Archive for December, 2008
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
This is another wonderful recipe from The Joy of Cooking. I used Fuji apples, and closer to 8 cups of slices (though I only used 4 giant apples :-) ) as we like our pies brimming with fruit. I should have added a bit ...
Posted in Desserts, Food, Fruit, Pies | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 29th, 2008
This was a quick way to use up some of our leftover Christmas prime rib.
Beef Hash
Serves 2
1 tbsp butter
4 small-ish russet potatoes (about 1.5 lbs), cut into small cubes
Salt and pepper
8 oz leftover prime rib, cut into small cubes
3 tbsp leftover au jus
Heat the butter in a large skillet. ...
Posted in Beef, Easy, Food, Leftovers, Potatoes | 1 Comment »
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Last night's dinner was fast and easy, light, but still satisfying. I won't bore you with the story behind the name Puttanesca, as I'm sure you've heard it before. Traditionally, there is some anchovy paste in the recipe, but I never have any on had, so I just ...
Posted in Budget, Easy, Food, Italian, Pasta | 3 Comments »
Thursday, December 25th, 2008
This is our traditional Christmas dinner. I usually make a yorkshire pudding with some of the pan drippings, but since it was just Shaun and I this year, I skipped it. I cooked the roast to a perfect medium rare, and we had some boiled potatoes and roasted ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Holiday Cooking | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 25th, 2008
These little treats are great for training and dogs just seem to adore them. Emma certainly does! This is based off of this recipe from Allrecipes, following some modifications in the comments and adding my own.
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Pup Treats
Makes about 300 small treats
2 ½ cups flour
2 eggs
1 ...
Posted in Baking, Corgi, Dog Food, Food | 1 Comment »
Thursday, December 25th, 2008
This deliciousness was from a box mix I got at Target. I've got to figure out how to replicate it! :-P It's snowing outside right now and we're cozy inside, until Emma rings the bell to ask to go out again, anyway :-) Merry ...
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Food | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
These are a very easy appetizer or meal that looks and tastes like you spent a long time preparing. The key with such simple recipes is to get high quality ingredients since each one stands out. I got 31-40 size easy-peel shrimp and defrosted them and peeled them ...
Posted in Appetizers, Food, Holiday Cooking, Seafood | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
This is a traditional Tex-Mex breakfast. There are just about as many variations on this as there are places and people that make it, so feel free to substitute with what you have on hand. For instance, it's usually made with corn tortillas, but I only have flour ...
Posted in Beans, Breakfast, Eggs, Food, Mexican | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
We're definitely in the mood for spicy and warm food these days. We're due for yet another snow storm tomorrow! Tonight's dinner was a flat iron steak rubbed with Mexican spices, broiled, sliced up, and served with black beans (just a can of beans with a dash of ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Mexican | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
These pancakes are tender and just perfectly sweetened. The original recipe is from Joy of Cooking with the addition of vanilla and blueberries. The blueberries I used are from the Olympic Peninsula, where my folks got them for us along with blackberries from a u-pick farm. We ...
Posted in Breakfast, Food, Fruit | 1 Comment »
