By the Cookbooks

    I love The Little Women. It is one of the first books I remember trying to tackle this book on my own. Did I have any idea what a bevy was before this? No! Do I still have any idea what a bevy is? No, but it is delicious. Ingredients     1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed     2 eggs, lightly beaten     1 cup of heavy cream     1 tbs of brown sugar     1/4 tsp of nutmeg     1/2 tsp of salt     3/4 of crushed saltine crackers     2 tbs of melted butter Directions      Cover the squash in water in a large pot.      Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low and cover.      Let simmer for 25 minutes.      Beat the eggs, cream, sugar, nutmeg and salt together.      Combine crackers and melted butter.      Drain squash and place in a buttered large casserole dish.      Add cr...

    This may be a surprise, but as a small town Midwest girl, I did not grow up eating curry. I don't think I ever even tried curry, until I moved to Iowa and worked a woman who lived in New York City for decades.     I was just learning how to cook, and I wanted other dishes to try and make. I asked her what I should learn how to make and without hesitating, she said curry.    So I went online to try and find a recipe, and did not care for it.    After looking at the recipe I realized it was because it had the cursed ingredient of peas in it, so I've been on a mission to find a pea less curry I like, and I found 2 recipes I wanted to try, and this is the first one I gave a shot. Ingredients     1 chicken breast     1 cup of flour     2 tbs of olive oil     1 cup of chicken broth     1 tps of mild curry     1 tps of strong curry     1 carrot, peeled and diced ...

    This is a dish I always heard about, but have never actually had, until I made it myself for this blog.     I love mushrooms, but if there's one thing this recipe introduced to me is a love for white bean puree.    Overall, very good and hearty vegetarian dish. Ingredients     1 15 ounce can of drained white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained     2 tbs of olive oil, divided     1 tbs of water     1 tsp dried rosemary     1 garlic clove, crushed     1/4 tsp of salt     1/4 tsp pepper     4 large portobello mushrooms, stems removed     1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped     1 medium red onion, finely chopped     1 medium zucchini, finely chopped.     1/2 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese Directions     In a food processor, combine beans, one tbs of oil, water, rosemary, garlic, salt and...

    I am all for a really simple pasta.     This dish is a good side dish to a flavorful steak dinner or to eat on its own if you have an upset stomach and want some carbs. Ingredients     8 ounces medium egg noodles     1/4 cup of butter or margarine     1/4 tsp garlic powder     2 tbs of parsley Directions     Cook noodles according to package.     When noodles are done, drain and set aside.     In a different pan, melt butter.     Once melted, mix in garlic powder.     Pour butter mixture over noodles.     Add cheese and parsley and toss. Changes I made!     I normally free hand my parsley and cheese until it looks right. This isn't a dish where you have to be precise. This recipe from the I Don't Know How to Cook Book