is catching it, too, neither of us was in the mood to destroy the kitchen with a full-blown chicken soup production. No matter, though. This is the chicken [...]
Chocolate French Toast
If you find yourself with a stray loaf of chocolate bread in your kitchen, you can get into all sorts of devilishly decadent trouble with it. You could toast it and slather it with loads of creamy peanut butter. You could use it for a sandwich that evokes some of the flavors of a classic [...]
Bitter Triple Chocolate Bread
Warning: This is not an ooey-gooey, sticky-sweet bread. It’s a kind of grown-up yeast bread. It’s rich and dense—and is the sort of thing you can use to make out-of-this-world peanut butter sandwiches or decadent french toast. (I like mine warm with loads of cold butter.) It gets a deep chocolate-y flavor from chocolate chips, [...]
Rib of the Week: Candied Maple Sesame Ribs
I’ll say it again: I swear we eat more than meat. The ribs I made the other night got me thinking about other seasonal, autumn-y things I could do with beef spare ribs. These are a really interesting first course for a harvest-season dinner. Because they’re sweet, I think they’d be overpowering as the main [...]
Quick Meat Ragout with Orecchiette
This is a rich and hearty sauce that you can make in just about the amount of time it takes to boil a pound of orecchiette. Honest. Italian for “little ears,” orecchiette are those nickel-sized round noodles that look like tiny hats or flying saucers. Just because it’s a quick sauce doesn’t mean it’s short [...]
Cider Cooked Cornish Game Hens with Apple and Bacon
I love cornish game hens because they’re so sweet and small. They cook quickly. And with very little effort, they transform into a ridiculously impressive-looking main course. For as delicate as they may be, this is stick-to-your-ribs winter food. The little hens stay moist and succulent from an overnight soak in a sweet and brine-y [...]
Rib of the Week: Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Beef Ribs
I’m not sure if this happens to other people, but sometimes I really crave a rib roast. You heard me right. A standing beef rib roast, as in that giant hunk of roasted beast that you serve around the holidays. One worthy of Cindy Loo Who. It happened to me last night. Luckily, I happened [...]
Old-Timey Sunday Waffles
These waffles are crunchy on the outside and egg-y and moist on the inside. The Angry Chef and I both like ours slathered with thin slices of cold butter and dripping with good, local maple syrup. If there are any leftover, I like to reheat them in the toaster oven and melt a little cheese [...]
Spinach Raviolis with Aged Gorgonzola and Shaved Pear
This dinner is really easy to make—but appears and tastes as though you spent a fair amount of time slaving in the kitchen. The contrasting flavors and textures of a few good, fresh ingredients make this meal something special. Earilier today, my folks dropped in on their way up to Maine to celebrate their 38th [...]
