It's hard to believe edamame has been around since the 13th century and I'm finally starting to experiment with it in my house only as of this year. While I've always loved boiled, salted edamame as an appetizer at Japanese restaurants, somehow, they never made it on to my own kitchen table. Edamame's Japanese translation is "branched bean." I've learned that they're actually young, green soybeans when they're picked so they're soft rather than hard and dry like mature soy beans. And, if you want to get really fancy (and lazy), you can … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Rainbow Chocolate Chip Cookies
March 28, 2012 By 4 Comments
Isn't it amazing how just one little alteration to a recipe can significantly change the result? Take, for example, the omnipresent Chocolate Chip Cookie. Pretty basic cookie, right? They're probably the most popular cookie in the world (although, after their 100th anniversary, the Oreo manufacturers would argue otherwise). But, did you know chocolate chip cookies actually started out as a mistake? Apparently, Ruth Graves Wakefield was trying to make her signature Butter Drop Do cookies. The recipe specified baker’s chocolate, but one … [Read more...]
Mom’s Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding
March 26, 2012 By 45 Comments
This is my second month participating in the Secret Recipe Club and I'm having such a blast. What an awesome opportunity for me to gain exposure to other food blogs, their authors, and the plethora of recipes specific to each site. Reveal day is exciting. Today I finally get to showcase the secret recipe I've chosen to cook from my March food blog assignment: Comfy Cusine. With any blog, I like to acquaint myself with the author. I was so thrilled to learn that Patti's blog, Comfy Cuisine, features recipes that have been taken from her … [Read more...]
Cheeseburger Pie
March 23, 2012 By 3 Comments
For my first blog entry almost a year ago (when the only 2 people reading this blog were my kids), I attempted to cook and write about Mom’s infamous Cheeseburger Pie. It was without a doubt my favorite dinner dish served. The flavorful ground beef combined with heaping portions of shredded cheddar cheese, all sealed together with batter and baked to pie perfection- amazing! As a kid, I had no idea I was eating Mom’s cheesy, no potato version of Shepherd’s Pie. To me, Cheeseburger Pie was like a virtual trip to Wendy’s without leaving the … [Read more...]
