Archive for December, 2009
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Another variation on calzones - these are made with pre-cooked ham and pineapple. Another winner! I used some leftover ham that I'd chunked up and stuck in the freezer for this one, but the store also sells packages of ham in little bite-sized chunks that would work well ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
This recipe is modified from Allrecipes. I can't think of a single way to improve this, and that's saying something for a shameless recipe tinkerer like me :-)
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Makes 2 loaves
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 ...
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
We had a nice relaxing Christmas, starting with sleeping in, then opening gifts, Emma included, enjoying some bacon and fried potatoes for breakfast, a day of watching goofy movies and TV, a standing rib roast for dinner, and more fun TV for the evening. We just started watching Penn ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
We had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner of bacon wrapped shrimp and steamed crab legs (about 5 minutes from frozen to perfectly hot, moist, and tender). It was very nice :-) We topped it off with some tasty cookies. I hope you all have a ...
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
This is a creation of my own, inspired by many recipes online. It turned out quite well for off the cuff. The bacon was a bit overwhelming, and I'll definitely use regular hickory or alderwood smoked next time rather than honey maple, but we're definitely using this as ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
This is Spaghetti Carbonara with the eggs deliberately cooked. We found we liked it better that way :-P It becomes much more reminiscent of typical breakfast flavors, and has thus been dubbed "breakfast skabetti" or "breakfast pesketti" in our house, playing off the way we ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
This is a warming soup that uses up some leftover ham. A nice meal for a winter's evening! This is also great with black beans.
Ham and Bean Soup
Makes 8 servings (about 2 cups per serving)
1 lb dry pinto beans
1 lb ham, cut into small pieces
1 bone from a ...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
This is a tasty holiday meal. It is very low maintenance, though it takes awhile. The leftovers are great for breakfast, in beans, in sandwiches, and in all sorts of things. The bone makes a wonderful ham stock for soups. We had this along with a ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
These are an easy and tasty dinner. It's quite kid-friendly, while still allowing the flavor of the chicken to come through rather than the generic fried flavor that dominates so many restaurant versions. I
sliced a couple white rose potatoes into 1/4 inch rounds and boiled them for ...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Today was a big day for my place of employment, and specifically my program. First flight has been greatly anticipated, and was hailed with much cheer. Being in a celebratory mood, I made the Desert Drowned Shrimp below along with some rib eye steaks and roasted broccoli for ...
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