Category: Recipes
Instant Pot Seitan
My sister-in-law, Sara (the same one from the previous post about going to The Arnold) decided to go vegan a few years ago, and I was super interested to find out how she gets enough protein in her diet. It turns out, she eats a lot of seitan – a …
Homemade Tamales
I have no idea what gave me the idea, but I decided to try my hand at making tamales. I did what we all do when we don’t know how to make something. I consulted the Oracle of Google and came up with this site: https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-make-tamales. While time consuming, it …
Overnight Oats
A while back, I became intrigued by the idea of overnight oats. I tried once or twice, then gave up because they were just ok. Recently, I decided to try again and hit the jackpot! First, I made the decision to use steel cut oats. Partially because I’d never had …
Coquito
Coquito translates to “little coconut,” and is a traditional Christmas time drink with origins in Puerto Rico. Some call it Puerto Rican Eggnog, but it’s definitely its own thing. I have read that some put an egg yolk in it, but I did not. I first learned of the drink …
BK’s Salsa
Last weekend, my brother (we’ll call him (Bernard”) came over for a distanced dinner on our deck. Hubs grilled, natch. We had amazing barbacoa tacos, grilled asparagus, refried alpo beans, and Bernard brought his homemade guac and salsa. The salsa was so good (I had it on my egg bites …