Snap Cook: French Onion Soup

Easy French Onion Soup. Snapshots of this recipe (available in “The Soup Pot” HERE) as demonstrated in my home kitchen. Easy and delicious!  

Home Cooks: Just Married

Newlyweds Dawn and Matt Koca love cooking together, and already they’ve got several traditions in their home kitchen. They’re advanced cooks, with a particular flair for Mexican dishes, which they like to make vegetarian just for variety. But that isn’t to say they shy away from seafood, or good old lasagna! On New Year’s Eve…

Pho Ga Photos

Pho Ga Photos! Enjoy photos of some of the results of the soup recipes in my brand new cookbook. These are actual photos from the M Delish Boutique test kitchen! The recipe for this soup is available in M Delish Boutique’s: The Soup Pot cookbook. Scroll down to see the pictures of Pho Ga, or Vietnamese…

Make Mustard

Several years ago in one of those “pay-it-forward” things on facebook, a friend of mine sent me a jar of homemade mustard. It was awesome, and I decided I should learn to make it. Like many things we’re accustomed to buying, it isn’t that hard to make! Probably the biggest obstacle to going into your…

Make Buttermilk & Butter

Making buttermilk and butter could not be easier. There are many ways to achieve it, but I’m sticking with a simple technique requiring only a mason jar and lid, two marbles, and heavy cream. Well, you’re also going to need about ten minutes and some elbow grease. Good old sweat equity! Start with a clean…

Overnight Pickles

No brisket sandwich or pulled pork or chicken sandwich is complete without thin-sliced onion, homemade bbq sauce and a pile of pickles. Next time you plan a backyard bbq, pick up a cucumber or ten (or whatever you want to pickle) and whip up a batch!Whether you’re an old pro at pickling, or just considering…

Join The Fun!

If you enjoy this blog, come on over to the M Delish Boutique facebook page and join the conversation. You’ll see daily posts with links to great cooking and gardening ideas, snapshots of what I’m doing in my kitchen and garden, and interesting conversations around all of it. When you participate on the MDB facebook…

French Onion Soup

My first e-cookbook! You can pre-order it right now for the “Early Bird” price of $5 (regularly $7), or subscribe now for the discount on all twelve books in the series. Scroll to the bottom of this post to purchase. A little background: This is the first book in my series of twelve e-cookbooks for the…