I’m Erin – a self-taught weeknight cook. I’m a 30-something who started cooking more seriously in my 20’s. I occasionally like to delve into the more complicated recipes, like homemade pasta, Cioppino, and boeuf bourguignon. But for the most part, I work full-time, come home, pour a glass of vino and start cooking away with my cooking buddy, our labradoodle “Sammie”. She rarely gets to sample the dinners but is happy to keep me company just the same.
I do get to share dinners most nights with my fiancee Rick who is such a good sport and happy to try anything that I feel like whipping up. Although, I have to say that documenting everything I cook tends to put the food on the table at a “lukewarm” temperature at best!
Founded in October, 2014, Platings and Pairings grew out of my love for all things yummy – especially food and wine. I love to cook and I love to go wine tasting. This blog merges both of those favorites into one. Living in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, I’ve got access to amazing wines and I love to showcase those on my blog. However, I also love wines from all over the world and from all price points. Food favorites are all over the charts as well – From my Nana’s homemade Sunday Gravy to Korean Kimchi Tacos, I’ll feature foods that run the gamut, as long as the recipes are tried and tested by me and proven to be delicious! – Erin.
My work has been featured on these sites:
- BuzzFeed Food – 23 Frozen Yogurt Recipes That Will Make You Break Up With Ice Cream (Salted Caramel Yogurt Popsicles)
- MSN.com – Spicy Wing Recipes to Heat Up Your Summer Weeknights (Vietnamese Chicken Wings)
- MSN.com – 21 Grilled Chicken Recipes in Flavors You Didn’t Even Know You Want (Curry Chicken Skewers with Lime)
- BuzzFeed Food – 29 Soups So Good They’ll Make You Want to Stay in and Cook (Lasagna Soup)
- Feed Feed – Superbowl Snacks (Stuffed Artichoke Hearts & Buffalo Chicken Chili)
- BuzzFeed Food – 23 Incredible Salads You’ll Actually Want to Eat (Daikon Radish Salad)
- Feed Feed – Spring and Summer Cocktails (Grilled Pineapple Jalapeno Margarita)
- Brit + Co – 15 Winning Wedding Pies (Salted Caramel Apple Tartlets)
- BuzzFeed Food – 39 Things Everyone Who Loves Mustard Needs to Eat (Lamb Chops with Mint Mustard Sauce)
- BuzzFeed Food – 19 Burgers You Really Need to Make this Summer (Umami Burger)
- Everyday Health – 4 Junk Food Makeovers to Satisfy Every Craving (Cheesy Kale Chips)
- Cut Out + Keep – Featured as a Cooking Superstar
- BuzzFeed Food – 19 Slaw Recipes to Make Before Summer is Over (Hawaiian Slaw)
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I’m excited to try the bone broth recipe, using 3.5 pounds of bones. What crock pot size (as in quart capacity) do you use for this? My current crock pot holds only 4 quarts.
Hi Carol – I use an 8-quart crock pot for my bone broth.
Thanks for the great ideas, I’m making the enchilada meatballs tonight! wish me luck…
Good luck Chris – I hope you enjoy!
Hello Erin,
My partner make your bone broth almost every week. You are fabulous. We also have done the chicken broth.
Your website is my favorite. I do not get to cook all the time, but I sure do enjoy your receipes.
Ty and Abram
I forgot to put the vinegar in my bone broth. It has been cooking for about 20 hrs is it too late to add it now?
I feel great using your suggestion to keep vegetable/herb trimmings and bones in the freezer! I have a chicken bones sack and beef/pork bones sack and add veggie trimmings to both. I also toss in the better-use-before-it-goes-dodgy purchased herbs — they are so spendy that using them this way after the special recipe really stretches the food dollar as well as making the bone broth tasty. I also use a serrano or jalapeno pepper most times, too. Just for some Zing
Love that you chose to spice it up a bit Vickee!