best lasagne ever
Everyone should know how to make lasagne. This one is special because it's a Zachary's pizza style lasagne where the tomato sauce is on top. It's awesome. Ingredients: lasagne pasta – Rustichella...
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raf's badass butternut squash souffle
I've been making my own food, I just haven't been writing down the recipes as it's been a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Anyway, we've been getting a lot of butternut squash in our box...
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chocolate souffle
I hate going to a restaurant and ordering a chocolate souffle and getting one of those molten lava cakes which I guess is a sort of chocolate souffle cake but not really. The picture to the left is...
View Articleraf's ratatouille
Here's the recipe: some cloves of garlic a couple medium onions rough cut 3-4 zucchini squash rough cut 3-4 tomatoes rough cut 2 large eggplants rough dice salt/pepper to taste about 2 tsp each 1 tbsp...
View Articlegood gravy
This is a quick, basic gravy recipe I picked up from the Somerset Club (this is their poor man's demi-glace). Great for mashed potatoes, beef, chicken, turkey, etc. If you keep the roux light, it's...
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raf's peach galette
This is from Frog Hollow Farms and costs $25. It's good, but a little pricey. I think you can get it from Dean and Deluca too but they won't tell you that it comes from Frog Hollow Farms. They sell...
View Articlered and green salsa
My favorite salsa recipe comes from my roommate senior year college. It's addicting. The green salsa one, we got stuck with a bunch of tomatillos via our CSA so had to make it. It's good though. Both...
View Articlebeef and turnip soup
A friend made this for me and I recreated. It's simple and hearty and seems like good diet food. Ingredients: some lean beef, maybe 1/4 to 3/4lb ground, cubed, whatever you have a dozen turnips (the...
View Articlehamachi carpaccio w/ candied kumquat
I made this the other day for some friends. I saw something similar on Iron Chef and I thought it was too easy not to try it at home. It's a nice and light appetizer and good for the summer. 1/2lb of...
View Articleshrimp etouffee
Shrimp etouffee is one my favorite things too cook and say. Very quick and easy to make. 1 stick butter (unsalted) 2 medium onions 1 tsp celery seed (or 1 celery rib finely chopped) a few garlic cloves...
View Articlechicken curry recipe
For my reference (adapted from here). Turned out to be very easy. 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 tablespoons curry powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1...
View Articlechicken chow mein recipe
For my reference, adapted from here. Easier than I thought 1 lb of fresh chow mein noodles 1/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons peanut oil kosher salt 1/2 cup chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned 3...
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power & emergency dessert
Power Dessert – Tofu w/ Chia Seeds and Maple Syrup In a cup, add the following: 3 tablespoons of chia seeds (after soaked in water for 10 minutes) 2/3 cup of silken tofu (I like Hodo Soy's from...
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cioppino recipe
Pizzaiolo's fish stew (via Instagram) Ingredients/Instructions – saute until translucent 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil 2/3 cup finely chopped shallots 3 cloves garlic 1 small fennel bulb thinly sliced...
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chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and cake etc…
cookies! photo from Star Tribune "Go to" and "to try" recipes, I'll keep adding to this list: chocolate chip cookies Keller recipe, my usual go to chocolate chip cookie recipe Katherine Hepburn's...
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usual dinner list
fruits and veggies from Eatwell Farm Usual dinner ideas/running list to mainly keep track of recipes we like and what we're eating: roasted chicken and chicken stock steak frites (hanger steak w/...
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no knead bread w/ sonora wheat
This is that no knead bread recipe from the New York Times from Jim Lahey/Mark Bittman. It's stupidly easy to make and if you have some of my bread, you're not allowed to put guacamole on it. F'ing...
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