I have a confession to make…I don’t like pumpkin pie. I’m not proud of it. You see, I generally like pumpkin desserts, it’s just pumpkin pie sets my gag reflex into overdrive. So, when people are celebrating the return of PSL (which nowadays means pumpkin spice eVERYthang), in AUGUST!!, I’m over here like, “Ugh!!! Here we go…
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Curried Pumpkin Soup
Why am I making a curried pumpkin soup in the 90° heat of a Central Texas November? Y’all! My ovens are broken. Ovensssssssssssss. Plural. BOTH ovens. Bof’ of ’em. I’m hot (unlike my ovens); that means I’m really, really, angry. There’s a backstory to the ovens, well all of the appliances, in this house that is a little…
Kibbeh (Lebanese Meatballs)
There are so many moments where I’ve sat back and pondered, “Do other people think like I do?” Then, I am compelled to acquiesce to the reality that, no, most people’s brains don’t even remotely operate like mine. Like the time I thought of kibbeh for an astoundingly long time. It’s kind of a lonely place to be in…
Moussaka
Kids can be real jerks sometimes, you know that? Oh, I know, I know! “You can’t say that about the precious blobs of angel spit, Marta!” Yeah, I can. I totally can. And, I did. For real! Children can be doodie-heads. Don’t get me wrong. I love my Twinkies with the love of Jesus,…
Fauxchujang Chicken Wings
Fauxchujang Chicken. Say that five times fast. Or don’t, it’s okay. How did I learn to cook Korean food? I’ve been asked that question loads of time. There’s a simple answer- my step-father, a South Korean immigrant, didn’t feel like cooking for himself anymore, so he taught me how to cook for him. Now, don’t ask…
Lemon Semolina Cakettes
Lately, for some odd reason, I’ve been on a lemon kick. It’s weird, because it’s almost as if I’m hanging on to the last vestiges of summer with a death-grip. That’s weird because it’s not like summer has left us! If you weren’t already aware, the summer’s here in Central Texas are not for the faint of…
Butter Chicken
We shouldn’t ever complain about paying more money to eat ethnic food. Know that when I say, “We,” I’m really talking about me. No, we shouldn’t complain. Well, unless it’s food from Antarctica- I can’t imagine they have sophisticated cuisine (I’m totally going to get reamed for that, aren’t I?). I have been wrong…
Seared Cod with Citrus Beurre Blanc
My husband came home today and told me how his yearly Army physical went. “My cholesterol is okay. Could be better, but it’s nothing to fret over just yet.” “Okay,” I said to myself, “Let’s make a sauce that has a pound of butter in it for dinner!” I really don’t want to give my husband a…
