I’ll admit, I wasn’t feeling super motivated to write last week—but I had a pretty good excuse! I was busy celebrating my favorite week of the year: our wedding anniversary and my birthday! The week was filled with adventures, both with my husband and friends, which meant fewer home-cooked meals and more dining out. Still,… Continue reading The Meal Prep Diaries: Weeks of March 9 and 16, 2025
This isn't my first Valentine's Day post. As I'm discussed before (here, here and here), since childhood, it has always been a fun occasion to remind people I care about them, share a home-cooked meal and spend quality time together. I'm not into the commercialized version, with fancy restaurant meals and expensive gifts (but I'd… Continue reading Retro Cooking Revisited: 1960’s Strawberry Bavarian Pie
The day Jeff made his first attempt at panang curry, he confirmed (once more) that I married the right guy. I wouldn't call this an authentic Thai curry, but it is certainly inspired by the many delicious curry dishes we have enjoyed over the years. Jeff tweaked this recipe so many times, and I would… Continue reading Pseudo-Panang Chicken Curry
In 2012, I wrote a post called Bottom Round Roast and My First Gravy. To this date, this continues to be my most viewed post. I wrote it after making the dish successfully for the first time and I have made it so many times since. It only seemed reasonable to revisit this recipe to… Continue reading The Bottom Round Roast – Revisited for the Instant Pot
The Hungry Quebbie 