Recipes, cooking tips, and everything food related by Stephanie Longstreth
Have you ever heard of a freezer meal party? Because I hadn’t — notreally — and then my friend Melissa invited me to one and I came homewith three incredible meals already prepped, packaged, and ready tocook for my family. I may never recover. Here’s how it works. Melissa sets everything up in advance —…
Tater Tot Casserole — What’s Not To Love? This Quick and Easy Tater Tot Casserole has become the crowd favorite in this house — and I mean that literally. My college kids request it constantly. I make two pans every single time and there is never anything left. Not a tater tot. Not a crumb….
Sourdough Day 8 is here and Willynilly is doing something I have been waiting for — his very first rise and fall! If you look closely at the jar, you can see a faint line all the way around the edge where he rose up and then came back down. That, my friends, is a…
I have something important to say about the most superior vegetablein existence — and I need you to hear me out. I am not entertaining debate on this. I am not acceptingcounteroffers. I am planting my flag firmly in carrot territory andI am prepared to defend this position with my whole chest. This is The…
Sourdough Day 7 is here and Willynilly is showing some real signs of life! There are bubbles and air pockets throughout the starter, which tells me things are moving in the right direction. Today is also a big day because the ratio changes for the first time — we are moving from 1:1:1 to 1:2:2,…
Pasta Please! Creamy Beefy Shells are the kind of dinner that makes you look like you spent hours in the kitchen when really you spent about thirty minutes and dirtied exactly two pans. This is what I call a Lazy Mom Dinner — and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Five ingredients plus…
Sourdough Day 6 is here and I am happy to report that Willynilly is absolutely crushing it. Look at all those bubbles! On Day 6, bubbles on the surface mean the yeast is waking up and doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Willynilly is not quite strong enough to bake with yet —…
Tuesday tip: weekly menu planning does not have to be complicated — and if you have ever found yourself staring into the refrigerator at 5 o’clock with absolutely no idea what to make for dinner, this one is for you. Here is my simple trick: think three things. Pasta, potatoes, rice. Come up with one…
Sourdough Day 5 is here and the first thing I checked was the color — no pink, no orange, which means no mold and no contamination. We are good to go! The nail polish remover smell has officially arrived though, and honestly? She was not lying about that one. That strong smell is totally normal…
Monday Menu of the Week is here — and I am on my second cup of coffee, which tells you everything you need to know about how this Monday is going. Not bad! Just Monday. You know how it is. I pulled up my chair, wrapped both hands around my mug, and thought — it…
