Have I said lately that I should have married Mario Batali? Never mind that both of us are already married with children, but the man can cook – and what Italian girl does not love a man that can cook good Italian food. This is my take on one of his recipes. I make this…
Author: slocooking
Quick Pantry Dinner
There are times, as much as I hate to admit it, that I completely fail at planning a menu in advance. I am all about quick meals these days. Between my job, being a mom, and running a household I do not have the time I used to have to spend in the kitchen on…
Oriental Beef
This recipe for oriental beef is just what you would find in a Chinese restaurant. I made this in the slow cooker and it was a big hit with my entire family. The husband actually requested I make this again, this does not always happen, so it is a big win when it does. Oriental…
Apple Hand Pies
When the kid was little we went to a you-pick apple farm and ended up with far too many apples for my family of three to eat. I experimented with various recipes from apple crumbles, to apple crisps, to apple sauce and finally to apple hand pies. These are a simple and fun way to…
Sweet Spicy Asian Pork
Trying out new recipes makes me happy. This recipe makes me think back to when the kiddo was little. I think there is a direct correlation to my lack of cooking/blogging then and the lack of free time I had when my mother’s helper was unable to come in two days a week. Well that,…
Gluten Free Orzo Chicken Salad
This was my very own creating and it turned out so well, that the family asked me to keep it around. Bonus, this was a crazy easy recipe to make. When I first made it I was not eating gluten free, but have since given it a tweak to match my gluten-free cooking needs. When…
Pineapple Coconut Muffins
Right after we opened our catering company we got nutty and opened a café, mostly because we needed a home base kitchen for our catering company, but also because we are completely crazy. I experimented with many muffin recipes so we could have a good variety of them on our menu. This recipe for pineapple…
Dairy Free Fennel Bake
A few years ago I became a big lover of fresh fennel. I had not eaten it much while growing up, but as an adult love it to pieces. I discovered this recipe when the CSA box we were getting delivered kept having bunches of celery week after week. I originally made this with celery…
Heather’s Vegetable Soup
We have been having some colder weather here on the central coast. Not cold by New England standards (I can totally hear my East Coast family laughing at me), but cold enough away from our 80’ norm that I have been chilled to the bone and have had a hard time warming up. All I…