Experiments in Cooking

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Green peas and chile soup

Green peas and chile soup

This might be the easiest “dump and go” soup I’ve ever made. Layer ingredients in a souping blender. Wait for the magic Stir in some sour cream & enjoy! 1 lb frozen green peas 1 4 oz can chopped mild hatch chiles 1 tsp frozen […]

Pork Sirloin sous vide

Pork Sirloin sous vide

I’ve never purchased a pork sirloin before. I happened upon it while looking for a smallish cut of pork butt, but not something as lean as the tenderloin. This 1.5lb piece of sirloin called out to me. I did some quick Googresearch and realized that […]

Cauliflower Brie casserole

Cauliflower Brie casserole

When you are in the mood for cauliflower-brie soup, but soup doesn’t go that well with the meal you’ve planned, you improvise and make a casserole! Nicely blanched veggies Butter and onion magic Keeping it GF with rice flour Creamy cheesy goodness Ta-da! Ingredients: 1 […]

Pork Tenderloin with Dry Rub

Pork Tenderloin with Dry Rub

Browning in a cast iron pan with garlic In a nice bed of shishito peppers Served with bacony collard greens And roasted Brussels Sprouts So so good! And this wine made it even better 😉 For 2 logs of pork tenderloin (~2.2 lbs) Dry rub […]

Broccoli Cheddar Soup in IP

Broccoli Cheddar Soup in IP

Possibly the easiest soup on Earth! Ingredients: Half yellow onion 2 garlic cloves small knob of ginger 1 large head of broccoli 1 c chicken broth (sub with veg broth to make vegetarian) 1/2 c bone broth (sub with veg broth to make vegetarian) 2 […]

Brownies!

Brownies!

I’ve been in a bit of a creative cooking slump, but that doesn’t mean its a full on cooking slump. Really, it just means other people’s recipes make it to my table instead of my own! Our pick for brownie recipe turned out delish. We […]

Curry Butternut Soup in IP Ace

Curry Butternut Soup in IP Ace

Butternut squash makes me happy, specially when I can pick it up in the grocery store all cubed & ready to cook. Today it got made into a soup. I don’t even have process pictures because making this was so easy. 1 lb cubed butternut […]

Broccoli Soup in IP Ace Blender

Broccoli Soup in IP Ace Blender

Turns out that I love having soup for lunch & dinner as long as it isn’t 100 degrees outside. I had a small head of broccoli that needed to be used. I chopped it into florets, and threw it in the blender along with one […]

Fresh Blueberry Jam in Bread Machine

Fresh Blueberry Jam in Bread Machine

What do you do with a large batch of blueberries that aren’t sweet enough to eat? Make jam, of course! I swapped out 1/2 cup of blueberries for strawberries (chopped), making 3 cups of mostly blue berries.   I plopped these into my bread machine […]

Pork Tenderloin on the grill

Pork Tenderloin on the grill

I took a break from the indoor kitchen, and handed this off to the husband to grill. Tenderloin with dry-rub, marinated in fridge for 6 hours. It was so juicy & tender! Served with Barley Risotto. The rub was sweeter than I cared for it […]