Archive for December, 2009
Merry Christmas Y’All!
The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activity: finishing up all of our Christmas shopping, packing for a 2 week trip, heading back to Texas to be with my family, spending 24 very fun hours with our friends in Austin, and celebrating an early Christmas with even some snow in Dallas! We [...]
Pineapple Fried Rice
Every Tuesday this fall, the Whole Foods in Town Square (where the contestants did all of their shopping on Top Chef Las Vegas) has been hosting cooking classes taught by different chefs from the Wynn and Encore resorts. I have been to quite a few of them, but perhaps my favourite cooking class was taught [...]
Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken)
We love Indian food, but despite the ethnic food riches available in Las Vegas, we’ve struggled a bit to find much good Indian cooking here (though there is one new candidate). In any case, one of my favorite dishes has always been Chicken Tikka Masala. I know it’s not very “real” Indian cuisine, and it’s [...]
Roasted Vegetable Soup with White Beans and Spinach
Ever since we came back from Tucson, I feel like my diet has largely consisted of Asian food and beer. I’m addicted to this new Sichuan restaurant, Yun Nan Garden in Asiaville (Carlo’s term for Vegas’ China Town), and I dream about their spicy and tongue numbing food ALL the time. When we weren’t eating [...]
Veggie Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato Mash
I don’t know about you, but my jeans were feeling a wee bit snug after Thanksgiving. Don’t most Americans gain something like 5 pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas? I don’t know the exact researched amount, but I just know that I don’t want to frighten children in my bathing suit when we go to Mexico [...]
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