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Mushroom Chili
A few nights ago we made this Mushroom Chili, as featured in The Mushroom Lover’s Mushroom Cookbook. Portobello and Oyster mushrooms really add a lot of texture and flavor to the usual beans, tomatoes, and spices. Lisa says: Mushrooms in chili sounded… interesting… it ended up being really good. I liked adding Chipotle Tabasco to […]
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Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)
Carrie was over tonight to enjoy the first recipe we’ve made from Asian Flavors, a book we’ve been sitting on since Christmas. The chapters in the book are divided by ingredients (for example: lime leaf, coconut, etc.), and the recipes in each section feature that key ingredient. This fried rice dish was featured in the […]
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Mushroom and Tofu Stir Fry
A few nights ago Lisa raided the CSA box and made this stir fry, based on one she found on Elise’s site. She changed up the vegetables a bit and cut the oil almost in half (Elise loves her oil)! 😉 Chris says: Wow the sauce on this is fantastic. Lisa says: Yeah, and spicy! […]
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Caribbean Salt Cod and Okra Soup (featuring Mashed Yams!)
This awesome soup comes from The Ultimate Soup Bible: salt cod, spinach, and okra in a tomato-wine broth surround a mountain of mashed yams. Very different, and very delicious! Lisa says: This is so good! I like the cod, though it’s not as salty as I’d expected. Chris says: Soaking for over a day will […]
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Chicken Machaca and Mexican Red Rice
Tonight I made Chicken Machaca — a stir-fry with southwestern flavors — and Mexican Red Rice. Both of these recipes come from The Border Cookbook, which focuses on home cooked meals from the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. This is another one of those books where we’ve yet to find a dud. Chris says: I […]