Tag Archive: make ahead

Sweet Potato Curry

  I’ve been getting really into one-pot meals, mainly to appease a certain someone who has the impression that any time I say I want to cook, it will be a 3 hour ordeal…… Continue reading →

Massively Bastardized Pho Ga

  It all started because I picked up ingredients to make chicken soup, and because I had some not-so-amazing pho from the lunch place downstairs from my work.  So I looked up how to… Continue reading →

Quinoa Broccoli Cheese Breakfast Bites

Here’s a case of What-I-did-was-good-but-following-the-recipe-would-probably-have-been-better (and actually I know it would have been better because my coworker who sent me this recipe from Hummusapien also made them and hers were WAY better) But… Continue reading →

Lemon No-bake “Cheesecake” Pie with Crystalized Ginger

Further culinary adventures with my Phoenix family… my aunt was talking about this lemon cheesecake she’d had with a ginger topping and we were all like, “let’s make it!” aside from my uncle,… Continue reading →

Flourless Cream Cheese Chocolate Marble Cake

There were a lot of specifications for what I needed from this cake. 1. I was making it for someone else who is not a crazy hippie alternative eater like myself, and I… Continue reading →

Individual Cucumber Mint Ricotta No-Bake Cheesecakes

So this is one of those convoluted ones. And while there are things I could certainly do differently next time, I am super excited that these pretty much turned out! It all started… Continue reading →

Pumpkin Black Bean Soup

This soup was super easy and delicious, and perfect for when it’s cold out and you’re just feeling tired. I got the original recipe from Smitten Kitchen, and here’s how it went down:… Continue reading →

Candy Cane Meringues

These little beauties are perfect for the holidays because they’re easy to make, you can make them in advance, and they’re so festive and delicious! I found this recipe from The Cilantropist (awesome… Continue reading →

Flourless Chocolate Cake

We had a little family reunion in Yosemite this weekend (where there was no cellphone reception and therefore no ability to post – sorry!) and it was my aunt Maria’s 60th birthday! Thinking… Continue reading →

Slow-cooker Aduki Bean Soup

I cook all the time (clearly) so one would think if I soaked some beans I would find something to do with them before several days had passed and they were exploding out… Continue reading →