Tag: basic recipes
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One Pot Chicken, Spinach, and Mushrooms
Cluck, cluck, what’s up? Here’s a riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? Answer: not to wash dishes, I assure you! Washing dishes is not fun! I hate washing dishes! And so, that’s why today I’m sharing another one pot recipe. This recipe uses my *I wish I could patent this* technique of basically…
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Basic Ass Lasagna
Episode 2: Refrigerator Cooking Basic Ass Lasagna TRIGGER ALERT WARNING: This is a recipe for lasagna…a basic ass recipe for lasagna. Here are a few things to consider before you read any further or subject yourself to something you might find offensive: I am *not* Italian. The great people of Italy and her descendants may…
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I Got Wet at Whole Foods
Ah, Whole Foods Market, my version of Disney Land. Ah, torrential downpours that come out of no where. The calling card of the Houston Metro Area. This past Sunday, I visited my local Whole Foods Market to pick up some salmon and epsom salts. I think having those two items on my shopping list gives…
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Pan Seared Chicken with Vegetables
Episode 1: Refrigerator Cooking Hey there! I am back and I have started a YouTube Channel! Details below! Today’s recipe is really not a “true” recipe. It’s more of an encouraging example of what you can do with some stuff that’s already in your refrigerator. That’s right…no trips out into the wildness of the COVID-19…
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Salmon with Miso Sauce
Have you ever been to the Cheesecake Factory restaurant? It’s kind of like the adult foodie version of Disney Land…endless delicious choices served in a fantastical atmosphere. I’ve never been to Disney Land; is my understanding of it correct? The Cheesecake Factory serves one of my favorite restaurant dishes: miso glazed salmon. I have tried,…
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Stove Top Grilled Vegetables
Vegetables get a bad rap, don’t they? They can be bland, yet colorful, little carriers of vital vitamins and nutrients, yet so few of us eat enough of them! I have discovered that one way to make your vegetables a bit more exciting is by grilling them. “But, but…I am poor and I don’t have…
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Cooking Farro for the First Time
Have you ever cooked farro? Have you ever even heard of farro? I have the great and almighty Whole Foods to thank for my introduction to farro. I saw it on the Whole Foods salad bar and decided to try it. It looked like some kind of lovely and fluffy, more gangster version of brown…
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Giant Ass Zucchini
Cooking your own food means discovering the wonder of vegetables. Vegetables are like people: they come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Like people, some vegetables definitely have more length and girth. Take, for example, this big ass zucchini. I bought this giant zucchini at Whole Foods the other day. It’s labeled as organic, so…
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Celery Juice: The Basic Way
Have you heard of celery juice? If not, which rock have you been living under? I’d like to come knock on your rock and tell you about celery juice. I am not a nutritionist, or really much of anything other than a smartass. I only decided to try celery juice this morning because a close…
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Basic Ass Mashed Potatoes
Do I even need to introduce our next guest to the basic ass recipe party? It’s mashed potatoes! I feel like if you have been alive for longer than 35 seconds, you are familiar with mashed potatoes. So, what new spin can I put on mashed potatoes? Actually, not a damn thing. There’s no spin…
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