Dawna in the Kitchen

Spring is coming on fast, but there are still a few chilly days left that lend themselves to beefy braises and slow stews; just time to get...

If you have check out my Reviews blog, Much Ado About Diet , you'll see the test recipe for Dilled Pasta Salad with Spring Vegetables fr...

I've missed you all. As you can see, my fascination with Japanese food rages on unabated. I've been taking bento lunches to wor...

Diets? Really? Yep. There's a lot of advice and information out there, and I'm doing my best to try and make sense of some of it. ...

I needed to use up the tortillas. They were lingering in the fridge a little longer than was ideal, and had gotten stale. If I was going t...

My current enthusiasm for Japanese cuisine is clearly alive and well in the New Year. Miso gravy is the only thing I ever really enjoyed fro...

Biscuit Pie is one of my winter comfort staples. You can make it with just about anything that you can make into a stew, just like a regula...

I like one-pot meals. The clean up is easy, the leftovers transport well for lunches to work or school, and the potential for variety is in...

This is technically also part of the Japanese cookery kick that I'm on right now. I love Scotch eggs, but they're pretty few and far...

I had no idea that delicious chicken teriyaki was so darn easy. I've become very interested in Japanese cuisine, of late. I learned how...