After moving to California, Tai and I have had to deal with many big changes. New job. New apartment. New weather? Yes! Although most of the country is experiencing a hot summer, San Francisco is a breezy 70 degrees with low humidity on its hot days. Forget wearing shorts, I’m bundled up and…
Dutch Oven Bacon Coq au Vin
Nothing says winter more clearly than Dutch Oven Bacon Coq au Vin. It’s that hearty meal you need after hours of shoveling snow and cleaning off cars. It’s the meal you need to warm up the house. It’s the meal you need to get you to eat some vegetables. It’s just a great meal and…
Dutch Oven White Chicken Chili
***My Dutch Oven White Chicken Chili is sponsored by Green Mountain Gringo. All words/photos/opinions are my own*** It’s been a cold and blustery day. This winter has so far fallen short of expectation and has been in the balmy 40s for most of the new year. But winter has come back with a vengeance and…
Dutch Oven Curried Meatballs
If there’s ever a food I will never have enough of, it’s meatballs. It does not matter which type or how their seasoned. If there is a plate of meatballs, I’m there. They are a universal party/entertaining food. We’ve been watching the NFL playoffs and I’ve been experimenting with some appetizers to make for…
Dutch Oven Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
I have been decimated by not one but two sicknesses this year. considering how we are only in the second week of the year, this is not a good sign. Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s that I live in NYC where too many people crowd onto the train each day, or maybe I…
Dutch Oven Beef and Barley Soup
Dutch Oven Beef and Barley Soup is a great soup to make for winter time! The dutch oven makes it such and easy process! There’s something so comforting about soup on a cold day. I love how it both fills and warms you up. Not many foods are able to do both. And even…
Dutch Oven Pot Roast
Some meals are simply classics and Pot Roast is one of those for me. I love making Pot Roast when it’s cold and snowy out. I usually use my dutch oven and bake the pot roast in the oven. It’s delicious as it cooks in it’s own juices and develops a great flavor. I’m sure…