Tiny Test Kitchen

Even though parts of the country do not seem to know this, it is October. In most parts of the country, including New York, this dish is perfect this time of year but not so much in others… Yes, Raleigh I am talking to you! The hubbie and I just spent a weekend down in […]

As I mentioned in my Creamy, Brandied Mushroom Crepes, I did not like mushrooms for the longest time. By a long time, I mean from birth until sort of now… I would even go so far as to fill in the allergy section on my permission slips for school trips with mushrooms and spinach on […]

In the neighborhood we live in, a sandwich place opened up a little while ago. My husband was instantly enarmored with the prospect of quick meals and was extremely excited about it being in our building. I, while more hestitant, would also press my face against the glass to see the progress the builders were […]

Even though we are still experiencing summer here in New York we did have a ropey patch of weather last week. When it begins to rain and get chilly all I crave is familiar comfort food. As I am sure everyone knows, bangers and mash are traditionally English (with a name like that where else […]

Even though I am a pretty strict carnivore (that can be a thing, right?), growing up I loved visiting Cranks with my mum and my sister. While I can’t remember the location we went to (Mum, maybe you can help me?), I do remember walking down the stairs from street level and joining the long […]

If I could make a type of food into a hug, it would be mashed potatoes. Nothing is quite as comforting or as reassuring as mashed potatoes. I could eat mashed potatoes for every meal – and I have occasionally done that, just ask anyone who has been at my house the week after thanksgiving, […]

Until I moved over to the States, there were so many traditional American foods that I had never eaten, let along tried. So when my husband and I first began dating I immediately asked what he favorite meal was. He told me that it was meatloaf with a red ketchup glaze, not covered with brown […]

I have always loved braises, using the tougher cuts of meat and making them deliciously fork tender is perfect for many reasons. The first being, braises are dishes you can put on the oven and not really think about until they are done. They are perfect for busy people wanting to have dinner parties, you […]

I feel as though I have always loved pasta e fagioli.  It is one of my earliest food memories and if I ever see it on a menu I get slightly too excited and I always order it. This means that I have had more than my fair share of bad bowls of this traditional […]

Every winter all I want to do is stay inside and make stews and soups a plenty. I have a nostalgia for pea and ham soup, I remember spooning the thick, almost gelatious soup out of a can and into a saucepan and then heating it until it thinned out, bubbling hot.  Eating this soup […]