Month: April 2020

Recipes

One Pot Chili Mac Recipe

Another pandemic cooking adventure post.  I did not feel like going back to the grocery today for obvious reasons. There are some things about this recipe I would probably change if I had gone to grocery. However I decided to challenge myself and only use what I had on hand. My sister gave me a […]

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Spanakopita Tarts

My Pandemic culinary adventures continue.  Digging through the freezer I found one last puff pastry sheet.  I also found a box of frozen spinach. I thought I love spanakopita so I dug through the fridge and found some feta cheese.  I figured I had everything I needed to mock up spanakopita.  I did a little […]

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Beef bourguignon recipe

I have made beef bourguignon many times it is one of my favorite meals.  For several years I adjusted things using the famous Julia Child recipe as the basis. I find that my final version is just as tasty and saves a bit of time. Finally if you have the willpower to make this the […]

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Hot and Sour Soup (Easy Version)

Thought I would post another pandemic recipe.  I call this the easy version because I had to change my normal recipe to accommodate the local grocery store. Traditional Hot and Sour soup calls for tree fungus, tofu and bamboo shoots I am omitting them in this recipe. My grocery does carry tofu but I really […]

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Mandarin Pancakes

I love Moo Shu Pork and the pancakes you get with it.  I decided to make Peking Duck during the Pandemic lock down. To go with it I needed to make these homemade.  They were really easy and came out fantastic. They can be made in larger batches and frozen as well.