Tag Archives: cheese
Damn Good White Pizza
The truth is my pizza dough-making skills are almost as good as my sunken-center cake making skills. So when the dough I make comes out stretchy and doughy, then bakes up both soft and crisp… I get very excited. Seriously. … Continue reading
Tamale Casserole, Part Deux
As said before, I am an infamous flop cake maker. Yesterday proved no different. I got really excited about trying a new lemon cake recipe with a blackberry cream cheese frosting, in order to use up some lemons and very … Continue reading
Vegetarian Stuffed Zucchini
We’ve been gone off and on all summer, enough that I decided not to mess with a summer garden. Part of me regrets it, as I love being able to walk into our backyard and pick fresh veggies and herbs … Continue reading
Bean and Cheese Pupusas
While driving home from Portland, down I-5 about a year and a half ago in torrential rain, we stopped in a little town called Wolf Creek (about an hour north of Ashland). Initially we stopped for gas. However, that’s not … Continue reading
Waffle Pizzas
One night when I couldn’t fall asleep, I decided to read the latest copy of Food Network’s magazine on the iPad. As I electronically flipped through the pages, a tiny little picture caught my eye. It was a waffle. But … Continue reading
Tofu and Cheese Enchiladas
During the weeks we have the kids in the house, enchiladas are almost guaranteed at least one night a week. The filling always varies with whatever I’ve got on hand or had planned on ahead (usually the first option…). Last … Continue reading
Spinach Artichoke Lasagna
Once upon a time, about 7 years ago, my lovely roommate and I decided we would go on the South Beach Diet. No carbs, mostly protein, vegetables, etc. About one day into our new diet, we were grumpy, overly emotional … Continue reading
Empanada!
April 8th is National Empanada Day. Yes, I realize that was a week ago. However! I am in full support of both making and eating empanadas as often as possible, not just on April 8th. If you search “empanada” on … Continue reading
Vegetarian Tamale Casserole
When four other people eat this for dinner and one adult says, “This is the best thing you’ve ever made!” another says it’s delicious, the 5½ year old says, “Uh, Julie. This isn’t my favorite. I kinda don’t like it. But … Continue reading