Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
One of Emma's many nicknames is "Emma-chicken." I'm not quite sure how that came about originally, but tonight, she sure was doing a great job imitating a brooding hen. She nudged the pillows in to the corner of the couch then hopped up, wedged herself in the corner, ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
We needed to use up a couple leftover hot dog buns from dinner the other night, so I melted a tablespoon and a half of butter, added a couple cloves of pressed garlic and a few generous pinches of oregano and parsley, spread the mixture over the buns, and popped ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Tonight we tried Garlic Jim's Pizza in Mukilteo. We had a coupon for 30% off our first online order, so we got a Hercules, some garlic bread sticks, and some garlic wings. This was a definite win! A lot of the pizza places out here go way ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
These are a decent side dish - easy and flavorful. The inspiration for these came from Shaun describing "smashfries" from a place called Smashburger in Grand Junction. Mine are a sort of thin steak fry, and I've gone the oven route for ease and saving of some calories ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
This is a take on a classic Mexican pork dish - the pork is first braised slowly for hours, then shredded or chunked and baked or pan fried until the exterior is crisp. We had pulled pork sandwiches Sunday night, and I set aside half of the meat from ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Saturday we had waffles for dinner - pathetically easy bisquick waffles, which I enhanced with some corn. I ended up with a couple cans of corn a few months ago from someone else's groceries that ended up in my bag, and this was a good use for one of ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
I got this great recipe from Jaden's Steamy Kitchen, and she found it in Noodles Every Day: Delicious Asian Recipes from Ramen to Rice Sticks. This was a bit more effort than your average stir fry with the added step of noodles, but the flavor was just great! ...
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
I saw these huge loofa dogs at Walgreens the other day on a big sale, and had to get one. Emma wasn't sure what to think at first, since it's about a long as she is, and first she just grappled it, but she soon got to playing with ...
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
A day late and a dollar short, but here's some jambalaya in celebration of Mardi Gras. I suppose it's Mercredi Gras for us :-P I got the inspiration for this version from this recipe (originally from Cooking Light, April 2005). I tweaked my version ...
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
This is an easy and warming meal for a misty evening. Shaun's away this weekend, so I can use a little dairy in some of my cooking if I feel like it. This Russian dish is often made with thin strips of beef, but ground beef is what ...
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