We made the switch to brown rice several years ago and haven't looked back. We still use other types of rice but nine times out of ten we're eating the long-grain brown variety. I'll admit that when we first made the switch I made countless batches of poorly cooked rice that everyone turned their noses up at. Undercooked and too hard or overcooked and gummy were the usual. ...
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Quarantine Cooking
Wow! What a week it has been. I hope this post finds you all healthy, home, and finding grace in what has been a truly humbling experience for all of us. It’s been a while since I’ve posted here but with the additional free time I now have and my desire to help, I thought this post would put some good into the universe. If like many people around the world you found yourself at the grocery ...
Copycat Yumm Bowls
Here in Oregon we have this great, quick eats restaurant called Cafe Yumm. Their claim to fame is a dish called a Yumm Bowl which features their signature sauce, aptly named Yumm Sauce. If you've been around this blog much you can probably tell that I'm a sucker for comfort food. Comfort food gets a bad rap sometimes, yes it includes noted calorie bombs like macaroni and cheese, and chicken pot ...
Classic Italian Pasta E Fagioli
Let me preface this by saying that this is not an original recipe. It is however one of my family's favorites and one that I get compliments on all the time. My mom's family is Italian so I know what real Italian food should taste like and this is the real deal. The recipe was adapted from a book called, Italian Soup Cookbook by: Joe Famularo. It's flavorful and hearty, ...
Crispy Crunchy Cookies
After having a few glorious days of sunshine the rain has returned to the Pacific Northwest. What do I like to do more than anything when it rains? Bake! Not particularly friendly to the waistline but oh so good for the soul. This cookie recipe has been in my family for years. My great-grandma passed it down to my grandma who passed it down to my mom who passed it on to ...