That’s right, I have a pretty sweet cutting mat at work. Full disclosure: I’ve never had gumbo anywhere else but my own home. For all I know, this recipe tastes NOTHING like the real deal. But it’s loosely based on a gumbo recipe I found online, that also mentioned that everyone’s gumbo is different, depending…
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Barbecued Chipotle Chicken and Mashed Potato Salad
First, apologies for taking FOREVER to write a new post. It’s been an insane two months with new projects and our first-ever home purchase. Lunch Lady Lainey and the Hubster are now homeowners. Due to the deliciously unseasonable weather, I was able to barbecue a couple of days ago and came up with an amazingly…
Slow-cooker chili
Holy cow, I’ve finally done it! The worst food photo ever seen by human eyes! Hearty, filling and warm, this is the easiest thing to make in the world. All you need is a few ingredients, a slow cooker, 15 minutes to prep the stuff and 6 hours to let it cook by itself. And…
Dairy-free butter chicken
Okay, I used actual butter. I try not to think of butter as dairy. To me, it’s a fat. A non-dairy fat. If you are serious about your dairy allergy, you can use butter-replacer. Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, fat removed and separated by drumstick and thigh Marinade: 1/2 cup plain, unsweetened, non-dairy yoghurt (I used…
Mushroom Risotto
An easy, but time-consuming recipe. For some reason, I have 4 boxes of arborio rice in my house, so I figured I’d make this. Ingredients (I don’t really measure anything, so this is my best guess) 1/2 cup arborio rice 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, sliced thinly 3 cloves garlic minced 1 cup…
Sick at Home Edition: Lazy pho
Okay, it’s actually Saturday, but I’ve been feeling like crap all week and I’ve decided that the only thing that could fight off this flu/cold is bowls and bowls of hot, spicy pho (rhymes with “whuh?”. Traditional pho takes almost 20 hours and a whole bunch of ingredients that I can’t deal with right now,…
Fajita-rama
Note, the white things are leftover brown rice thrown in. Fajitas are always a winner in our house, due to the husband’s fondness for wraps. They’re also pretty easy to make. Here’s a recipe I made yesterday that yields about 4-5 servings. Ingredients 3 large red peppers, seeded and sliced into strips 1 large green…
Lainey-Style Beefaroni
Sometimes I crave the garbage-food of my youth (okay… early 20s). The problem is, since I’m allergic to dairy, I can’t just pick up a can of Chef Boyardee and go to town on it. No, I have to MAKE it. So what is normally a 3 minute convenience food for many becomes an hour-long…
Bob Blumer’s 5-Minute Turkey Dinner
(Yes, I wear pearls to work. But no makeup. I like to keep them guessing.) I haven’t posted much since I’ve been too busy to make anything different. I’ve been sticking with all the basics, or going out. In an effort to save some time, I tried a recipe online that worked pretty well, Bob…
Fried Vermicelli with Canned Corned Beef
Canned corned beef. The food of my childhood. It’s comforting, easy, and cheap. If I see it on sale, I usually buy a couple of tins because I really like having it around. Ingredients 1/2 pack thin vermicelli, cooked according to directions, drained and rinsed with cold water 1/2 can corned beef, cubed 1 large…