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    Meatball Sub

    After a long day (ok, ok – roller skating and running errands), I just wanted something simple and comforting. Cheese is my biggest weakness, and this sandwich totally hit the spot for me. I used some meatballs and sauce I had already made for pasta, and sandwiched them with some cheese on a leftover baguette. [...]

    Mushroom Stuffed Sausage Burgers with Peppadew Peppers

    **(What’s that? Another dish with sausage and peppadew peppers? Well, yes. I made my cooking “to-do” list at the beginning of the week. I had been craving sausage, but I was cooking for one until tonight when Matt came over. Rather than get stuck with a whole pot of leftovers, I cooked my white beans [...]

    Bison Ribs, and the Many, Many Things We Did with Them

    One of our other awesome purchases from the CIA this past weekend were buffalo ribs. They were unbelievably huge. My friend Terri leant us her smoker, and we lightly smoked the ribs before finishing them in the oven and with a vinagery Carolina style BBQ sauce.

    We did all sorts of things with the ribs. I [...]

    Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Devil's Food Cake Crumbs (without an Ice Cream Maker!!!)

    This definitely goes on the “great success” list of the apartment kitchen, though I have to confess I discovered it long before this blog was started. This is for any sad cooks out there trying to stifle their desire to make homemade ice cream during the heat of summer whilst lamenting the fact that they [...]

    Thai Chicken Burgers with Peanut Sauce and Pickled Veggies (and an Awesome Salad to Make with the Leftovers!)

    Sometimes the reaction when I announce dinner plans isn’t too enthusiastic. “Ok” or even “That sounds good” are nothing compaired to the “Yesssssssss!” or “Mmmmmm” I often get when making some of the household favorites. So let me just say it’s difficult to overstate how big of a hit these Thai-inspired chicken burgers [...]