Now let’s get serious for a second. You’ve been trying some of these recipes and tricks, and are feeling pretty cocky about your newfound cooking skills and all your friends have been über-impressed.
Category: fast
parsnip + carrot mash
I know what you’re thinking: what the f$*k is a parsnip?
rachel’s artichoke dip
Other than a Real Housewives-esqe drink-in-the-face fight, we know of no better absolute crowd pleaser better than artichoke dip.
greens with pickled radish
Growing up white trash without a lot of money, I always looked forward to the special treat of eating at Olive Garden. Mainly for the classy, high-dollar ambiance but also the SALAD…
dirty quinoa
Even a food blogger gets a little lazy come dinner time. Now, we’re not talking eating cold Chef Boyardee directly out of the can, but… close.
tilapia with white wine + caper sauce
I hate tilapia. For some reason, I’ve always associated it with the awful, rotten-smelling seafood counters at low-end grocery stores.
muscle muffins
When it comes to keeping up with the Gay Joneses, a strict workout regimen and equally disciplined diet is key. And a healthy dose of body dysmorphia doesn’t hurt either.
pairs well with: Zero Dark Thirty + lo-cal apple crisp
http://youtu.be/cAtWcvCxPhc “Zero Dark Thirty” stars Jessica Chastain as the woman who hunted and eventually found Osama bin Laden.
ten lords-a-leaping: breakfast casserole
It’s that magical time of year again, where there’s a chill in the air, a tree in the den, and a perpetually-dwindling bottle of scotch on the counter to match the disappearing anti-depressants in the medicine cabinet. (Thank the baby Jesus for THAT cocktail.)