I love the Internet. You can find the answer to any question within a few clicks (and since it is on the Internet it must be true). In the latest case I wanted to find a nice side for a meal I was making. A Google search of “side dish to serve with empanadas” brought [...]
If you haven’t made anything from Eating Well you are definitely missing out. The dishes I have made from here are always fantastic. True, they are often a bit more work than other things I make, but I’ve never regretted the extra time spent. What I found interesting about their Vegetarian Thai Red Curry dish [...]
Hurray! Today marks the 75th post since I started the Cooking with an Evolved Dad blog. Along the way I’ve tried a lot of new dishes, worked on my photography skills, and heard from a number of you that you were going to try something I had made. To celebrate the occasion I’m going to [...]
I’ve made crock-pot pulled pork a few different times, seemingly each with a slightly different variation. My most recent iteration* involved pouring a beer into the crock-pot along with some barbeque sauce, an onion … and of course the pork. The beer was the different twist for me. I have used root beer in the [...]
Today’s post originated with a meal that I saw on the Simply Recipes blog. While salmon leads the name of this dish, the salsa is what sold me on it when I first saw the recipe. I love mango and avocado and red onion and lime. The fact that the salsa had all four made [...]
Somewhere out on the horizon (out beyond the neon lights*) is the 75th post since I started the Cooking with an Evolved Dad blog. Actually the horizon is getting closer and closer, as this is the 72nd post I’ve published. To celebrate the big 75 I will be holding a contest in conjunction with that [...]
For Mother’s Day dinner I was looking for a multi-purpose side dish. Ideally I wanted something that could serve as both a starch and vegetable, be easy to make, and taste great all at the same time. Tall order right? My brother-in-law’s sister came to the rescue with a recipe she had recently shared on [...]
Years ago a buddy of mine from college gave me a recipe for a quick, simple bread with beer as a primary ingredient. Given how long ago this was – well before I evolved into someone who actually did anything in the kitchen – I have no idea why Paul thought to share this with [...]
Sometimes entire dinner ideas just fall into my lap. This was true last week when an email from All Recipes highlighted a Spicy Garlic Lime Chicken, and right after that featured a nice looking Carrot Rice dish. Paraphrasing one of my favorite Maurice Sendak books: In May I truly think it best To be a [...]
Funny Key Lime Pie story. Years ago I traveled a lot for work. One time I was in Florida visiting customers and the local sales team and I went out for dinner. When it was time for dessert – unbeknownst to me – they asked the waiter to cut the piece of Key Lime Pie [...]