Looking for something spicy, how about Cajun Chickpea Mash What is Cajun Chickpea Mash? Well, quite frankly it’s one of those dishes that got created one night because I had leftovers and a hungry family. (A hungry family that, as it just so happens, loves chickpeas.) To make the cajun mash, I basically started off […]
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Andy’s Wok’s Pickled Vegetables
Pickled Vegetables Have you been to Andy’s Wok and had their pickled vegetables? If you live anywhere in the Kansas City area, you have to try Andy’s Wok. It is, hand’s down, the best Chinese restaurant in town (sorry Panda Express.) They have amazing appetizers like onion cakes and vegetable spring rolls, which are very flavorful without the […]
Oregon Growers & Shippers Preserves and BBQ Sauce
Oregon Growers and Shippers Preserves and BBQ Sauce Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round and hear a tale of one a plain cardboard box shipped to me via the mail. Can you see why I got a B in poetry? Anyway, have you heard of Oregon Growers and Shippers? They are a direct […]
#Meatless Mondays Espinaca at Home
After my last Abuelo’s incident, I figured it was time for Espinaca At Home (Quick side note: welcome back to #MeatlessMonday. It’s been awhile, but the drought is finally over.) So, you may be wondering what is this espinaca that I speak of. Alternately, you may have ordered espinaca before. Either way, let me assure […]
Mexican Pork Tenderloin
I love slow cooked, chiapas style pork, but I don’t always have 4 hours to wait for dinner. That’s when I turn to Mexican Pork Tenderloin Tenderloin is such a great ingredient because it cooks quickly, but it tastes great. You can use it in so many wonderful dishes…like this one. I was actually really […]
Skies Restaurant and Fruit Pastry Tarts
Fruit Tarts at Skies on Mother’s Day On Mother’s Day, I took the special mother in my life and our son to Skies’ Restaurant in Kansas City. For those not hip to the Kansas City culinary scene, Skies is the tallest restaurant in the area. It sits proudly atop the Hyatt Regency hotel (one of […]
Slow Cooker Chiapas-Style Mexican Pork
Slow Cooker Chiapas-Style Mexican Pork If I was stranded on a desert island and could only bring one cooking tool with me, it would be my slow cooker. (Don’t read too much into that sentence since if I was on a desert island, I could fashion a grill from native trees and rocks and probably […]
#MeatlessMonday Grilled Leeks
So, it must be grilling season because now we’re doing Grilled Leeks This is a follow up to grilled green onions, a post in which I talked about the Well Done family’s desire to find new foods and grill them. The inspiration for this little gem struck in the grocery store when we were picking […]
Grilled Green Onions
Grilled Green Onions It’s not May and I’m already bored with the usual cast of grilling characters. In the WellDone household, we do the usual suspects on the grill: chicken breasts, steaks, flank steaks, carrots, onions, and peppers. Sometimes we even do tomatoes to make a nice fire roasted salsa. But me, I want something more. […]
Cooking With Your Kids: The Sushi Chef’s Noodles
I can’t believe I haven’t shared my recipe for The Sushi Chef’s Noodles Seriously, this is one of my son’s absolute favorite dishes in the world. What is it? It’s the noodles we get when we go to “sushi.” Which to the rest of the world is usually called “Japanese steakhouse,” but in my […]