gen on February 15th, 2010

lamb cassoulet

Lamb cassoulet is a French white bean and lamp stew.  When it comes to lamb, I usually like to season it with rosemary, salt and pepper and grill it.  However, I got some lamb shanks on sale so I thought it might be a good time to try something new.

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gen on December 16th, 2009

matzo-ball-soup-2

This is an updated recipe (see the original).  The main difference is that I played with recipe by adding more seasoning.  I think most people tinker with recipes when cooking at home.  I just wanted to post this update because I think it worked out really well!

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gen on December 12th, 2009

matzo ball soup and pastrami sandwich

pastrami sandwich on wheat, and homemade matzo ball soup = my post-Christmas shopping lunch =)

Updated matzo ball soup 2.0 recipe coming soon!  Or if you can’t wait, read my first try at matzo ball soup.

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gen on November 30th, 2009

turkey_chili

It’s a really simple family recipe; I call it a “can” recipe because you just open  a bunch of cans and throw it in a pot.  I came up with this recipe based off a turkey goulash recipe I saw in “The Biggest Loser: Cookbook”.  My nephew Jaden loves it so much he said, “If the president gave you $1 million dollars for this, you should say no”.  Gotta love rave reviews from the kids! =)

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gen on October 12th, 2009

chicken_mami

Chicken mami (pronounced exactly the way it looks “mah-mi”)  is a wonderfully simple Filipino chicken noodle soup.  Personally I think it celebrates everything about the chicken.  Also this was a really cool way to use spare chicken parts I had saved for a broth.

The Basics

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