Sausage-Stuffed Squash

There are two failproof ways to dress up a food item that you are either not so fond of or are tired of eating. One involves covering the item in question with cheese. The other, invariably, involves sausage. Now, I like squash. A lot. But we have eaten a lot of it this summer, and [...]

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Egg Casserole with Roasted Peppers, Roasted Tomatoes, and Feta

Do you ever get in a breakfast rut? I do, often. In fact, it’s the meal at which I’m most likely to repeat the same foods over and over again. We’re talking months in a row of oatmeal. It gets old. This casserole will add some variety to your breakfast routine. Roasted peppers and tomatoes [...]

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A weensy bit of rebranding

You may have noticed that I changed the title of my blog to “Steph Cooks.” Here’s why. I named this blog Veggie in the House back when I was a vegetarian, and my focus was on creating vegetarian and meaty versions of the same dish. Now, I definitely still do that, but since I started [...]

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Simple Potato Packets

These little guys are incredibly easy to put together – so easy that they are perfect if you happen to be looking for ways to get your kids engaged in the cooking process. Here’s my little helper putting potatoes in a bowl: I usually pull up a chair for him to stand on while I [...]

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Cucumber-Basil Mojito

A few years back, Mason and I went to a Christmas party where the host served some fantastic, slightly sweet cucumber martinis. Ever since, I’ve been a big fan of cucumber in drinks. When I came up with the idea of a cucumber-basil mojito the other day, I thought I was so frickin’ brilliant. A [...]

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The “Damn BP” Taco

Mason and I headed over to our favorite taco joint, Torchy’s, for lunch today. They recently opened a location in north Austin, off of Spicewood, and since that’s pretty close to where I work, we popped in for a quick lunch. It was there that I saw the following: Well. I usually get a green [...]

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NFR: Summer Fun

NFR means “not food-related.” I’ll try to tag posts as such from here on out, so that those of you who are just here for the food can tune out. I do mention a watermelon later on, but that probably doesn’t qualify this post as food-related. Anyway, here are some fun pics of our summer [...]

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10 Things to Do With Basil

Summer means an abundance of basil. The first thing I usually do when basil shows up is make pesto, which is probably the first thing most people do with fresh basil. Now, pesto is great and all, but it does get old. After you’ve made and frozen all the pesto you can stand, check out [...]

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Barley Salad with Sweet Roasted Vegetables

Grain-based salads are filling, versatile, and wonderful picnic foods. For this one, I mixed barley with some maple-roasted carrots and tomatoes and pan-glazed tempeh, and then sprinkled with a bit of sliced basil to brighten up the flavors a bit. It’s just slightly sweet. Wheat berries would also work instead of the barley, or even [...]

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