Category Archives: Food and Cooking

Kitchen adventures, disasters, and triumphs

Cooking things:  Leftover chicken curry

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Marchbanks

Today I actually had an idea for dinner before the minute when M comes in and says “so what’s for dinner tonight?” as she has to do most nights. Continue reading →

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Cooking things: Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Marchbanks

I had to start thinking what I was going to do in order not to end up with a bunch of sawdust in sausage casings. Continue reading →

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Cooking things:  Tortilla Soup

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Marchbanks

L’s reaction was “I LOVE this,” which is strong praise from her. Continue reading →

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Maryland Enchiladas Banderas—is that even a thing??  (Yes.  It is.)

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Marchbanks

I paid the bill, and left a quite generous tip for the waitress for having outdone me at being provincial. Continue reading →

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Cooking things:  Fiesta Chicken and Sausage Soup

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Marchbanks

This soup … was fucking amazing, and crazy rich-tasting. Continue reading →

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Cooking things:  Moroccan couscous

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Marchbanks

It turned out that the turnips made sense after all. Continue reading →

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Cooking things: What to do?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Marchbanks

What do I do with pig tongues? Continue reading →

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Cooking things:  Turkey and sausage gumbo

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Marchbanks

The other day I got to cleaning out one of the freezers, and found a bunch of scraps and leftovers.  They told me they were supposed to become gumbo. Continue reading →

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Cooking things:  Sweet and Sour Brisket

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Marchbanks

This is really good, only the meat grain went all tight once it cooled. Continue reading →

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Cooking things:  Chicken Djakarta

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Marchbanks

I’ve never bought into kale as a thing. Continue reading →

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