The Yellow Apron

Creating recipes for everyday.

Sunday, November 24, 2024

Pearl Couscous Salad with Tomato Confit and Salmon

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I'm not doing pesto this month.  Need a break.  I decided to blow my remaining home-grown tomatoes and last year's tiny garlic on th...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Chickpea and Pumpkin Curry

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Pie pumpkins were on sale, so I decided to make this as my undefined "squash" meal on the calendar.  Also, I canned chickpeas and ...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Cod Risotto with Artichokes

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I haven't done a risotto in ages.  Frozen cod was on sale, so I bought it without knowing what I was going to do.  This evolved later, a...
Friday, November 15, 2024

New Kitchen Gadget

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I didn't really need another kitchen toy, but there were some really good sales everywhere to counter October's Amazon Prime Days.  ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Mediterranean-Style Pizza

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Ok, so I get that Italian food is Mediterranean.  It just isn't the way Americans make it.  This one is closer to how Italians would ha...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

Canning Dried Beans

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I took off two weeks for the High Holy Days and had time for some projects.  One of them was painting the kitchen ceiling, which I've be...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Beef and Bean Enchiladas Verde

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There was a sale, so I canned up chuck roast and pork butt.  Same process as the ugly chicken .  It fell the same week that I was planning t...
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Tuna Chef's Salad

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Ok, this isn't a chef's salad in the traditional sense, but I couldn't figure out what to call it.  It isn't Niçoise, though...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

The Pantry is Ready for the Season

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I've quietly been preparing for the end-of-year holidays for months.  I can't remember when I bought the ingredients for the green b...
Monday, October 28, 2024

Roasted Vegetable and Goat Cheese Pasta

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There's a viral TikTok dish of roasting tomatoes with a tub of Boursin cheese and using the resulting goo as pasta sauce.  Then I looked...
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Lurker Smurf
Southern California, United States
I am a baker and freelance caterer who enjoys a cooking challenge. Using the stray items that collect in a pantry, fridge, or freezer has become my specialty. I like to take my inspiration from any cuisine I sample, even if my tweaking produces a less-than-authentic result.
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