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Category Archives: Recipes
I’m Back! And I Made Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs with Home-Made Sauce!
Okay, I know. It’s been way too long since I’ve posted. I could bore you with many excuses about how I’ve been too busy or how being sick followed by the major holidays really got the best of me and my time. But in reality, my heart just hasn’t been in it. I’m not sure [...]
Also posted in Bacon, Italian Tagged benfRank, benfRank photography, cooking, food, food porn, Italian, Meatballs, pasta, Pasta Sauce, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Tomato Sauce, Turkey, Turkey Meatballs, Wine 9 Comments
Thanksgiving Leftovers: Spicy Tequila Lime Turkey Tacos
Everybody has experienced it. Piles of thanksgiving food left over after the big meal. For days at almost every meal its turkey, dressing, potatoes, etc. Monday I took a big plate of everything we had at Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast to work with me for lunch. It was still really good, but it had lost its [...]
Also posted in Holidays, Leftovers, Mexican Tagged benfRank, benfRank photography, cooking, food, food porn, Leftovers, Lime, Mexican, smoked turkey, spicy, tacos, Tequila, Thanksgiving, Turkey 7 Comments
Thanksgiving, Family and Food. And a Recipe!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I know we did, but we almost didn’t. A few weeks ago I came down with the swine flu which then turned into pleurisy. For more than the last two weeks I have been in bed. I didn’t really leave the bed or couch unless i needed to [...]
Also posted in Bacon, Dessert, Holidays, Megan, Party Tagged benfRank, benfRank photography, cooking, Family, Feast, food, food porn, Green Bean Casserole, potatoes, Pumpkin Pie, recipe, smoked turkey, Stuffing, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Turkey 6 Comments
My Butternut Squash Lasagna
Okay, I’m back. It’s been crazy around here. We went to Portland, OR for an awesome get-a-way that turned into a glorious week-long extravaganza of foodie bliss. I promise I’ll soon post a recap of our trip along with pictures of some great times. But for now, on with the show! I’ve titled this My Butternut [...]
Also posted in Italian Tagged Béchamel, benfRank, benfRank photography, Butternut Squash, Butternut Squash Lasagna, cooking, food, food porn, Lasagna, recipe, Smoked Sausage 9 Comments
Spicy Pumpkin Curry Soup
Lately, with the weather going further and further towards winter here in Nashville, we have been craving foods with warmth. Especially Megan, who could die from hypothermia in 70º weather. And I’m not just talking about food that is served warm. Megan had the idea for this spicy, India-inspired pumpkin soup that sounded like it [...]
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Shaved Dark Chocolate
After the weeks of glorious winter squashes from the CSA, this last week we finally got a pumpkin! We instantly started making a list of dishes want to use it for. Pumpkin bread, soup, muffins, pancakes, pie, etc. — you get the idea. Fortunately, the pumpkin was large enough that we can use it for a few [...]
Also posted in Breakfast, Vegetarian Tagged Apple, benfRank, benfRank photography, Chocolate, cooking, Dark Chocolate, food, food porn, pancakes, Pumpkin, Spice 8 Comments
Butternut Squash Risotto, Illustrated
My boss recently turned me on to Cook’s Illustrated. How I had never purchased this magazine is beyond me. While I adore the amazing food photography, I really enjoy how the focus of CI is perfecting the taste of recipes. No advertising, no nonsense, just great recipes and helpful tips. The current issue is “Italian [...]
Also posted in Italian, Vegetarian Tagged benfRank, benfRank photography, Butternut Squash, Cook's Illustrated, cooking, food, food porn, Pine Nuts, Rice, Risotto, sage, spinach, White Wine 5 Comments
Creamy Winter Squash Soup and Fancy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
A few weeks ago we received this strange, bulbous, warty squash from our CSA. We had no idea what it was. After some research we discovered that it was a Hubbard squash. I read that their flesh tends to be very moist and they they need to be cooked longer but that they are perfect [...]
Also posted in Bacon, Sandwich, Vegetarian Tagged Bacon, benfRank, benfRank photography, bisque, Brie, Cheddar, cheese, cooking, food, food porn, grilled cheese, mushroom, Pear, Sandwich, Shitake Mushrooms, soup, squash, winter squash 3 Comments
Savory Butternut Squash and Potato Tart with Bacon and Herb Cream Sauce
First things first: it’s been a while. Too long. Between celebratory festivities and an enormous project at work, I’ve been slammed. Unfortunately, that has resulted in less time for the full-on cooking and documenting of said full-onness. I promise I’ll try to do better, but I make no promises. And now on to our irregularly [...]
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