Archive for March, 2011

Crockpot Lamb Stew

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

This month's Household 6 cooking challenge was a concept MRE, aka Meal Ready to Eat. These are shelf stable, calorie dense, nutritious meals that are used in the field by our men and women in uniform. They are not, however, known for being particularly tasty. Often the tiny bottles ...

Some of what we’ve been eating

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Here's some of what we've been eating recently :-) Chicken Cacciatore Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Turkey Meatballs Beefalo Burgers

More Kusshi Oysters

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Another week of successful weight loss, another week of oysters :-) I went with more kusshi oysters today, and my friend Linda at the seafood counter threw in a kumamoto for me too (the front-most one on the plate). This one wasn't nearly as briny, so ...

Bulgogi

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Tonight I made my galbi recipe with some thinly sliced beef bottom round to make bulgogi. We like the galbi much better. This was kinda jerky-like, tasty jerky, but still not the best texture for dinner :-P I served this with some steamed broccoli and ...

Kumamoto Oysters

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Another week of weight loss, more oysters for me! These Kumamoto oysters were grown in Humbolt Bay in Northern California. These were just a touch too briny for my tastes, but a very nice size and pretty easy to shuck, that or my skills are much improved ...

Carne Asada

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

This recipe is inspired by this one on AllRecipes. I quite liked the citrus-y marinade. Shaun wasn't as much of a fan, but thought it was alright. Carne Asada Serves 8 1.5 lb flank steak or flat iron steak For the marinade: 1/4 cup white vinegar 1/3 cup soy sauce 4 cloves garlic, pressed 2 limes, juiced ...