Years ago, when I received my first Indian cookbook as a gift, I was living by myself and cooking for one. The recipe for butter chicken was among the first I tried, and since it didn’t naturally lend itself to being halved (I can’t be the only one whose leftover half cans of tomato paste languish in the fridge for months, right?), I went all in and made the full amount. One of my friends came ...
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Hawaiian Pizza Gnocchi
My university is on break this week. Most people I know seem to be fleeing Michigan for warmer places, but since I’m staying in town, I’m leaving it up to my food to transport me (mentally) to balmy, faraway destinations. Last week I shared a tropical version of carrot cake with you, so we’re all set on the dessert front (which is, incidentally, how my family often works – make dessert first ...
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a recipe for tater tot pizza. When I made that pizza, I doubled the recipe for the dough and froze half to use later, since it’s really not any more work to make a bigger batch of dough. Today, all I had to do for a scrumptious homemade pizza dinner was thaw the dough, prepare the toppings, and bake! If you’re using dough from the freezer, you’ll want to take it out ...
Tater Tot Pizza
You might be thinking, “Tater tots? On pizza?! Why would you put tater tots on pizza?” Well, tater tots are tasty and pizza is tasty, so why not put the two together? (I realize this logic does not hold up in many cases. For instance, bacon and chocolate has become a fairly mainstream combination, but I, for one, believe that bacon has no business being anywhere near my chocolate.) ...