Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been trying to commit a couple of key recipes to memory. Pizza dough, pasta, bread. These are all things that I feel like I should just be able to crank out without having to refer to the Internet. So I’ve been making them over and over again. Next on my list is: cookies.

Buddy Bars

With the weather cooling, and with my wife’s pregnancy continuing, the demand for desserts in our household has increased exponentially. Growing up, I never had many baked sweets, likely because Korean moms don’t really bake. My wife’s mom, however, did bake. And she often baked dessert bars. My mom’s unfamiliarity with baking notwithstanding, I never really had bars growing up on the east coast. So I am wondering if bars are a midwest thing. Maybe they are. Maybe not. But either way, they’re delicious, particularly if you get to put your own twist on them and align the chocolate chips in neatly and meticulously aligned rows.

Cooking Fail – Cupcakes and Chocolate Frosting

My wife had been talking about cupcakes for about three days straight. And so, I had to accomodate. After all, she is making me a baby. Unfortunately, these cupcakes didn’t quite turn out. At least they tasted good.

Cheddar Broccoli Soup

a ton of leftover cheese

It was one of the hottest days of one of the hottest heat waves. But after my in-laws had come to visit, I had a full boatload of cheese just sitting in my fridge for some reason, and I needed to use it up. Heat, be damned. But I have no idea how to make soup. So I consulted the Western Dubuque Marching Band Cookbook.

Made Rites

made rites

With my pregnant wife’s ground beef cravings continuing unabated, I went to the well of the Western Dubuque Marching Band Cook Book to find a recipe for Made Rites, a classic Iowa take on the sloppy joe.

Pancakes

Western Dubuque Marching Band Cook Book

Last week, my wife started craving PB&J and also pancakes. So, I combined the two for lunch.

 

Cooking Fail – Canned Ham 2: Exploding Ham

100% can

With my wife out of town for work, I thought it was the perfect time for a second pass at a recipe from the Western Dubuque Marching Band Cook Book – canned ham. The first time, I had to modify the recipe because the ham came in a plastic tub. This time, I found I canned ham wthat was all can.

Tater Tot Casserole

tater tot casserole

I was either starting to get over my cold, or I was in the eye of the storm. Either way, I had a moment of not-feeling miserable, and I thought I would go for some comfort food. So I turned to the Western Dubuque Marching Band Cookbook and decided to make Tater Tot Casserole.

Corn Bread Muffins

too tasty for a proper photo

To go along with our celebration of America, we had corn bread muffins. After all, what’s more American than corn bread?

Salmon Cakes Benedict

Whenever we go to brunch, there is a high probability that my wife will order the benedict. And if there is a seafood benedict option, it’s a near certainty that she will get it. This was the inspiration for my take on this oven fried salmon recipe from the Western Dubuque Marching Band Cookbook