Category Archives: American Cooking
Tender Whole-Grain Cornbread
Mmm, cornbread. Our kids love it with chili, stews, and soups, and we make it a couple of times a month. I like this recipe because it’s tender, has a … Continue reading
Monterey Chicken
This is yet another simple chicken dinner. Steve and Meagan Gottcent introduced it to us years ago, when the South Beach diet was the rage, and we’ve had it on … Continue reading
Strawberry Orange Walnut Salad
For Nate and me, dinner is a low-key, throw-stuff-together affair, mainly because we’ve already had our main meal at lunchtime and because we’ve just put the kids down to bed … Continue reading
Easy Baked Chicken Nuggets
Oh, how I miss those dinosaur chicken nuggets from Costco. We used to eat those all the time, and when I say “we” I mean the kids and Nate and … Continue reading
Thick and Chewy Granola Bars – Smitten Kitchen
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A Beautiful Mess
One American-born Chinese + a tall white guy + 4 kids + life in Spain = it's madness, I tell you.
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I once read a blurb in Reader’s Digest where a woman was talking to her doctor. “I’d love to be a physician myself,” she said, “but it’s too late to … Continue reading
Nate and I have moved from the highly coveted demographic of 18 – 34 year olds into the older, apparently boring demographic of those aged 35 to 54. And it’s … Continue reading
We eat quesadillas about once every two weeks, and I can almost make them in my sleep. They’re relatively easy to make, and – this is always a bonus – … Continue reading
Camino Journal
Read as I walk (and whine) my way through a 5-day Camino trek.
Pilgrim House
What we do for real:
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