Month: September 2018

Puréed Sweet Potatoes

Puréed Sweet Potatoes

Now that’s it’s the fall, it’s that time of year for sweet potatoes. One of my favorite ways to make sweet potatoes is to roast them purée them. So simple and so delicious! Servings: 4-6 Active Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes Ingredients 3 medium sweet potatoes, cut 

Korokke no moto (Potato and Beef Croquette hack)

Korokke no moto (Potato and Beef Croquette hack)

Korokke no moto is the basis for korokke. Sometimes we run out of time to actually form the croquettes, so instead we just put the beef and potato mixture into a baking dish and call it a day. I’m not sure if you would actually 

Gyuudon (Japanese beef bowl)

Gyuudon (Japanese beef bowl)

Gyuudon is a great way to use up any leftover beef. Don in Japanese refers to donburi which is the bowl that the dish is served in. So, gyuudon refers to beef served over rice in a bowl. Servings: 4-6 Active Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes Ingredients 

Steamed Mussels

Steamed Mussels

Mussels are relatively inexpensive and yet they make a delicious meal. We happened to have  a mussel pot but we’ve been making steamed mussels even before we had this pot; you could just as easily use a dutch oven type of pot or a regular pot