Pigs in a Blanket

Pigs in a Blanket

Meat wrapped in bread – does it get any better? Loving the split batch these days. Here are a couple of ideas for how to make Pigs in a Blanket, totally homecooked and doughs from scratch! As I was looking for some inspiration, so I 

Easy Sunomono Cucumber Salad

Easy Sunomono Cucumber Salad

Recipe for quick-pickle Sunomono cucumber salad Sunomono salad for the win! This easy quick-pickle cucumber salad is easy, delicious, and basically impossible to mess up! The key to creating a #homecookedfeast is: many dishes! So, the easiest way to turn your meal into a feast 

Easy Fresh Caesar Salad

Easy Fresh Caesar Salad

Delicious fresh homemade Caesar Salad and it’s basically free Sitting at home, craving something kinda healthy, I opened the fridge to find nothing but a few breakfast items (egg, bacon, potatoes…), lemons/juice, and a fresh, unused romaine lettuce. Hmm, I thought… I also have whiskey! 

Cinnamon Cilantro Black Bean Rice

Cinnamon Cilantro Black Bean Rice

If you’re tired of red Mexican Rice, try this. During a gloomy, rainy day, I was inspired to smoke some meat. I didn’t really have a plan, but it has been a couple of months since I did chicken quarters, so that was a must. 

Lemongrass Pork Meatballs

Lemongrass Pork Meatballs

Put those pork balls in my mouth When the night has come, and the land is dark… use the “other white meat” to light up your dinner! Rooting through the fridge and freezer, I found some ground pork. I deliberated long and hard over doing 

Simple Yaki Udon

Simple Yaki Udon

Noodles, meat, vegetables – what’s not to like?! I will admit that generally speaking I try to simplify things that aren’t *quite* that simple. This simple Yaki Udon recipe, on the other hand, is very easy. Two sauces, 5 other ingredients (and several optional) and 

Easiest poached eggs

Easiest poached eggs

No special equipment required Poached eggs used to be something that I reserved for eating at restaurants… until I realized you don’t need special tools, no specialized training, and no hassle. These tips for easiest poached eggs will bring your Sunday brunch staple experience home 

No Knead Dutch Oven Bread

No Knead Dutch Oven Bread

No need to stress over no-knead bread I originally learned of this type of bread recipe from my chef brother and his also chef buddy. We drank beer at the ocean in Vancouver and then ate bread with butter and cheese. I then learned that 

Easiest Homecooked Hollandaise Sauce

Easiest Homecooked Hollandaise Sauce

Easy ingredients and foolproof method I’m guilty of making some meals once in a while that are very complicated multi-dish, elaborately-prepped feasts… well, eggs benedict from total scratch is one of those, so you can leave your blender, stand mixer or immersion blender in the 

Puff Pastry for non-bakers

Puff Pastry for non-bakers

It’s much easier than you think I had originally researched how puff pastry is made because I jumped on the Christmas Beef Wellington bandwagon this year. I’ve otherwise always avoided doing *ANY* kind of baking, but as it turns out, sometimes it is a necessary