by amvandenhurk | Apr 17, 2017 | dinner, Meatless Mondays, simple food, vegetarian
A fresh and simple meal: roasted vegetable hummus tart. Folks have it in their minds that preparing good food has to be hard. Good food doesn’t have to be complex. Simple is just as good and often even better. We tend to overthink food. Yes, there are some... 
by amvandenhurk | Apr 8, 2017 | dinner, slow cooker
Seriously Not Your Granny’s Irish Beef Stew Unless your granny puts beef and wine in her Irish beef stew. My Irish Granny would never have put alcohol in any food. OK maybe a drop of sherry in the trifle, but that’s about it. My Mom did not cook with... 
by amvandenhurk | Apr 2, 2017 | dinner, simple food
Comfort Food: Italian-American Spaghetti and Meatballs My neighbors are Italian-Americans from New York City. Those two can cook like nobody’s business. Most Italian-Americans can cook like nobody’s business. Ten pounds may have found its way to my body... 
by amvandenhurk | Mar 28, 2017 | dinner, slow cooker
The Best Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas this side of the Mexican State of Michoacán For us, a mark of a good Mexican restaurant in the US is how they prepare pork carnitas. Recently we have had trouble finding good carnitas so I decided to make them myself. My first... 
by amvandenhurk | Mar 27, 2017 | dinner, Meatless Mondays, vegan, vegetarian
Okra Tomato Curry or Bhindi Masala Okra. I have always been curious about this strange and odd vegetable. A totally foreign vegetable to me. It is very common in the southern part of the United States where it is breaded and deep-fried served with ranch dressing. It... 
by amvandenhurk | Mar 25, 2017 | dinner, Meatless Mondays, sides, simple food, vegan, vegetarian
Three salsas to make with everyone happy I cannot leave well enough alone. My tomato salsa is just plain addictive. It is. Really. Just ask anyone who has had it. Some will drink the leftover juices it is so good. Recently I had a dinner party where it was Taco... 
