Butter-Fried Sea Scallops
So simple. So yummy.
There are a zillion recipes out there for pan-fried scallops. This is one of mine.
The fresher my ingredients are, the less I usually fuss with my food. This recipe combines a...
How to Make Homemade Marshmallows (And Chocolate Covered Marshmallows)
Hello, Willy Wonka! Making candy is just delightful.
There's no two ways about it. And making marshmallows? From scratch? That's downright magical.
I mean, take a handful of regular old ingredients through a few very simple...
Rib of the Week: Guinness-Braised Short Ribs (Plus a Quick Primer on Braising)
We woke up to more snow this weekend.
It put me in serious cooking mode, so The Angry Chef dug out the car and intrepidly made his way to McKinnon's, our local butcher shop.
He came...
Deep-Fried Ravioli
Fried ravioli! These are so yummy, it's almost ridiculous. They're oh-so-crispy on the outside, and oozing with creamy, molten cheese on the inside.
Start with fresh ravioli. (Frozen will work, too. Just thaw them completely...
Garlic & Spinach Parmesan Rice
This is fast food, Mouse House style.
We eat a lot of rice. It's almost always our starch of choice over pasta. This rice is bursting with fresh spinach flavor. It's salty, garlicky, and laced...
Rib of the Week: Tasty Honey Cinnamon Beef Ribs
We're in serious winter hibernation mode at The Mouse House. Baking bread. Roasting meat. Flouncing about in all manners of fleecy attire. The whole happy and delicious nine yards.
Since the last storm, Boston is...
Old-Fashioned Pound Cake
Technically, this is half-a-pound cake, since it only uses about a half-a-pound of each of the key ingredients.
(Pound cake gets its name from the pound each of butter, sugar, and flour originally used to...
Sauteed Cod with Garlic-Shallot Butter and Drunken Spinach
When you start with fabulously fresh ingredients, it's easy to make a delicious meal in no time flat. The main thing to know about cod is that you don't want to overcook it. (Don't...
Tangy Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dip
Packed with sour cream, buttermilk, and blue cheese, this dip is a perfect creamy companion for spicy, hot wings or a crunchy, cold crudite platter. I served this as one of the sides for...
Nice & Easy Pizza Dough (Plus Simple Red & White Pizzas)
I have a few different pizza recipes. This is my old standby, whip-it-together-then-forget-about-it pizza dough.
It produces a versatile, bread-y crust that can hold an almost-heroic amount of toppings. The crust is pre-baked, then topped...