Joe Kopacz

I remember having this soup (or a version of it, at least) when the San Francisco Baking Company was still a thing in the Quad Cities. You could get $1 draws of 312, decent sandwiches, and this soup (among other… Continue Reading →

I like shrimp. I saw an episode of America’s Test Kitchen in which they cooked Shrimp Fra Diavolo, a spicy dish consisting of noodles, red sauce, and shrimp. I decided to try my hand at the dish. Sorry, but I… Continue Reading →

I’m a big fan of red sauce. I wish I could have good red sauce all year round. I also didn’t want to make Red Sauce out of pre-blended canned sauced tomatoes. Like so many other things I end up… Continue Reading →

Like so many other recipes that I’ve tried in the past, I saw this on an episode of Good Eats. In this particular episode, the focus ingredient was sweet potato, and the third recipe Alton made was a sweet potato… Continue Reading →

I saw someone make Chicken Mole on the television. The mole sauce looked good, but I wanted to try making something with quinoa, as well. I think part of that desire to make something with quinoa arose from the fact… Continue Reading →

I like enchiladas. I wanted to try making enchiladas at home. I found a recipe and did so. The recipe I used for these enchiladas can be found here. It is another recipe from Budget Bytes. The only real modification… Continue Reading →

I eat chia seed pudding frequently as a part of my breakfast. For variety, I also make a variety that has chocolate instead of blended mixed berries. I like this variety more. I follow Giada’s recipe for chia seed pudding,… Continue Reading →

I liked eating the tofu protein bars. I didn’t so much like chopping up piles of dried fruit and having to bake the bars, however. I subsequently went looking for a different recipe for protein bars and settled upon these…. Continue Reading →

At one time Netflix had the Good Eats episode in which Alton Brown spends an entire episode cooking and explaining Pad Thai. He convinced me to try it, as well. The recipe for Good Eats Pad Thai can be found… Continue Reading →

I liked my waffled falafel by itself, but also figured it might taste good inside a wrap with some veggies and hummus. It turns out that it did. There’s really no recipe for this. The waffled falafel recipe can be… Continue Reading →