If you know anything about me, you know that I love cheese, particularly mac-n-cheese. Love it. I eat it at least five or six times a month, whether it’s from a Kraft box or ordered at a restaurant or made from scratch. I try to keep variety in the recipes I make for this blog, [...]
Over break, fellow Backdropper Allory Williams and I decided to try some new recipes. One of them, twice-baked potatoes, turned out to be a bit of a disaster. Suffice it to say, the potatoes turned green. I suppose we can’t all be winners.
But I’ve since returned to that recipe once or twice (I wouldn’t give [...]
One of my favorite Chinese buffet foods, by far, is bourbon chicken. For one, it isn’t deep-fried, so I know it’s real chicken (because whatever is in that sweet-and-sour “chicken” is highly questionable). And the flavor is just incredible. But I’ve never made it at home because, well, bourbon just sounds expensive. It’s not just [...]
Well folks, it’s that time of year again. Pink hearts and fluffy puffs of cutesy…things…are invading our homes through our televisions and our Internet. And there isn’t a thing we can do about it. Valentine’s Day is what it is: an overly commercialized holiday designed specifically to give women an undue sense of entitlement. Don’t [...]
When it comes to making lunch, tuna salad is quick, easy, affordable and delicious. But when my friend and fellow Backdropper Allory challenged me to make tuna steaks with her, I was a bit apprehensive. I’d seen tuna steaks on Food Network before. They’re served almost rare, and having that much red in my meat [...]
Something about dipping food into hot oil just fascinates our culture. Carnival folk have deep-fried everything from pickles to Snickers bars and even salads (which kind of defeats the purpose of eating vegetables, if you ask me). So what is it about fried food that gets everybody drooling? To be honest, I don’t know, but [...]
I’m a big fan of Rachael Ray’s recipes. Her food is always quick (her claim to fame is her plethora of 30-minute meals) and relatively easy, if you’re a good multi-tasker. But her recipes call for so many ingredients, they’re usually out of a college student’s budget. Goat cheese? Saffron? Pancetta? Fresh tarragon? No thanks. [...]
