Category Archives: Dinner

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Posted on January 21, 2013 by sparecake

This is a pretty simple chicken dish, but it bakes for an hour, leaving you plenty of time to ponder making some rice and/or a vegetable to go with it. (Yeah, ok, some rice anyway.) Ingredients: Chicken: 3-4 boneless chicken … Continue reading →

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Reuben Bread

Posted on January 2, 2013 by sparecake

I brought this bread to a New Years party, where we scarfed two thirds of it before we even managed to warm it back up. The bread part was tasty, the proportions of the filling things were right… in general, … Continue reading →

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Apple Mac and Cheese

Posted on December 26, 2012 by sparecake

This is one that I showed the recipe to a few people before trying it, and they had doubts. I was always confident it was going to be delicious, though, and even the doubters ended up going back for seconds … Continue reading →

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Kalbi

Posted on December 14, 2012 by sparecake

My mom came home with some short ribs recently, which, even though they weren’t cut the right way for traditional kalbi, was a good enough excuse for me to make it! The traditional Korean recipe calls for short ribs cut … Continue reading →

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Scalloped Scallops (and Shrimp)

Posted on December 7, 2012 by sparecake

I wonder…this is probably the first seafood based recipe I’ve posted, in the year and a half or so I’ve been doing this. Huh. Mostly my seafood meals involve tuna from a can, but I can change, and this one … Continue reading →

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Crunchy Asiago Chicken Nuggets

Posted on November 23, 2012 by sparecake

Alright! Now that you’re turkey-ed out, it’s time for chicken! These chicken nuggets were really tasty, and I was glad to not be frying chicken for a change (so much grease, all over my laptop, the counter, the floor…). Ingredients: … Continue reading →

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Apricot Glazed Chicken

Posted on November 5, 2012 by sparecake

Here’s the chicken recipe that brought about that recent potato salad. They were a good combo, I thought! Ingredients: 2 chickens, cut into pieces One 12-ounce jar apricot preserves 1 tablespoon white vinegar 12 to 15 medium dried plums (prunes) … Continue reading →

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Whole Grain Mustard Potato Salad

Posted on October 26, 2012 by sparecake

Last week I was looking at a chicken recipe (I’ll post that at some point next week) and trying to figure out what to cook with it. My friend Alex suggested potato salad with coarse ground mustard, which sounded good. … Continue reading →

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Balsamic Chicken and Potatoes

Posted on October 15, 2012 by sparecake

Here’s a filling meal that cooks quickly enough you can do it on a weeknight. The only problem is that, at least when I did it, I got enough grease everywhere that a cleaner person might have then been cleaning … Continue reading →

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Cheeseburger Empanada

Posted on September 28, 2012 by sparecake

End of the month = time for a Daring Bakers post! Patri of the blog, Asi Son Los Cosas, was our September 2012 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she decided to tempt us with one of her family’s favorite recipes for … Continue reading →

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