For those who’ve been curious (or dare I hope, worried?), I haven’t died in the dry Texas heat, so bad it felt like any drive out was a race across Fury Road. Without the doof mobiles. Just ask anyone who lives in Texas how bad it’s been — days in the 100º’s before the heat…
Tag: comfort food
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup. (Beethoven) — Chicken and rice soup for the start of ‘soup weather’.
I live in Texas (as many of you know, or those who have, at least, glanced at my profile blurb). Texas isn’t a particularly…wintry state. Until it’s winter, that is. And even then, we’ve been known to have 80º weather on Christmas. Then again, we can start to have really good fall weather about halfway…
She’s not ready for her close up, Mr. DeMille. – Potato soup and garlic-onion dinner rolls.
Right now, Texas is very cold and very wet. Of course, it’s winter, but sometimes, we have winters that are as warm as any spring day. Not this year. This weekend was no exception. Gray days, rainy, extremely cold — days and evenings meant for snuggling under blankets in pjs with furkids, eating warm comfort…
First Guest Cook Post: Tater Tot Casserole with The Roommate
Note: This has been tossed around since I started Geek Girl — the idea of having “guest cooks” to make posts with recipes and photos. I haven’t done it yet because I haven’t had anyone who’d cooked something that either wanted to make a guest cook post (or who doesn’t already have his/her own cooking…
“All sorrows are less with bread.” (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra) — Herb Bread, adapted.
I miss making bread. Not that I’ve ever made a lot of bread in my few years of being a kitchen superhero, but what I have made, I’ve loved making, and there’s just something about pulling fresh loaves out of the oven and knowing that you made them yourself. Years ago, my ex and I had…
As Seen on Facebook: Greek Yogurt Baked Chicken with Cilantro-Lime Rice & Corn
I have a lot of friends on the Book of Faces (Thorspeak for Facebook), and anyone who’s been sucked into that site for networking knows that there are a lot of “easy” recipes floating around. My Beef with Broccoli post was originally found on Facebook and was a recipe (like many are) for the crockpot….
Am I bananas or what? – Banana chocolate chip cookies
First off, I’m not dead or disappeared or buried in concrete somewhere. I had a change of physical address — the Roommate and I have temporarily taken up residence with my sister and aunt in Taylor while we find jobs (the Roommate found a job already, and I have an interview on Friday for a…
You may be an undigested bit of beef : Rustic beef stew pies
The holidays are upon us. In America, we just celebrated Thanksgiving (as well as Hanukkah for those who celebrate it), and this means leftovers. So many leftovers. At this time, there are always posts throughout the internet about what to do with leftover turkey, leftover ham. At Yuletide, my tradition has been to do roast…
Review: The Dog and Duck Pub — Austin, Texas
This is how bad I’ve been off my Geek Girl game lastly. Back in September — yes, September! — the Roommate and I went to Austin for the free museum day. We went to the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas and spent several hours there wandering around. We realized that we had a…
The Weather Outside is Frightful…ly Hot — So I made Chili
Normally I wait until cold weather to make soup or stew or even chili, but for some reason, this morning when I woke up, homemade chili was exactly what I wanted to eat for dinner. Now, we all know that there are thousands upon thousands of recipes for chili, from meaty versions to vegetarian versions…
Cheesy to bake: homemade mac ‘n cheese
When I was little, my mother used to make homemade baked mac and cheese, and to her utter disappointment, I hated it. I loved the Kraft stuff (with the powder, not the cheese sauce, ew…and don’t get me started on the Velveeta shells and cheese, which is just truly one of the most disgusting things…
Feelin’ hot! hot! hot! : Mexican Casserole
What everyone should know how to make three or four of — casseroles. They’re good for all occasions from dinners with friends to potlucks and always the sadder thing, funerals. Let’s face it, when someone dies, what’s the one thing that everyone does? Cooks tons of food and takes it to the family so that…
Layer by Layer: Enchilada Casserole (aka the Lazy Enchilada)
This recipe is much like the King Ranch Chicken that I posted a few weeks back but with different sauce and with hamburger instead of chicken. It is equally as tasty, equally as easy to put together and it makes fantastic leftovers just like any casserole. INGREDIENTS 1-2 lbs ground beef 1-2 packets of McCormick (or…
Easy and fun: Tacos ala the Geek Girl
Everyone loves Mexican food, right? Well, I know that I do. I was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was fed Taco Bell’s beans and cheese, sans the sauce and onions, before I even had teeth. So I don’t know what my life would be like if I had to give up Mexican…
Comfort foods abound: King Ranch Chicken and jasmine rice
I started out my cooking career (hah) by making soups, stews and casseroles. There’s nothing wrong with the simple, and casseroles are very simple. They’re also comfort food, in part because they are simple, and if you’re not feeding a huge crowd, then the leftovers are fantastic, especially if you work and need a quick…
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