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Category Archives: Food
New Years Meal
Pork Chop with (overcooked) Black Eyed Peas!
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Bonus: Got to break in my new Crockpot!
Whiskey Bread Pudding
with Whiskey Hard Sauce
Espagueti Verde
With Sauteed Shrimp
Gingerbread Trifle
Gingerbread, Pumpkin Pudding, Raspberry Mousse, Whipped Cream, and Giant Gingerbread People
Eggnog Cheesecake
With Gingersnap Crust, and Cranberry Sauce
Cleaning out the Fridge equals pt 9
Leftover Pumpkin Risotto, and Sage Pesto Chicken
Cleaning out the Fridge equals pt 8..
Bone-in Pork Chop, with Pumpkin Risotto
Cleaning out the Fridge equals pt 7
Chicken Fajitas
Thanksgiving 2020
Roasted Cornish Game Hen, Acorn Squash stuffed with Black Rice, Cranberry, Pecan Stuffing, and Garlic Roasted Baby Broccoli. And some Pinot Grigio.
Spaghettis of the World
I love Spaghetti. I love noodles. While mindlessly scrolling through Pinterest (filled with food ideas), I kept seeing unique Spaghettis from other countries.
So I decided to go on a Spaghetti Journey..
Persian Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Cinnamon, and the crispy bottom (that I failed at achieving) called Tahdig.
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Makaronia Me Kima
Greek Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Allspice, Clove, and Cinnamon.
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Dominican Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Adobo, Sazon, and Evaporated Milk.
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Cheat Day
Chinese Spaghetti
(Sauce came from a jar.)
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Filipino Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Hot Dog, Banana Ketchup.
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Espagueti Verde
Mexican Green Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Roasted Poblano Peppers, Cream Cheese.
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Haitian Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Smoked Sausage, Habanero.
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German Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Bratwurst, German Beer, Stoneground Mustard, Apple Cider Vinegar.
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Spanish Spaghetti with Olives
Special ingredient: Green Olives.
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Napolitan Spaghetti
Japanese Spaghetti
Special ingredients: Hot Dog, Ketchup.
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Mama’s Spaghetti
Special ingredient: Love.
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What did I learn?
Buy your Spaghetti noodles from Costco.
But also, I loved just how unique and different these countries do “Spaghetti.”
Thus ends another world tour through food.
Pork Chop with a Cider Cream Sauce, and Toasted Walnuts

Over Apple Risotto
Journey of Lentils Challenge
I’ve never really been a fan of lentils. So I thought I’d embark on a Journey of Lentils Challenge.
I tried to be diverse in my recipe choices to get a real rounded picture of lentils.
For the most part, the dishes were great. Just the couple times I made a cooking error..
Masoor Dal – India
Red Lentil Curry
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Misir Wot – Ethiopia
Spiced Red Lentils
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Fakes – Greece
Greek Lentil Soup
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Mercimek Corbasi – Turkey
Turkish Lentil Soup
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Poteje se Lentejas – Cuba
Cuban Lentil Soup
(Minus potato)
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Mshosh – Armenia
Armenian Lentil Salad
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What I discovered?
Lentils really aren’t too bad. Biggest lesson? Cook your lentils in broth. The couple times I straight cooked them in water, the dishes tasted like poop. Not literally… but it seemed that after cooking them in water, there was no real way to impart the lentils with strong flavor. And yes, I made this mistake on the curry, and I am fairly certain the curry shouldn’t taste bland.
I ended up only using Green and Red lentils. Though I have used Yellow once, and Black, which I actually like quite a bit.
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(I also ended up making Persian Pomegranate Soup in the middle of this whole challenge. In honour of finishing the book Pomegranate Soup. It utilizes Yellow Lentils.)
Steak, seasoned with citrusy Spruce Tip Salt

Crispy Skin Alaskan Salmon
With Sorrel Pesto