Homecookin

16 posts in 'Homecookin'

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Wild Mushroom and Spinach Habanero Lasagna

by Kris   ⋅   January 17, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

When the spinach e.coli outbreak of 2006 arose, I almost died. Died because I couldn’t eat spinach. I luuuuurve spinach; raw or sauteed, it’s so good. I was doing Consultant work for Apple then, enjoying piling up the spinach from Caffe Macs’s salad bar, but not enjoying their method of pay-by-weigh (heavy [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Curry Udon

by Kris   ⋅   November 9, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

Curry is welcome at our house any time, be it Japanese-style or Indian-spiced, and I love fatty thick noodles, so I thought I’d try my hand at merging both with Curry Udon. I just subbed seitan for chicken but it’s just as yummy without meat or “meat”, too. I sent Chris off with [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Sweet Potato Macadamia Cake with White Chocolate Frosting

by Kris   ⋅   October 17, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

When I was young, I wanted a sweet potato pie, but noone I knew made or sold the stuff. Then my dad grew sweet potatoes, but still no pie. When I finally had some (even an authentic Southern recipe I trekked to “wrong side o’ the tracks” Bayview on the Muni to try), [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Meatless “Meaty” Tacos

by Kris   ⋅   October 17, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

I’m sure if you made these with actual animal flesh, you’d have a coronary right on the spot. I don’t do well with exact measurements or repeating routines (even if I’m following a baking recipe, I experiment and change it up often), so bear with me. I created this when I couldn’t find [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Banana Cream Pie

by Kris   ⋅   October 17, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

Banana cream pie has oft been the glut of paranoia for amateur bakers. Soggy crust, bruised bananas, lumpy custard; it just doesn’t seem like it’s worth the trouble. Well, I can attest that your woes will be unfounded with this super easy Martha Stewart recipe. The only pain-in-the-ass step is straining the [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Vegetarian Oktoberfest

by Kris   ⋅   October 14, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Thought Oktoberfest was only for omnivores? Turtle Island Foods, the wonderful people who brought us modern-day marvels (vegan fare that doesn’t taste and look like cardboard), have quite a delicious selection of tasty pseudo sausages. Brown up sliced Tofurky Italian Sausage and Beer Brats (the first veggie sausages that were made for the [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Stuffed Bell Peppers

by Kris   ⋅   October 13, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

This was the “Inadvertent Lycopene Dinner” with Stuffed Red Bell Peppers and Strawberry Shortcake. I have no idea how you’re “supposed” to make stuffed peppers ‘cos I’ve never researched a recipe, but my way is verrry simple.. I just make some fluffy Spanish rice (simmered in veggie stock), stir in some paper-thinly sliced carrots, [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Almond Sponge Cake Strawberry Shortcake

by Kris   ⋅   October 11, 2007   ⋅   Comments [4]

I tells ya, if you ever want to work out your upper arms, whip your way into shape (literally) by making an Almond Sponge Cake Strawberry Shortcake (from scratch by hand) with freshly whipped cream. Owch.
You separate the eggs, whip the egg yolks until they become “thick and pale”, which is basically [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Baking Bonanza! Ginger Choco Cake, Mushroom Spinach Habanero Quiche, Sweet Potato Tart

by Kris   ⋅   October 5, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Baking Bonanza! Earlier in the week, I timed it juuust perfectly so I could bake not one, not two, but three things! This is a job forrrrr Oven Efficiency Girl dunduhduhduhn!! I made a super dense Ginger Choco Cake, a Mushroom Spinach Pecorino Romano/Parmesean Habanero Quiche, and a super-sized Sweet Potato tart [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Mochi Madness pt2 . Yomogi Daifuku with Kinako

by Kris   ⋅   September 28, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

When I was young, I didn’t much care for kinako, roasted soy powder. The antique-y ochre color, the moldy texture, the bitter taste.. bleh! Now I can appreciate its earthiness, generously dusted on homemade naturally green yomogi (mugwort) daifuku. Sure sounds like some Harry Potter spell (not that I would know, I’ve [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Mochi Madness pt1 . Ichigo Daifuku “Glaciers”

by Kris   ⋅   September 28, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Mochi is as traditional as you can get, but it doesn’t have to be boring. You can now find the sweet little ricecakes boldly stuffed with fresh whole strawberries or peanut butter. I decided to take it a step further and combine both “crazy” fillings with tsubushi an. I also tinted the [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin'] . Chewy Chocolate Chip Mac Nut Cookies

by Kris   ⋅   September 28, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

I know it’s a lot of butter (2 cups = 1 whole box), but by golly I was searching high and low for an awesome CHEWY choco-chip cookie recipe and by golly I think I’ve found it. These were gone in a couple of days even though we didn’t give too many away. [...]

MUNCHIES [Homecookin']. Nothing says I love you like Ravioli

by Kris   ⋅   September 27, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

I’ve been on a cooking/baking kick since Chris has begun Fall classes; gotta make sure he’s fed well! This is how much I loooove my hubby.. the other day I surprised him with homemade heart-shaped kabocha (japanese pumpkin)/pine nut/parmesano ravioli with browned butter and fried fresh sage. The pasta was also homemade beet [...]

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