Kikkoman Kikk-ed up Thanksgiving Review
Like I mentioned on a previous post, Kikkoman had contacted me about participating in their “Kikk-ed” up Thanksgiving campaign – incorporating Kikkoman products into your Thanksgiving dinner. They provided recipes for a Savory Turkey Brine, Green Bean Casserole, Glazed Yams, and Panko Crusted Potato. I agreed to try out their recipes and share my Kikkoman [...]
Savory bread and polenta pudding
I noticed the other day that I had a lot of sliced bread laying around. I decided to make some savory bread pudding. Last time I made a savory bread pudding, I really enjoyed it. This time I wanted to try something slightly different. I looked around in my fridge and freezer to see what [...]
Dinner at home
Here are a few pictures from dinner at my mom’s place the other week: Chicken and vegetablesDelicious marinated chicken wings and legs with a pile of vegetables cooked with garlic. Mushrooms and bamboo shootsA combination of mushrooms, bamboo shoots and white shirataki noodles. The shirataki noodles are flavorless but has a nice tender texture. It [...]
Spinach and Mushroom Polenta Quiche
The recipe for the Spinach and Mushroom Quiche was adapted from The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen by Peter Berley. Instead of using a pastry crust for the quiche, I decided to use cooked polenta as the top and bottom layers. The original recipe did not use any butter for their pastry crust. The recipe for the [...]
Polenta
I was recently introduced to polenta. I don’t believe I’ve tried it before and wasn’t really sure what it was. Wikipedia tells me that polenta is boiled cornmeal. I made a trip to the supermarket and purchased a small bag of Bob’s Red Mill Corn Grits Polenta. Since I was new to this, I decided [...]
