Author: Michelle

Egg Roll in a Bowl

Egg Roll in a Bowl

Please disregard the blob of sauce on top. I was so incredibly lazy hungry, that I couldn’t be bothered with anything more attractive. Think deconstructed egg roll that is neither rolled or has any egg. Think really delicious pork and cabbage. It’s really that easy. We’ve 

Crispy Sesame Beef

Crispy Sesame Beef

File this under things Andrew loved but I only liked. Glazey sauces are really not my favorite thing. Neither is pan-frying. I had ghee everywhere before the night was over. I thought I had ruined my leather boots with speckles of hot fat, but the 

Lebanese Fish with Herby Tahini Sauce

Lebanese Fish with Herby Tahini Sauce

This sauce was the end of the jar of tahini I had. It was such a refreshing change from what we normally eat [summed up into a heavy rotation of Asian and Mexican foods with a sprinkling of pizza]. The original recipe had rice in 

Beef and Vegetable Stuffed Peppers

Beef and Vegetable Stuffed Peppers

These had so much promise but ended up being a little bland. I’m going to blame it on buying off-brand canned tomatoes [what was I thinking?] and going with ground beef. I haven’t had a stuffed pepper in a long time, so was really looking forward 

Hot Sausage and Cabbage Stir-Fry

Hot Sausage and Cabbage Stir-Fry

This made me nostalgic for hole-in-the-wall Chinese food. It started with the smell but hit me like a tidal wave with the first bite. Holy hell. It’s bright and fresh in flavor and in that cabbage crunch, but there is something sorta heavy and greasy