As I was taking my 16-year-old son to school the other day, I heard the thud, thud, thud sound that only means one thing: a flat tire. We circled back and caught his Dad before he left for work in his car. After a call to the school (tardy slip averted) and a call to … Continue reading The Mother’s Day
Cuizoo Cooking School Recipes
If you were a student of Cuizoo Cooking School, here are the recipes we used in class. Enjoy and keep cooking! _____________________________________________________________________________ Banana Bread and English Muffin Bread Burgers and Roasted Potatoes Pumpkin Whoopie Pies Mac and Cheese and Apple Crisp Fried Rice and Fruit Skewers Tortillas and Quesadillas Tiramisu Yule Log Spaghetti and Meatballs … Continue reading Cuizoo Cooking School Recipes
Pandemic Abs. Also Recipes for Crispy Grilled Chicken Wings and Black Beans and Rice
I have read several articles about how to be gentle with yourself during the lockdown. Personally, I think that's weak. I have been waking up at 4:00 or 5:00 AM each day. I am intermittent fasting until at least 1:00 PM. We are having Meatless Mondays. My jeans still fit. I gave up wine last … Continue reading Pandemic Abs. Also Recipes for Crispy Grilled Chicken Wings and Black Beans and Rice
Homemade Pasta and Tomato Sauce
When you strip away most everything, what are you left with? What do you do? What do you want to do? I've been thinking about this a lot over the last two weeks. I've been watching how we are all responding to being locked down and socially distant. There is no doubt that these are … Continue reading Homemade Pasta and Tomato Sauce
Lockdown and Hibachi-Style Fried Rice
Friends, these are crazy times. In Illinois, we are officially on lockdown due to Coronavirus. While we are afraid, I'm already seeing signs of hope and grace in the midst of great pressure. I'm sure I will be writing a lot more in the days and weeks (and months) to come. For those not in … Continue reading Lockdown and Hibachi-Style Fried Rice
Fall 2019 After School Classes
Here are the details for Cuizoo Cooking School this fall! Contact me at cuizoo@cuizoo.com or message Cuizoo on Facebook to sign up! Fall 2019 After School Class Schedule and Topics
Landslide
My puppy greeted me with a puddle of pee on my 47th birthday. The dogs, as is the case lately, have kept me up at all hours of the night. Post-spaying GI issues for Boo (that's kind of an understatement). And Sulley? Irritated that he is sleeping in his crate again because of the puppy. … Continue reading Landslide
Cookbook Classics: The Art of Simple Food
When recipes became widely available and searchable online, it changed the way many of us cooked. No longer did we go to our trusted recipe files or our shelves full of cookbooks and decide what we were having for dinner. There were elements of both trust and experimentation in our old cooking libraries. Some days … Continue reading Cookbook Classics: The Art of Simple Food
Babies and Books
Parents ... today is April 5, 2016 and I have a cautionary tale. Right around the time Max was born, I realized I needed to redo Madeline's baby book. I had been very good (first born!) with writing in it and saving every little thing. It was overstuffed and the binding was breaking. I had … Continue reading Babies and Books
Velvety Cauliflower Soup with Turmeric, Sunflower Seeds, and Truffle Oil
This summer was not kind to my waist line. Or to my hip line, ass line, and stomach line, for that matter. Packing and moving meant pizza and beer on many more nights than I'd care to admit. And if unpacking one spice bottle from twenty sheets of packing paper burned a lot of calories, … Continue reading Velvety Cauliflower Soup with Turmeric, Sunflower Seeds, and Truffle Oil