roux

This is a post from Eva, but great minds think alike: we sure are on an avocado kick over here! This is a delicious dish, but just a note: it WILL brown after a day, but don’t fret – it …

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Some of you may recall that I was excited to receive a new hand-me-down cookbook from my momma at Christmas. She gifted me with one of her extra copies of Diet For a Small Planet, a 1971 cookbook by Frances …

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So you want to make macaroni and cheese from scratch at home? Great! If you’re going to make a white sauce, or a cheese sauce, or even gravy, you’re going to want to know how to make a roux. But …

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You may remember from our previous posts that we occasionally participate in the Daring Cooks’ challenges, and in November I helped Liz over at Onions and Chocolate prepare a beef stew, but not just any beef stew – one that …

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My latest Cucina Fresca assignment was to come up with a simple egg-based casserole that could be adapted to use whatever vegetables, herbs, or cheese you might have lying around the house. As usual, I went a little too far …

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Last week a coworker at my old job was crazy busy, babysitting her grandchildren and helping her daughter out. As a result, I offered to make a dish to please the kids and keep her out of the kitchen during …

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That’s some gluten free flour. I swear. See, there it is! It’s marvelous!! Thank you King Arthur, thank you. The Pioneer Woman is BACK. We are back on, PW, we are so back on. So first you make a roux …

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