Have Recipes Ruined Cooking?
In a recent Huffington Post article, Linda Buzzell makes a case for "pattern recipes," which basically means learning the basics of recipe and then varying things as one goes along.
Recipes
Quinoa and Black Bean Salad
This recipe is based on a whole bunch that I found online. I had to bring a dish to pass and there was a large bag of quinoa from Costco in my pantry just begging to be used; so I searched for various recipes and cobbled together something based on what sounded good to me.
Barbeque Rib Sauce
When the Culinary Arts College at Baltimore International College invited me to test one of their recipes, I knew as soon as I saw it that I would get DH to try the Barbeque Rib Sauce. There's nothing like DH's smoked ribs, but I've often wished he would do a sauce with them. It was the perfect opportunity!
Po’ Boys Featuring #FranksRedHotSauce (My First Vlog!)
I've been wanting to do a video for awhile now; in fact, I bought a little camera last summer. But it took accidentally signing up to do a video about Frank's Red Hot through Collective Bias that made me finally do it! Please, be gentle.
Whipped Squash
The recipe for whipped squash from Simply in Season calls for 4 C cooked butternut squash, 2 T butter, 1 T brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon. Beat until smooth. But how does one cook squash in the first place?