While I’m a huge fan of the big, hearty, chewy grains like barley, farro and wheat berries, I’m not as big of a fan of the long cooking times.  Here’s a very simple recipe for cooking barley that uses a pressure cooker, or an Instant Pot, to cut the cooking […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Apple Butter was always a real treat growing up.  What I never realized is just how easy it is to make at home.  And ironically, there isn’t any butter involved in the preparation. While thumbing through a popular cooking magazine, I noticed an advertisement for Vitamix blenders that included a […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Of all the tasty spreads, pasta sauces and dips one can prepare in the kitchen, pesto has to have one of the best time to value ratios.  With a food processor/chopper, it is ridiculously quick to prepare and super tasty once finished.  10 minutes is all you need to make a […]

Take your broccoli salad up a notch two ways: with bacon and by roasting. Roasted broccoli has a unique flavor that makes this salad simple and irresistible So it just keeps getting crazier.  On top of moving into a new place, and starting a new job, our daughter was born on Sunday night. I’m taking […]

As a general rule, anything is better when frittered.  And way back, there used to be a Southern restaurant in Chicago that had these amazing deep fried corn fritters.  While I’ve never been able to find anything as close to their recipe, I think these are still pretty delicious Yellow […] We have a Sunday […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If you are trying to cut back on carbs and also eat more plant-based protein, you know that you need to get creative sometimes to stay out of a food rut.  One of my go-to plant based protein recipes, that’s also low carb, is these lightly dredged tofu fries that get […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Everyone’s heard of 40 cloves of garlic chicken and thought “wow, that’s a lot of garlic!”  What if you took 100 cloves of garlic and made it into a buttery spread?  Read on and find out how easy it is to make. Over the holidays, I saw a 2 pound […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Beef Tenderloin is great.  What about oven roasted beef tenderloin that’s been rolled and stuffed with garlic and horseradish?  Well, that’s even better.  And it’s a one pan dish that’s really quite easy to do. The trickiest part of the dish is butterflying open the filet.  I could have taken […]

Wondering what to do with a SodaStream Carbonator, other than making a lot of fizzy water?  Unless you have been successful at recreating the Coca-Cola secret formula, I suggest starting with something simple like this homemade ginger ale recipe. Ginger syrup for making a homemade ginger ale In this particular ginger syrup recipe, I’ve left […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Fans of steel cut oats know that while they make for a high fiber breakfast, they aren’t the quickest thing to prepare in the morning.  You might as well make risotto for breakfast, since you’ll spend about the same amount of time with the prepping and the stirring and the […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Apple Butter was always a real treat growing up.  What I never realized is just how easy it is to make at home.  And ironically, there isn’t any butter involved in the preparation. While thumbing through a popular cooking magazine, I noticed an advertisement for Vitamix blenders that included a […]

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People that love eggs know that deviled eggs are a great snack.  People that love both bacon and eggs also know that bacon deviled eggs are even better.  What you may not know is that miso-bacon deviled eggs are another level all together? Inspiration for Deviled Eggs with Miso Not […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

These garlic and herb roasted cashews are easy to make in the oven with a few spices and a little olive oil. Use raw cashews to make this simple snack Simple Awesome Cooking uses cookies for advertising and to give you the most relevant experience. We also use affiliate links for Amazon products and are […]