Alright, so the other week the taste tester was told to lower his cholesterol by adapting to a more vegetarian diet. Well, this should be interesting because he doesn’t eat a lot of vegetables. He will eat a salad, yes but eating a side of…
Author: kristybr
A few months back we purchased an instant pot. Wow! the time it takes to cook and the flavor and tenderness of the meat – so tender and flavorful! we cooked ribs in it and literally the meat was falling off the bone! and it…
So the other day my dad was talking about meatballs that his mother use to make (she was Norwegian) and that started some meatball research. I finally found a recipe that would be simple and would have a powerful flavor punch! This is definitely a…
The last day or so my dad and I have been cooking up a storm in his kitchen. We made a Shepard’s pie from the cookbook we got from Scotland last fall, and was it ever so delicious!! Shepard’s pie is such a great comfort…
The past couple of years I’ve heard a lot about the cooking method “sous vide” and just dismissed it thinking it was just a cooking fad and will be gone soon. I didn’t fully understand it- cook everything in water?! what?! so are you…
For the past couple of weeks my dad has been making dinner on Sundays for us to join him. Its been quite the treat- the first one was chicken and dumplings, and the second was lasagna. He hit it out of the park with that!…
Cooking food and photographing food are so different. I love cooking and I thought- what can be so hard with photographing food. Everything! There’s the lighting, the angle, shutter speed, styling food to make it appetizing….Phew…who knew? I didn’t, but its a learning process and…
Some dishes are all about the sauce and this one is no different. A good sauce can make or break a good dish. I like the creamy-ness of this sauce (I would have liked it with a little more kick ) but for the general…
We just had a small Easter but it was big on the feast! We did a ham this year instead of lamb. I like lamb but I wanted a change, plus my dad made some ham soup with the leftovers (equally as delicious) The ham…