Category — Basics

I love bread crumbs.

They are such versatile little crumbles. You can make breaded baked chicken with them, add them to meat loaf or to meat balls! [Read more →]

A while back, I did a recipe for Clean Eating Whole Roasted Chicken.

I’m not one to waste food these days, so I instantly put the “throw away” parts of the chicken to work for me. [Read more →]

I swear by all that is holy in my life, this is THE best bread I’ve ever had. [Read more →]

Can you believe I’ve never cooked a whole chicken before? My entire life, I’ve only bought and cooked chicken breasts. I don’t really care for any other part of the chicken. So I figured, what’s the point?

Then I married a man who will eat just about anything I set in front of him, including a whole chicken. [Read more →]

There is a word for this cheese in German. It’s called “Quark” (pronounced, “Kvark”).

When I lived in Germany, it was something I could buy at just about any local grocery store in the area. This is a very common cheese in Germany, and most likely other parts of Europe as well. I’m not sure why it hasn’t really caught on in the states.

While I didn’t eat much of it growing up, I definitely remember my mother making it over the years. And now that I make it myself, I’m realizing just how yummy this stuff really is!

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