The Kitchenette

Proper Lasagne (for 2)

Gayle — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:54:17 +0000

This might be the last elaborate dinner post you see for awhile, mostly because I’m not sure how many more big dinners or recipes to work out I have left in me in this kitchen. Mr. Kitchenette and I have been remodeling a dilapidated house a few blocks away. It might be dilapidated, but it’s [...]

Cooking the Book: Stuffed Acorn Squash with Barley

Gayle — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:06:46 +0000

Ever since I was a kid and discovered Duchess/twice-baked potatoes, I have been madly in love with anything that was cooked, mixed with cheese and other delicious things and then baked again. So I was pretty excited about this recipe. For the most part, the excitement was totally warranted. This is a fantastic, fall-tastic dish [...]

Worless Wednesday: Thankful

Gayle — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:47:11 +0000

We’re still on a little bit of a tryptophan hangover over here, or it could just be total exhaustion from running back and forth between two houses, one of which is a giant mess but coming along nicely and the other is just… well, a giant mess. Yeah. Either way, we’re thankful. Thankful to have [...]

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Hot Brown

Gayle — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:00:33 +0000

In most cases, I believe Thanksgiving leftovers should be generally left un-fussed-with, just reheated and eaten. You won’t catch me trying to cram turkey and stuffing and some spices that don’t belong with them into a samosa or attempting to turn green-bean casserole into anything other than green bean casserole. But let’s face it, there [...]

Thanksgiving for 2, 2012: Sides and Dessert, Kitchenette Style

Gayle — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:00:40 +0000

Since “tradition” keeps coming up as an (unintended) theme in these Thanksgiving for 2 posts, I started looking into the tradition of green bean casserole. The short version is that it was created in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly in the Campbell Soup Co.’s test kitchen. Reilly was charged with creating a simple yet tasty recipe [...]

Thanksgiving for 2, 2012: Some Sides, Grandma Style

Gayle — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000

“Tradition” is relative. Putting together a “traditional” Thanksgiving feast for two, I know I am slipping a little bit in terms of what was considered “tradition” when I was a little kid. Traditionally, the fact that Italian side of the family hosted Thanksgiving meant there would definitely be a pasta course, possibly in addition to [...]

Thanksgiving for 2, 2012: The Bird is the Word

Gayle — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:00:02 +0000

So it’s that time of year again, the big Foodie Freakout (man, I hate that word. ‘Foodie,’ not ‘freakout.’ Not that freakouts are great, either, but the word itself… I digress). Thanksgiving. It’s supposed to be the Great American Food Holiday. So many memories, so many recipes, so much tradition, so much family. Unless there’s [...]

Cooking the Book: “One Big Roast, Three Great Meals” (Pork Edition) Leftovers, Take 3

Gayle — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:00:37 +0000

Here were are on Round 3 of the pork leftovers and surprisingly, we’re not tired of pork yet. I have to admit that even though the posts are coming out all together, we have been spacing the recipes out in real life, so it’s been more of a pork leftovers every other day or so [...]

Cooking the Book: “One Big Roast, Three Great Meals” (Pork Edition) Leftovers, Take 2

Gayle — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:59:22 +0000

While I am not anti-stirfry, I make no apologies for thinking they are often boring, especially when presented as a “the ultimate quick/easy/healthy dinner for two!” It’s an annoying label and I generally think that when it comes to dinner for two, a little bit of effort (and about the same amount of time) can [...]

Cooking the Book: “One Big Roast, Three Great Meals” (Pork Edition) Leftovers, Take 1

Gayle — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:20:34 +0000

Since I don’t know what actual, cooked-all-day pork and hominy stew from Mexico really tastes like, I shouldn’t compare this to the “real deal.” But I have to say, this was real enough for me. And to go from a pile of cold leftovers to delicious soup in no time flat (and practically no clean [...]