Slice any tomatoes and onions you’d like to roast and preheat your oven to 320. Lay in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Spray or drizzle olive oil over the top of your veggies and add a sprinkle of salt. You’ll roast these about 45 minutes. I’ll admit to you all that I don’t…
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A taste of home
If you, like me, are not a fan of buying pre-made spice mixes (whether because the packaging feels wasteful or for other reasons), I have great news for you. Most spice packets are a combination of things you probably already have at home! Being approximately 7,000 miles from San Diego means we don’t exactly have…
Chicken Enchiladas
Bring 2 quarts of water with three chicken bullion cubes dissolved into it to a boil. When at a rolling boil, add three chicken breasts and cover with a tightly fitting lid and leave to boil for 20 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, slice two yellow onions and toss with two tablespoons of extra…
Fresh Ramen Noodles
This recipe is written for one person- multiply by the number of people you’re making noodles for. Whisk 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame seed oil into 1 cup of bread flour. It’ll start to look crumby. The extra protein in bread flour (gluten) makes for well textured noodles. When you’ve whisked the oil into the…
Ramen Eggs
First things first: pull the eggs out of your fridge and start to let them come to room temperature. In a pan that accommodates a steamer basket, bring water to a boil. Lower the steamer basket into the pan (or use the steamer basket that nests above your pan if your cookware set came with…
Fiery Sunshine
Stir together 1.5 ounces clementine juice, 1.5 ounces Fireball, and 1/4 cup ginger beer. Transfer to a glass garnished with clementine sugar and a giant ice cube or two. To make clementine sugar: Peel clementines. To dehydrate them, you have a couple of options. You can either let them sit out for a couple of…
‘scotcheroos
In a large pot over medium heat, combine 1 cup of light corn syrup, 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup creamy peanut butter. Remove from heat and mix in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and 6 cups Rice Krispies. Stir to combine. When thoroughly combined, spread into a parchment paper lined 13 x 9…
Bottled Sunshine
Lemon curd goes well with lavender shortbread cookies and is a good way to use up a dozen lemons when life hands you a barrel full. Zest and juice about 12 small-medium lemons. You’re looking for 1/2 cup of lemon juice and I like to use however much zest accompanies that much juice. It should…
German Dumplings
It took me far too long to figure out how to spell fleisch knoephla. I’d only ever heard the words so I didn’t entirely know what to search for. For the dough: Mix together 2 cups of flour, 2 eggs, a pinch of kosher salt, and 1/4 cup of water. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for…
Salty Focaccia
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together 1 3/4 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast. Let sit approximately 15 minutes, or until frothy. Attach the dough hook, then mix in 5 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/2 cup olive oil. Knead approximately…
Osmakadamia Nut 