Category: Make-ahead
White Chicken Chili – Now with Photos!
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Freezer food, Make-ahead, MEAT |
View the original post here… Just wanted to give you photographic evidence of the awesomeness of this chili. Which, I will have readers note, I originally published a year ago. Then, a few weeks ago, I got a newsletter from America’s Test Kitchen promoting their great technique for making a thick, unctuous (great word) white chili…and…
Banana-Zucchini Muffins with Blueberries
| November 21, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Breadmaking, Breakfast, Make-ahead |
Back when it was still summer, and we still were struggling with what to do with copious zucchini (not to mention the over-ripe bananas I always seem to have lying around) I came up with this recipe for Banana-Zucchini Muffins. Alas, it is not summer anymore. Where did the time go? Oh, yes, that’s…
Ratatouille’s Ratatouille
| November 9, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Make-ahead, Side Dishes, Vegetarian |
It’s that time of year again – the late summer zucchini season! (Or, it was when I wrote this. A long honeymoon, long work trip, some of life’s punches to the face, and the general malaise that accompanies the seasonal transition into winter have seriously depleted my blogging energy. But, I shall return triumphantly! Until…
Grilled Pork Loin with Peach-Whiskey Sauce
| October 10, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Grilling, Main Course, Make-ahead, MEAT, Recipe |
Hello again, Internet friends! It has been a long time…. You see, I went and got hitched last summer, and we decided to “save” (and save up for) our honeymoon for a year and to take that special vacation as a one-year anniversary celebration, and to go all-out somewhere really special. Having just returned from…
General Tso’s Chicken
| August 15, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Make-ahead, MEAT, Recipe |
Partially taken (the batter/frying part, mostly) from The Bitten Word’s General Tso: Takeout vs. Homemade showdown, partially of my own invention, and partially out of laziness (packet of general tso sauce mix I found in the back of the pantry). It’s not that I didn’t want to follow a truly homemade recipe for this…
Crab “Neptune” Salad
| July 15, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Leftovers, Main Course, Make-ahead, Recipe, Salads |
Oh, how I love this salad. It’s a staple of my favorite, favorite, best-ever summer dinner (or at least the favorite of this here moment): COLD SUPPER. Sounds good, don’t it? Despite a boring name, and a totally adaptable and non-consistent definition, cold supper were my favorite words growing up. OK, some of many favorite…
Crispy Chickpeas
| June 29, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Make-ahead, Recipe, snacks, Vegetarian |
Quick and dirty today, folks. I’ve talked at length on my love for beans. BEANS. I love them. Another thing I love are snacks. SNACKS. Especially the crispy, crunchy, salty, addictive and fatty ones – chips, doritos, fritos (OH, fritos), chex mix (OMG CHEX MIX)…anything that’s salty and carb-laden, I’m there.
Italian Steak Kabobs with Grilled Veggies
| June 27, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Grilling, Main Course, Make-ahead, MEAT, Recipe |
One thing (you would be generous to call it a “trick”) is that, when making skewers, shish-ka-bobs, or whatever you might want to call this particular iteration of “food on a stick,” is to thread food on the sticks the ugly way. As in, not the oh-so-pretty, alternating meat, veggie, peppers, onion, repeat way that…
Boeuf Bourguingnon
| May 23, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Main Course, Make-ahead, MEAT, Recipe |
That’s a bouquet garni, because I’m all fancy. I guess channeling Julia Child brings out the fancy in me, huh? Actually, despite her French devotion, Julia’s recipe’s aren’t really all that fancy. They’re fussy, though, and very specific with how to, when to, what to do at each step of the way. And, as was…
Mini Vegetable Quiches
| April 27, 2011 | Posted by Cheeks under Appetizers, Breakfast, Make-ahead, Recipe |
Did I mention to you that I like easy recipes? Especially those that give me more valuable time in the morning to sleep, remove necessary thinking from the early AM hours, and give me plenty of reasons NOT to stop in Dunkin Donuts? So, yeah, I’m a crab-ass (not to be confused with grab-ass)…
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