Month: December 2020

Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce

Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese sauce can be sublime. Real Bolognese sauce is creamy from the addition of milk and has depth from wine. Originally, I made the Marcella Hazan recipe as my go to. But, her recipe takes about 4 hours. I don’t have the ability to keep 

Paring Knives

Paring Knives

There are times that I have to use an actual knife. Sometimes other options like my food processor or kitchen shears just won’t do the job. I can’t really manage a large chef’s knife well and safely anymore, so I have turned more to paring 

Sour Cherry Pie

Sour Cherry Pie

Sour cherry pie has always meant Christmas to me. I don’t know why my family always has sour cherry pie at Christmas. It might possibly have something to do with the cherries being red. However, I’m supposing an even bigger reason is that it doesn’t 

Milk Frother

Milk Frother

What have I done to make everyone in my family feel less confined to the house? I ordered the ingredients off of the internet to make bubble tea, and I have learned how to make it. I was trying to blend matcha into milk by 

Taco Soup

Taco Soup

I love tacos. Who doesn’t love tacos? I love all kinds, tacos on flour tortillas and corn tortillas, street tacos with a squirt of lime juice and a sprinkle of chopped onion and cilantro. I love fish and shrimp tacos with crema. Even the American 

Garlic Press

Garlic Press

I wasn’t always a big fan of my garlic press until I started experiencing MS symptoms in my hands. I would just whack it with the side of my 10 inch chef knife and then quickly mince it. My good knife skills were not something 

West African Peanut Soup

West African Peanut Soup

Cold weather is here, and my family is all very happy because cold weather means soup. I am happy because most soups and stews are one pot meals. If they are not, I try to simplify them to have the least steps possible. This is