tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67361707977016529962024-03-27T07:38:10.349+01:00What A Dish!A place for me to talk about cooking, travel, and more.What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.comBlogger1530125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-12336686439642190582024-02-26T18:38:00.004+01:002024-02-26T18:38:33.494+01:00Creamy One-Pot Beefy OrzoThis was a quick and flavorful, one-pot easy pasta dish. My fam enjoyed this. Serve it with a green salad or some roasted broccoli (I even use frozen for ease) and you have a complete meal. Creamy One-Pot Beefy Orzo adapted from the Kitchn1 ounce Parmesan cheese (1/2 packed cup freshly grated or 1/4 cup store-bought grated), plus more for serving1 tablespoon olive oil1/4 teaspoon What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-74480875394301055822024-01-27T19:33:00.003+01:002024-01-27T19:33:52.103+01:00Extra Fudgy BrowniesHere's a good brownie recipe if you enjoy fudgy, chewy brownies. You do have to melt some butter and unsweetened chocolate, but I do that on the stovetop and then mix up the rest of the batter right in the chocolate pan. Instead of using chocolate chips, I used peanut butter chips, and I really liked the choc/pb combo.Extra Fudgy Brownies adapted from Mel's Kitchen Cafe ½ What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-72649241199163290572024-01-19T05:00:00.001+01:002024-01-19T05:00:00.151+01:00Creamy Sausage and Tomato Noodle SoupOur family loves this soup from Mel's Kitchen Cafe. I've made it twice recently. The first time, it was a bit too salty, so I made some changes, which I'll reflect below. (One reason was because I subbed in Italian sausage for the ground beef, so I compensated by adding some water in place of the broth.) I love the flavor and texture of this soup, and it's great for winter. Note: Mel What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-46750599804971919382024-01-14T20:45:00.000+01:002024-01-14T20:45:03.634+01:00Pumpkin Rosemary Dinner RollsThese pumpkin rolls are so good. They're wonderful with a savory soup, or for Thanksgiving dinner. The first time I made these, last November, our family ate half the batch, and I froze the rest for Thanksgiving. They thawed and warmed up beautifully and went very well with all of the Thanksgiving flavors. The leftovers are also very good toasted and made into a breakfast sandwich (with a fried What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-56420426951188755792023-12-22T20:44:00.002+01:002023-12-22T20:46:56.241+01:00Risotto with Zucchini & Smoked Pancetta I've wanted to make risotto at home lately ever since I made some at a recent cooking class. I haven't made any at home for a while. I was able to use some special rice an Italian friend gifted me. I used 2 medium-small zucchini and a little container of smoked pancetta. We all had this for lunch a few days ago. It's nice to have more time over the Christmas break to actually cook. I feel What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-6202673495820802612023-12-11T19:18:00.003+01:002023-12-11T19:18:38.354+01:00Sweet and Sour ChickenMy husband and I really love this recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken. It is a lot of work compared to things I usually make- first, you have to chop chicken into bite-sized pieces. Then, coat in cornstarch, then beaten egg, and lightly fry in shallow oil. You then whip up a quick sauce and pour it over the chicken in a 9x13 baking dish and bake for an hour. All of this to say- this recipe is worthWhat a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-12683786556368694162023-12-03T19:53:00.001+01:002023-12-03T19:53:10.712+01:00Blueberry Crumble PieI really loved this pie. We had it for Thanksgiving this year. Usually, I make this old recipe for blueberry pie, but I wasn't 100% happy with the topping the last time. I decided to look for a new recipe that included oats in the topping, because that sounded good. Kind of like a fruit crisp inside a pie crust. I used two bags (12 oz. each) of frozen blueberries for this. The original What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-2934316213471685682023-11-26T19:47:00.003+01:002023-11-27T19:10:55.423+01:00Turkey Korma (With Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey)Yum, I loved this delicious and unexpected way to use up the last of our Thanksgiving turkey! I was excited to find this recipe; thinking it wouldn't be as good as a more labor-intensive Korma, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted it. It was really good! The sauce is thickened perfectly with almond flour, and using mostly broth for a base makes the dish lighter. I did add some coconut What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-72377107421282549152023-11-12T19:25:00.003+01:002023-11-12T20:35:47.071+01:00Purple Potato GnocchiWe found purple potatoes at a local grocery store, and not long after, my son and I attended a cooking class and made gnocchi. On the purple potato box, it stated they were good potatoes to use for gnocchi, so a little bit later, my son and I made gnocchi with the purple potatoes at home. It was a lot of work, but the end result was so beautiful and tasty, too! For light gnocchi, the What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-60427374866138077592023-10-30T19:26:00.000+01:002023-10-30T19:26:34.499+01:00Halloween Mummy CookiesMummy Cookies! You can make any fave cookie recipe into mummy cookies with some white frosting (it helps to have a #46 Wilton tip, too) and candy eyes. Just fill a piping bag with frosting, and make zig-zags on your cookies, then stick the eyes on. I chose these drop sugar cookies and the frosting that goes with that recipe. I cut the recipe in half, though, because I wanted to make What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-58552155527763981202023-10-29T18:46:00.002+01:002023-10-29T19:45:44.888+01:00Black Halloween BrowniesI recently heard of black cocoa powder from a friend and was intrigued. I had never heard of it before and was excited to try it. It's not available to me locally, so I found the King Arthur brand on Amazon. After it arrived, I used it a few days later in this brownie recipe. I reduced the flour a bit, so they'd be fudgier. The color of the cocoa powder really came through and these looked What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-70388000296669387702023-10-07T19:30:00.001+01:002023-10-07T19:30:58.230+01:00Pasta Bolognese I was craving a Bolognese sauce, and came across David Lebovitz's recipe later that day. I bought the ingredients really soon after and made this on a Sunday afternoon. It smelled great cooking and tasted even better. I used Trader Joe's "Cascatelli" pasta, which I brought back from the US this last summer, because I can't find it over here.... in Italy. Lol. Ironic. This would be good with any What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-77553204915636085782023-09-23T18:50:00.001+01:002023-09-23T18:56:06.635+01:00Chai Sugar CookiesHappy first day of fall!! I finally had some time to bake today after a month. And it fell on the first day of fall- how perfect. I've had these cookies bookmarked for a long time. They're a version of Joy the Baker's cookies that Taylor Swift turned into fall-inspired cookies by adding chai spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, etc.... all classic fall spices). These were fun to make, What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-81665752425018515222023-07-11T02:46:00.001+01:002023-08-19T11:45:17.622+01:00Carnitas BowlsI made this Carnitas recipe again recently, but instead of using it as a taco filling, we made Carnitas bowls with the meat, rice, sauteed veggies, pickled red onions, salsa, cilantro-lime dressing, jalapenos, and fresh cilantro. So good and flavorful! There is a lot of prep, but you can do a lot of things ahead of time. Carnitas Bowls adapted from here4-5 lbs pork shoulder/pork What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-48978400403659682372023-06-19T04:00:00.001+01:002023-06-19T04:00:00.133+01:00Cheesy Crockpot PotatoesI enjoyed these cheesy potatoes made in the crockpot. Some of my kids, not so much. Not sure why- they're weirdos sometimes and one can never really tell why they like some foods and not others. But here we are. Anyway, these call for frozen hashbrowns, which are just small diced, raw (I think) potatoes. I was curious so I tried this recipe and liked the results. It's super easy to stir together,What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-49197203331669564502023-06-14T19:45:00.004+01:002023-08-19T11:45:27.626+01:00Thai Pork & Peanut Red CurryI had some sliced pork for stir-fry in the freezer that I wanted to use up, so I googled a pork Thai curry and found this recipe from BBC Food. It was good; the only change I made was to include some fish sauce to amp up the savory flavor. I also added a dried kaffir lime leaf and a lemongrass stalk, but it's not necessary. I use Thai Kitchen red curry paste currently, and I was afraid 4 Tbs What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-46784277981690713952023-05-11T05:00:00.001+01:002023-05-11T05:00:00.160+01:00Sweet Pulled PorkYum. I finally tried another Sweet Pork recipe; my first one being in 2009. I used to make that one all the time, but then stopped for some reason. I spotted this one on Carlsbad Cravings and wanted to give it a try. Like all of the recipes on that site, this is super flavorful and there is a lot involved if you want to add even more flavor (making some Cilantro-Lime Ranch), BUT, you can prep a What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-56782750079296510552023-05-07T06:00:00.001+01:002023-05-07T06:00:00.139+01:00Buttery Garlic/Herb Bubble BreadThis bread was really good. We had it with Broccoli Cheese Soup. I don't think I added enough flour to this, as I was afraid of the dough being dry. Therefore, the dough balls kind of fused together when baked, so it wasn't easy to pull it apart like all of the other bubble/monkey breads I've made before. I think one could fix that with just a little bit more flour, though, and even if it happensWhat a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-87158957551535227352023-05-04T10:09:00.001+01:002023-05-04T10:39:21.941+01:00Mississippi Mud CakeYum, this cake was delicious. I had no idea it would be a full-size, tall cake in the cake pan like this- I was expecting some skinny cake like Texas Sheet Cake. This was so good. I'd make it again for someone's birthday. The directions say to let cool before eating, but we ate it warm, and the melty marshmallows and warm icing was sooo good. I had a piece the next day and preferred it warm. What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-89698421515513623272023-05-01T18:43:00.000+01:002023-05-01T18:43:01.754+01:00Crispy Baked Chicken Tacos + Cilantro Lime RiceThese tacos were so tasty, with a great crisp texture, as well. I want to use this method with other filling and make crispy baked tacos galore. This recipe made 10 crispy tacos, which was enough for my fam to have 2 each, and everyone wanted more. This recipe used homemade red enchilada sauce, homemade Cilantro Lime Rice (optional; recipe at bottom of this post) and a homemade cilantro sour What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-32348241036758966542023-04-27T04:00:00.001+01:002023-04-27T04:00:00.136+01:00Peanut Butter M&M CookiesThese are delicious peanut butter cookies, containing peanut butter M&M's. They are Valentine M&M's because I had them on hand, leftover from V-day. They had a great texture, thick and chewy. Instead of the PB M&M's in this, one can use regular M&M's, Reese's Pieces candies, chocolate chips or more PB chips.Peanut Butter M&M Cookies adapted from I Am Baker1 cup (2 What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-91409840416905167362023-04-23T18:46:00.000+01:002023-04-23T18:46:51.407+01:00Super-Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu w/Roasted BroccoliThis recipe was super good, and super easy. It is Chicken Cordon Bleu; by far, the easiest version I've ever made (and I've made other easy versions!) This one is just layered on a pan, no stuffing/rolling involved, and your veg bakes right along with the chicken, so it can be a one-dish meal. One can add rice or a parmesan orzo to make the meal go farther, but it's not needed.  What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-34171261177129732522023-04-15T20:21:00.005+01:002023-04-24T19:05:14.885+01:00Thai Drunken NoodlesThere is no alcohol in this noodle dish, but different stories about the name. The dish is very flavorful and full of veggies. One can do lots of prep work the night or morning before, if needed, so this has the potential to come together very quickly. This pic was taken with the leftovers; in the process of re-heating on the stove, some of the noodles broke up, but it was still tasty. (Best way What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-49151385582412399412023-03-13T06:00:00.001+01:002023-03-13T06:00:00.183+01:00Chewies I loved these bars. They are called Chewies or Charleston Chewies. They are so very chewy and delicious! I think they have the perfect texture for a bar. They are like an almond and brown sugar-flavored blondie. The almond extract really makes these, so don't skip it. These were so simple; so easy to make, but tasted wonderful. Give them a try!! Chewies adapted from The Kitchn4 What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736170797701652996.post-67949711515008022052023-02-09T06:00:00.001+01:002023-02-09T06:00:00.194+01:00Thai Red Curry with BeefI totally meant to make this the intended way- with chicken- but I had a package of stir-fry beef in the fridge, already cut-up and ready to go. I could not resist the ease of just throwing that in and not having to cut raw meat. I hate cutting raw meat. I was pleasantly surprised to realize this tasted super, super amazing with the beef. I might like this better than my fave Panang Beef Curry.&What a Dish!http://www.blogger.com/profile/12186882212131054877noreply@blogger.com0