Kate's Cuisine

I have to admit, I had never heard of Michael Symon before the daily show The Chew started, but I’ve since had the pleasure of spending one hour every afternoon with him. Since first seeing him on the show, I’ve found out that he’s an Iron Chef, owns several restaurants, is a huge family guy, and [...]

  1 cup warm water (about 110 degrees Fahrenheit) Free! 2 tablespoons dry active yeast $0.66 1/2 cup butter, melted $0.45 1/2 cup sugar $0.10 3 eggs $0.60 1 teaspoon salt $0.01 4 – 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour $0.80 Total Cost    $2.62 Cost per Roll    $0.11 1.) Combine water and yeast in [...]

I love any bread recipe, but I especially love bread recipes that don’t require bread flour (because I run out of it so quickly whenever I buy it!) I have made this one using bread flour, thinking that would make them even flakier and lighter, but I was wrong – they actually came out worse [...]

  1 pie crust from Flaky Pie Crust recipe $0.22 4 whole eggs $0.80 1 egg white, lightly beaten $0.10 1/2 onion, diced $0.24 2 cloves garlic, minced $0.02 3/4 cup heavy cream $0.66 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg $0.08 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano $0.10 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour $0.01 5 slices bacon, diced $1.50 1 [...]

When I made this quiche recipe I had a bunch of spinach that I wanted to use up, and I thought that a quiche would be a good way to do it. Maddie really likes scrambled eggs, which a quiche sort of resembles; and we’re all big fans of spinach (minus hubby, who wasn’t home [...]

  2 racks of pork baby back ribs $32.99 Dry Rub: 8 tablespoons brown sugar, tightly packed $0.08 3 tablespoons Kosher salt $0.03 1 tablespoon chili powder $0.21 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper $0.01 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper $0.12 1 jalapeno pepper $0.30 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme $0.40 1/2 teaspoon onion powder $0.07 Braising Liquid: [...]

I really like Alton Brown. I think he’s got an incredible knowledge of food and he has a way of teaching you about it in a way that’s usually a little off the wall, and pretty fun. I was excited when I found this recipe of his for Baby Back Ribs, partly because I do [...]