by amvandenhurk | Jan 12, 2018 | dinner, healthy eating, Meatless Mondays, vegan, vegetarian
Turkish Eggplant Tomato Casserole One of my favorite vegetables is eggplant. I am always looking for new ways to cook eggplant. I can never eat enough of Turkish cuisine. It is one of the cuisines I hope to explore more of in the future to cook. So when I came... 
by amvandenhurk | Jan 7, 2018 | dinner
One-Pot Chicken Dinner? Looking for a one-pot dinner to serve on a cold winter’s night? Braised Chicken Tomato Red Lentils fits the bill. It is a healthy and hearty. And an easy dish to make within 45 mins. Doable on a busy weekday. Since moving to Newport,... 
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... 
