Creamy Avocado Shells + the Clockless Oven. Save Someday, if you’re lucky and I feel like sacrificing our dignity, I will show you a picture of our lovely oven.
Chris originally thought we should name this blog “The Timeless Kitchen” because the oven has no clock. That’s right, read ‘em and weep, literally. At some point the LYK oven’s clock shorted and started beeping uncontrollably, as our smoke alarm also tends to do. Naturally, the previous tenants thought it best to simply rip out the clock. For our first few months living in the LYK we had to guess what the numbers on the temperature dial were since they had all conveniently worn off.
Please try not to be jealous of our super upscale kitchen. Now that you’ve had a peek inside the real LYK I’ll tell you about this recipe we made from Angela at Oh She Glows. Save. LaSaGnA TiMpAnO. I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to.
Sometimes this is hard to do, but other times it seems to come naturally. Finding culinary inspiration in Merrill's lyrics seemed like it would be tough, but my sister knew what she wanted to make without hesitation. "How about something layered, because of all the vocal and instrument layering in the music? " From there we worked together to come up with this deep, colorful, and multi-flavored lasagna version of a timpano. If you are using words like deep, colorful, and multi-flavored to describe something inspired by tUnE-yArDs, you already know you got it right!
Start by making a lasagna crust. Finally got it together. Now it's easy, just start building the layers! Alfredo sauce with some salami goes first. French Onion Mac & Cheese. Beecher's "World's Best" Mac & Cheese. We came up with this recipe when we opened Beecher's.
We wanted to show our customers that you can cook with and eat great cheese every day, and this killer mac and cheese uses two of our cheeses with a background hint of garlic powder and chipotle pepper. We've already won the vote for Seattle's best Mac and Cheese, but the tens of thousands of people a year from all over the world who eat it in our store tell us it's the world's Best. serves 4 as a side dish SAUCE 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups whole milk 7 ounces Flagship cheese, grated (about 1 3/4 cups) 1 ounce Just Jack cheese, grated (1/4 cup) ½ teaspoon coarse salt ¼ to ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder PASTA 6 ounces penne pasta (about 3 ¼ cups) 1 ounce (1/4 cup) Flagship cheese, grated 1 ounce (1/4 cup) Just Jack cheese, grated ¼ to ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder Instructions Preheat oven to 350F.
Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Spinach, Mushroom and Pesto Lasagna. When I was growing up, my Mom kind of took meatless Lenten meals to the extreme.
Not only was it forbidden to eat meat, she was fairly adamant about making sure we ate something that we really didn't like. There were no Friday night fish fries at the Legion Hall for us. Not once in my childhood did a Phil A. O'Fish sandwich cross my lips. I think that in her eyes, dining out on Fridays in Lent was a sin. So Mom... Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie. Remember those meatballs I made for a “special idea” on Friday?
Here is that idea, Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie. Pierogies Recipe at Epicurious. Make dough: Put flour in a large shallow bowl and make a well in center.
Add water, egg, oil, and salt to well and carefully beat together with a fork without incorporating flour. Continue stirring with a wooden spoon, gradually incorporating flour, until a soft dough forms. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead, dusting with flour as needed to keep dough from sticking, until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes (dough will be very soft). Invert a bowl over dough and let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Make filling while dough stands: Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. When mashed potatoes are cool enough to handle, spoon out a rounded teaspoon and lightly roll into a ball between palms of your hands. Make onion topping: Cook onion in butter in a 4- to 5-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently toward end of cooking), until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Spaghetti Sauce From Scratch. While most of us make spaghetti sauce by opening a can or a jar, preferring convenience to the sweat and tears of homemade, making spaghetti sauce from scratch is not only simple, but also delicious.
Here is an easy recipe that will be sure to impress your friends and family, as well as your taste buds. Step One: Select tomatoes The freshest and most tasty tomatoes will come from the garden - but if you do not grow your own, visit a local farm or farmer's market for the next best thing. Make sure to pick healthy, red specimens with no bruises or soft spots.
Roma tomatoes are a good choice, because they have thicker walls and less water within. Step Two: Prepare the tomatoes Removing the skins is important. Next, remove the seeds and water. Step Three: Brown and drain the meat. Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells. When I'm in my cooking 'zone', creative juices tend to flow and I start throwing random things together so nothing goes to waste.
This recipe is a result of using up leftover ingredients I had from other dishes I prepared for the freezer.