How to make super easy thin crust pizza

You can use many things as a pizza crust (well, not counting actual pizza crust here). English muffins work quite well if you like a tougher crust. Bagels also work great – plain bagels as well as more exciting flavors like onion bagels. I don’t recommend cinnamon raisin or chocolate bagels, but then again, who [...]

Pineapple Curry Fried Rice

I’ve been in the habit lately of acquiring large piles of random vegetables with no specific ideas as to how to use them. After stumbling across a recipe for fried rice that looked absolutely fabulous, I decided to have at it with all these wacky vegetables lounging around in my fridge.

I’m such a sucker for [...]

Thai Stir Fry, plus a way to find exciting new Asian recipes!

So I had a bunch of miscellaneous vegetables plus chicken lying around, meaning it was high time for some stir-fry. I poked around for a recipe and was originally going to make this one. It was basic enough that I wouldn’t screw it up. Plus, after having visited the grocery store, I had all the [...]

Sushi made with tilapia and topped with exciting things

So a little while back, Drew and I went to a local Asian grocery store that specialized in Japanese products. I wanted some sushi-grade fish, and being poor/cheap, decided to go with some tilapia. I already had some regular tilapia in my freezer, so I figured they could keep each other company. I recently impulse-bought [...]

Mesir Wat, an Ethiopian dish involving serious amounts of lentils, fiber, and joy

So I think mesir wat is my new favorite way to get fiber. Lentils are immensely high in fiber, along with a giant pile of other nutrients. See, we happened upon an Ethiopian grocery a few weeks back, whereupon I was struck with an overwhelming urge to buy a pound of red lentils. When trying [...]

Festive Holiday Sushi using Crab and Other Delicious Items

So I feel like any social gathering where you’re supposed to bring some food is now an excuse for me to make sushi. I really want to practice making intricate and interesting sushi varieties, but it can be hard to convince myself to do that when the only ones who will be eating said sushi [...]

Yaki Udon Stir Fry

I’ve recently gotten sucked into a manga series called Oishinbo, which is all about Japanese cooking and food. As a result, I have been craving all sorts of Japanese food lately, including things I’d never even heard of until I read about it. In any case, this inspired me to check out the Pacific Mercantile [...]

Black beans and ceviche and other Mexican-like items best eaten in tubes

I recently decided to make the leap. The Bean Leap. I’d long been in the habit of buying pre-canned black beans for all of my black bean related purposes. At some point, however, I realized I could buy them in dry form, and it would have dual benefits. First, less salt. Second, more dollars! The [...]

Delicious Papa Murphy’s Pizza

So one of the joys of moving is discovering brand new exciting places to eat. Sometimes they’re local restaurants, and other times they’re just chains that you’ve never been exposed to before. For example, it’s quite exciting that out here in Colorado, there are many more Mexican chain places then just Taco Bell (well, or [...]

Delicious Bacon Sushi! (Part 2)

So a little while ago, I applied for a part-time position as a sushi apprentice. Or, more specifically, a sushi apprentice at a sushi bar in a giant nightclub in a giant stone church. Talk about the best job ever. Well, best job ever for someone else, as I did not get the position. Hooray [...]

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