Shoyu Ramen

I’ve been wanting to try to make Shoyu Ramen for some time now – ever since I first tried it at the amazingly good Japanese restaurant, Yama, in Morgantown. I’ve been gathering the specialty ingredients and planning how I wanted to make it for probably 3 months. I finally went for it today. I had……

Gingered Butternut Squash Soup

Like many of the fall recipes I have added recently, I’ve been wanting to make this soup for some time. When my camera was out of commission, I kept getting ideas for seasonal posts, and this is one of them. I tried butternut squash for the first time last year, when I made a butternut……

Autumn Chicken Stew

Living in West Virginia, we usually have a pretty nice transition from summer into fall. It’s one of the advantages of living here that I have to remind myself of occasionally when I’m complaining about not having a Whole Foods or a farmer’s market that’s open for more than one day a week. (Don’t get……

Amaretto Chicken

Great news! My camera arrived today! So, lolfoodie is officially back in business! I can’t express my excitement strongly enough! The UPS package arrived around 4:45 this evening, so I had just enough time to get its battery charged before starting dinner. I rushed around prepping as much of the recipe as I could and ……

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Cilantro Yogurt

I realized that I had photos of this recipe stored on my flash card, so figured it a good a time as any to share with you! I actually made this about two weeks ago on my birthday, while my parents were visiting and I needed something that didn’t require a lot of hands-on time……

Moo Shu Pork and Vegetables

The inspiration for today’s recipe came from Food Network’s website. Here is the recipe’s original form, but I changed it a bit to 1) accommodate  what I had in the fridge, and 2) make it more authentic. Moo Shu Pork is a dish from northern China. It traditionally includes wood ear mushrooms and day lily……

Mushroom, Spinach, and Mozzarella Pita Pizza

Today’s recipe is probably the easiest lunch I have ever made, aside from maybe pouring a bowl of cereal. My particular concoction includes ricotta cheese as the “sauce base,” but you could certainly use a tomato-based sauce. You can mix up the veggies any way you like. The possibilities are endless. 😛 To make one……

Chicken Croquettes with Tomato Dipping Sauce

I didn’t even know what croquettes were until yesterday. I was trying to find a dish to make with ground chicken that didn’t involve a sandwich or a soup. I decided to make croquettes, and thought they would be tasty with a tomato dipping sauce… turns out, I was right! To make approx. 4 servings……

Skinny Chicken Pot Pie

This recipe is for a healthy version of the usually full-of-fat dish, chicken pot pie. I made the crust from scratch, but you can certainly substitute a ready-made pie crust dough to save some time (I probably would have if I had one). Bonus though- you control the amount of fat etc that goes into……

Lobster and Citrus-Fennel Salad Rolls

I should say “sort-of” lobster salad rolls. Because the only lobsters Kroger had were still swimming around the tank… and I don’t feel quite up to that yet. So in this recipe, I’m using imitation lobster meat which actually turned out to be pretty tasty. It’s made out of Alaskan Pollock. But anyway, this is……