One of the saddest days of my college life happened when Pelmeni closed. Pelmeni was a tiny little restaurant in Madison that served just that – pelmeni, or Russian dumplings. They had meat or potato or mixed and you could get it spicy or plain. There were piles of sour cream in the cooler and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘main dish’
Tater Tot Casserole
Posted in Food, tagged beef, cheese, main dish, meat, potato, quick and easy on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had the privilege of trying this delicacy for the first time last year. As much as I hate to say this, I actually kind of like it. A lot. And I have a few little secrets that make it even better. 1. Red pepper flakes, and lots of ‘em. 2. Baking the casserole without cheese to [...]
Pesto Chicken Pasta
Posted in Food, tagged chicken, main dish, meat, pasta, quick and easy on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s amazing how quickly time goes by. I create a to-do list almost daily with the intention of completing every.last.thing. on the list before I go to bed at night. I don’t think I have succeeded in doing so yet this semester. No matter how busy I am though, I still find the time to [...]
Market Street Meat Loaf
Posted in Food, tagged main dish, meat on Thursday, February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had meatloaf for the first time last semester. We made it in my food science lab and I was pretty disgusted by the process of kneading the raw meat for 5 minutes, but I was surprised by how good the end product tasted! I asked Mike to buy me the book the recipe came [...]
Szechaun Shrimp
Posted in Food, tagged main dish, quick and easy on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I make a large variety of food here at school, but I don’t really make a lot of seafood. I decided to give shrimp a spin and I love love love this dish. It’s so incredibly easy and it’s surprisingly good with a really full flavor profile. Try it out! If you really like spicy [...]
Stuffed Bell Peppers – with Venison!
Posted in Food, tagged bell pepper, main dish, meat, tomato on Thursday, January 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
These stuffed bell peppers went from good to great with the addition of venison! Mike got a deer this year and we have so much venison now! Though there are a lot of venison recipes out there, I’ve been trying to think of ways to incorporate it into unexpected places. The ground venison is perfect [...]
Sweet and Sour Pork
Posted in Food, tagged bell pepper, chicken, main dish, meat, pork, quick and easy on Monday, January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I originally made this dish in my Food Science lab during fall semester using seitan, a meat substitute. The entire lab was really interesting, since it was based on using meat-substitutes. We used tofu, seitan, tempeh, and beans to make a huge variety of delicious dishes. This one was my favorite, and I decided to [...]
Beer and Cheese Soup
Posted in Food, tagged cheese, main dish, soup, vegetarian on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What comes to mind when you think of Wisconsin? Beer. Cheese. More beer. What better way to celebrate Wisconsin than with this beer and cheese soup? Mike absolutely loved it. I didn’t like it as much, but I’m not a fan of beer so that’s no surprise. Make this with Wisconsin cheese and beer for [...]
Sauerbraten and Spaetzle
Posted in Food, tagged carrot, celery, main dish, meat on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I stumbled across this recipe in the October issue of Food Network magazine. I’ve never had sauerbraten or spaetzle before, so I decided to give it a try since I love eating new things. It turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life. I made it for myself, Mike and my [...]
Slow Cooker Ribs
Posted in Food, tagged main dish, meat, slow cooker on Friday, September 25, 2009 | 13 Comments »
This is such a great meal to make in the slow cooker. You toss it into the pot before you leave for work or class and come home at night to one of the best smelling things in the world. On top of that, these are fall-off-the-bone tender. Who can pass up tender, easy, delicious [...]
