Veggie Taco Deep Dish Pizza/Hallo-movie Extravaganza

Edit: I started writing this post in October but am just now getting around to posting it. Sorry (not really). I should probably make something more thanksgiving-themed, but we're going to relive the Halloween days. Who says you can't eat pizza and watch scary movies in November or December? 

It's October (it was October at one point). You're probably going to be watching some scary movies (it's always a good time to watch scary movies). What goes well with scary movies? A big, gooey, PIZZA. Good idea. Wait...where are you going....no, don't pick up the phone (or the Foodler). Stop. Back away. Grab your cast iron skillet. Let's get to work.

Don't eat that.

Not only is this pizza cheaper, more delicious, and healthier than delivery pizza...it's also taco. And vegetarian. You could make it with meat, but my CSA came the day I made it so I couldn't resist putting a bunch of awesome local produce all over it. The recipe is really pretty flexible - have fun with it.

Recipe: Veggie Taco Deep Dish Pizza

Greens and Tomato Orzo/Spark: A Burning Man Story

What a summer! I have a lot of greens. I don't really know what to do with them most of the time. This past week, I got dandelion greens. Had I known those were edible, I would have gone down to the field and picked some myself. I don't need no CSA.

I've made salads, stir-frys, and even green soup. I was ready for something new. I thought this recipe here sounded pretty delicious, so I decided to use it as a guide. I made a couple of adjustments to fit what I had on hand, and you can do the same. I would highly recommend using fresh tomatoes because they are in season right now, and they give the dish a lighter tomato taste that you can't get with canned tomatoes. I added some bullion back in to give it the salt it needed. 

I think this dish would go well with an egg on top, over-easy. Then again, I think most things go well that way.

awwww. sparkly eggs.

Recipe: Greens and Tomato Orzo

Children of the Skillet Cornbread

So I will admit, it's been a while since I actually watched this movie. Sometimes (especially during the summer months), life gets a little bit too much. I've had weddings, birthdays, funerals...it's been a doosey. I'm actually on the bus right now on the way home from a wedding.
If you are as busy as me, you should make this cornbread and the chili I made a few weeks ago. It fed me for a long time. And if you're broke like me, you will also appreciate the value of this hearty combo.

I got the skillet cornbread recipe from the Pioneer Woman, but I added sugar because cornbread should be sweet. Sometimes I like to think about how awesome life would be if I could be a Pioneer woman and live off a ranch. I don't think the life is as glamorous as hers (mine would probably play more like Winter's Bone), but a girl can dream. Her life is probably fake, anyways.

People on ranches don't look like this.

Recipe: Skillet Cornbread

Seaweed Salad and Ginger Squid/Oldboy

Hello Kim’s adoring public!  This will be a break from her irregularly scheduled brilliance for a guest post by me, the mysterious and silent ‘boyfriend.’

Pictured: My hand and a molleja taco.  Not Pictured: the food I'm cooking in this post.

These two dishes fit with Oldboy because they’re from Japan and Oldboy is from…  South Korea.  Close enough.  Had I watched the movie first, I probably would have gone with dumplings, but that’s water under the bridge.  I’m new at Japanese food, so I made a few key mistakes (like cooking squid in a poorly ventilated apartment... it still smells like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in here).  It was tasty, though, so I’ll definitely be trying again.

Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili/Martha Marcy May Marlene

I'm kind of slacking on this one. Typically I make a recipe that goes along with the film, but I really am struggling to come up with a connection here. If you can think of anything, I can always go back and edit the entry, but for now it's just going to be a deeeeeliciously healthy vegan chili and a crazy dark alliterative movie about a cult.

this was one of the images that came up when i searched for alliterations. i like alliterations. i am an alliteration.

Recipe: Sweet Potato and Quinoa Chili

Tiny Cherry Hand Pies/Tiny Furniture

Have you heard of that show Girls? I guess it's kind of big. I don't even know if it's still on or not, but it's relevant because the movie I'm reviewing, Tiny Furniture, came first. I'm a little bit behind on the times so I'm only getting to it now.

I thought the film would pair well with the tiny hand pies that I made for my dad for father's day. By the way, if you're looking for a good parental gift, baking is something parents always appreciate. Just make sure it's something that will last a couple of days in the mail. When I was a kid I remember he used to love those hostess cherry pies, and I wanted to make him something close to that (hopefully better!). I miss my dad a lot, and I'm sad I don't get to see him as much now that I live in Boston. This entry is dedicated to you, dad! Happy Father's day! Maybe you can teach me to grill the next time I come home. I think that would make a good summertime entry.

what a cool dad!

Recipe: Tiny Hand Pies

Broiled Marinated Pork Chop/A Very Long Engagement

After nostalgically looking at old blog entries, I decided it was time to jump back on the bandwagon. At the risk of making this entry too personal, I'm just going to say that m boyfriend just moved away to Austin, and now I have found myself with much more time on my hands. Also, some entries might be written from the south! Oh yeah I also just signed up for my first half marathon. So I guess I have to start eating like a runner or something? We'll see what happens with that.

next thing you know, I will look like this

I made some spicy brown mustard using this recipe for our memorial day barbecue a couple of weeks ago. The Serious Eats website I got the recipe from is probably my new favorite food blog. It's especially awesome for people that live in Chicago and New York. I don't eat a lot of hot dogs or hamburgers, so a marinade seemed like a natural way to use some of it up.

And the movie...well, I've seen it before but I felt like watching it again. It's my favorite romantic film of all time.

Recipe: Broiled Marinated Pork Chops