Pot Roast. Two magical words right there. POT freaking ROAST. Pot roast was one of my absolute favorites as a kid. My aunt would make it for me when I would come for my annual summer visits and I didn’t even care if it was hot outside and the oven warmed up the house. She…
Category: Mains
Hamburger Soup
So soup season, y’all. California has had some crazy non-winter weather lately, but it was actually chilly out not that long ago so I wanted to make soup. I also have Five Guys on the brain, but I really need to get back on track with the eating, so I threw together a hamburger soup. …
Beef Stew
Confession time: I didn’t like stew as a child. I was more about soup. But now I loooooove stew. Especially when it’s cold out. OMG yes. Here’s a pretty basic recipe that you can make on the stovetop if you have an hour or two until dinner. If you have longer, go ahead and assemble…
Jerk Chicken Stew with Coconut Rice
Archaellys has fallen in love with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and I have to admit, it is a gorgeous game! This, of course, influenced our last movie night and we had a pirate theme. Treasure Island (1950) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Naturally I wanted our noms to…
Spicy Iranian Chicken Stew
I love my chiropractor. She’s totally like a big sister to me, and being an only, I’ve always wanted a big sister. Lauren is one of the most supportive people I know – she’s always willing to listen and help steer or give advice. In fact, she’s one of my biggest cheerleaders and gave me…
Sukiyaki
I was trying to figure out what to make that would go along with our Miyazaki night of Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo… There are so many delicious Japanese noms that I could make work. At first I thought about trying to figure out a gluten friendly version of ramen, since that’s what they eat…
Pulled Pork Extravaganza
Pulled Pork. Aren’t those some magical words? Pulled freaking pork. Please. Yes. It’s relatively easy to make too. I find the hardest decision to make is how to consume it. It was suggested that I turn the pulled pork into pulled pork poutine (thanks Lustymaid!) so that’s what I had for dinner. Arc also wanted…
Pho-tastic Voyage
Pho. Is. The. Best. Ever. The only thing is I always feel too full of sodium afterward because I do my best to not leave a drop of that delicious broth behind. So in my quest to be healthier about things and knowing exactly what’s in my food, I decided to try to make my…
Spaghetti Squash with Ground Turkey
I used to loooooooooove eating pasta. I could eat noodles all day e’ryday. I’d have Top Ramen for breakfast, buttered noodles for lunch, and spaghetti for dinner. That’s kind of how I ended up with the figure I used to have. Now I find way to sneak in more veggies in place of noodles and…
Cheaterquiles
Chilaquiles are basically breakfast nachos. For serious. And I’m always surprised when people don’t know what I’m talking about when I talk about chilaquiles. I mean, they’re amazing. SO GOOD. Especially after you’ve made nachos the night before and have a lot of good things leftover. However, I just kind of fake chilaquiles at home….
Nachos
I don’t feel like I really need to post a recipe for nachos. I mean, they’re pretty easy, right? Dere you go. UPDATE: Apparently I *do* need to post a recipe for nachos and BAM! there it is. Nachos 1 pkg Ground Turkey 1 onion Salt, pepper, cayenne 1 can sliced olives Guacamole (recipe here)…
Snarfys Noms 