Cheese and Chili No Knead Bread

No-knead bread method and I haven’t always been friends. When I have originally tried it, there was a case of horrid gloop that didn’t only have to be thrown out, but necessitated a clean up of half the kitchen, and it was all terrible. But as I am stubborn where it comes to ideas I think ought to work, we’ve gotten along better since then. … Continue reading Cheese and Chili No Knead Bread

Yogurt-Marinated Roast Chicken with Vegetables (Euro-Indian Fusion)

Today’s recipe is brought to you by easy and inexpensive cooking (it requires zero pricey or exotic ingredients, unless an off-the-shelf curry powder is your idea of such), but it compromises nothing in terms of richness or flavor. The main ‘luxury’ ingredient here is time – but it is time spent not doing anything in the kitchen, so it’s slow food without the effort commonly … Continue reading Yogurt-Marinated Roast Chicken with Vegetables (Euro-Indian Fusion)

Bread with Scandinavian Dairy; Food, Social Life, and Savings

One of my goals for this year is to put away more savings.  “Duh!” you probably think, “who doesn’t want to do that?”  And obviously, you are entirely right.  Unless someone is born rich, and money’s never been a problem for them, all of us could use a bit of savings.  The trick is – contrary to what those annoying clickbait ads tell you all … Continue reading Bread with Scandinavian Dairy; Food, Social Life, and Savings

Cooking From Scratch : How To Shop

My wonderful other half has returned from Canada, and appears to have lost our camera.  Now, I love him anyway, with camera or without (not to mention the fact that he’d bought me a really fancy large bottle of Canadian maple syrup and a box of maple fudge – fudge which I will have to try to replicate at home.  I must, for I am … Continue reading Cooking From Scratch : How To Shop