Just Putzing Around the Kitchen

Sushi — Unagi Rolls and California Rolls

Hello, all. I’d like to introduce everyone to my third guest blogger — my good friend Christina Feng. We were near inseparable in our first two years of college, but the only time I ever saw her in the kitchen was the time we made fortune cookies for our friend Jimmy’s birthday. Turns out she…read more »

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

So I’m going to a wine and cheese party tomorrow night, and I’ve been put in charge of making something chocolate-y to go with the dessert wines. Something chocolate-y? So many things come to mind, but I’ve been dying to make these chocolate chip cookie dough truffles since I saw them posted on my friend…read more »

Smothered Pork Chops

Today was supposed to be a lazy day. I was going to meet a friend at a restaurant near work and let the pros take care of my dinner while Dan fended for himself at home. But then a thunder/snow storm set in and my dinner plans were cancelled as both my friend and I…read more »

Salsa Chicken

I woke up this morning and my brain immediately turned to dinner. For reasons I can’t fathom, I really wanted to make a dish that involved baked chicken and salsa. Have I ever eaten this dish before? No. Have I ever seen it made? Nope. I guess I was just feeling kind of zesty. A…read more »

Pan Seared Tilapia with Avgolemono Sauce

I’ve been in kind of a cooking rut lately. I haven’t been reading as many cooking blogs, and no recipes have been particularly eye-catching or inspiring. So, we’ve been eating a lot of delivery — Chinese food, Domino’s…the usual junky suspects. And lets not forget the long weekend in Colorado, where we gorged ourselves on…read more »

Strawberry Shortcake

Mmmm, strawberry shortcake. I’ve been dying to make this since I saw the recipe posted on The Art of Being Perfect. Of course, things being what they are in my kitchen, I had issues with one of the key ingredients — the strawberries. I’m pretty sure strawberries aren’t in season anymore, and there was no way…read more »

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Growing up, I was never a fan of mac n’ cheese. My only experiences with it were (1) at school, the goopy orange stuff congealing (uneaten) on my lunch tray, (2) on TV, in commercials with that orange dinosaur swimming in rivers of cheese sauce, and (3) at Dan’s fraternity, watching his brothers suck down…read more »

Glazed Pork Chops

My first kitchen adventures of the new year ended in complete disaster. Dan and I had just gotten back from a day of skiing, and I really wanted warm bread rolls and a steaming bowl of beef bourguignon for dinner. But, I was too tired and hungry to make a Julia Child-esque meal, so I…read more »

Best of 2010

It feels a little pretentious to be doing a “best of” post, seeing as how I’ve had this blog for just under a year…and there was a pretty big gap in the middle there with zero cooking/blogging. Also, who the hell do I think I am? A famous food blogger? As if, right? Still, everyone…read more »

Salt and Pepper Chicken

Anyone who went to college in the Boston/Cambridge area has ordered from Quan’s Kitchen at least once. Generous portions of greasy Chinese food, low prices, and delivery until 1am — what more could a college kid want? Pulling an all-nighter to study for a test? Order some Quan’s to keep your energy up. Hungry after…read more »