Tofu. I know. I once thought it was a weird and disgusting thing too. I still think it’s kind of weird, but not so much disgusting. It has an odd texture and if you have texture issues with food, it might be your deal-breaker. I’ve never had soft—or silken—tofu. My experience is strictly with firm, but the only way I can describe its texture, is if you could froth Jell-O. Like I said: Weird. By… Keep reading…Hot & Sour Soup…

I was born and raised in Minnesota. Cream of [insert flavor here] soup is a dietary staple. You can barely make hotdish without it. HOTDISH. In the age of Eliminate!All!The!Chemicals! there is a very strong anti-cream soup movement. I’m not afraid of a few chemicals in my food, but I’m not opposed to finding replacements with pronounceable ingredients either. There are a whole lot of recipes out there for cream soup alternatives. Some you make… Keep reading…Cream Soup Alternative…

I grew up in a house of really bland food. The only seasonings my mom ever used were salt and pepper. My dad is picky as hell when it comes to food and is very meat and potatoes…bland meat and potatoes. Meat and potatoes are not a bad thing. I love me some potatoes of any variety—I can take or leave (usually leave) the meat. I just prefer a little more flavor than salt and… Keep reading…Meatballs with Buffalo sauce…

Bob and I had dinner at Noodles & Company the night he proposed. Romantic, no? We like pasta around here. Sometime after we moved into our house, I took to Google to find a copycat recipe for Noodles’s Pasta Fresca dish. I found something that involved the base ingredients listed on the menu and ended up tweaking it several times over to my own specifications, starting with the fact that I will likely never ever… Keep reading…Balsamic Garlic Pasta…Or Pasta Fresca…

I’ve never had Korean food. Not to my knowledge at least. Though usually when I see pictures (recipes, articles, whathaveyou) of such foods, there are a lot of things I think I’d probably like if I had the opportunity to try them. Though unless I actively seek out these foods, I probably won’t be trying any of it anytime soon. Such is life. I have no idea if this Korean Beef recipe is anywhere near… Keep reading…Korean Beef…

I’ve never had real Pad Thai. We ate at a Thai place on our trip to Denver, but I had something called drunken garlic noodles (and it was awesome). Bob had “traditional” Pad Thai and I guess I did taste it (and liked it), but I have no memory of what it actually tasted like at this point. I’ve never gone seeking for a Pad Thai recipe, but I’ve perused quite a few in all… Keep reading…Crockpot Pad Thai…