Archive for May, 2011
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Today is Shaun's birthday, so we splurged a little and had some pasta with our turkey meatballs tonight. Tonight I used Mario Batali's Arrabbiata sauce, which has a nice spicy little kick to it. I was really quite impressed with this jarred sauce, and I'll have to try ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
For my May edition of goofy socks, I present to you some of the most normal socks I own :-) I do own a few pairs of plain black, white, and tan socks, but most days find me wearing a pair of these brightly colored footies - ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
These are inspired by this AllRecipes recipe. It comes very highly rated. My version incorporates several of the changes recommended by commenters, as well as my own notes and changes. These turned out very well, and I'd happily go back to this recipe again when I want ...
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This is another take on my calzone recipe. I actually only made one of these with some leftover asparagus from a couple nights ago and a few mushrooms that I had sautéed for a batch of turkey mushroom basil calzones that I was making for dinner tonight, but it ...
Posted in Food, Pizza, Vegetables | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Work obligations mean I have to give up my flex days off for awhile. I had to have a great lunch to see them off. I headed down to Ivar's Mukilteo Landing and took a look at the day's fresh sheet. They had just gotten in a load of ...
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
We fired up the grill for the first time this year, finally. Fresh thick asparagus spears, tiny "marble" potatoes, and little thinly cut t-bone steaks, served with some sautéed garlicky mushrooms. :-)
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011
This morning I made my favorite easy waffle recipe and stirred in 1/2 cup of 60% cocoa chocolate chips for an easy and tasty breakfast :-)
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011
This was a hectic week for both of us, so meals were a bit sporadic. Wednesday I roasted a whole chicken in the crock pot and it served for several meals. It got a little dried out because I had to leave it in for so long - close ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
I used some of the leftover salmon from last night to make these easy salmon burgers for a quick lunch on my day off.
Salmon Burgers
Serves 2
8 oz cooked salmon, flaked
1 egg
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan
kosher salt and black pepper to taste
1 tsp olive oil
Mix ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
A few of the things we've been eating recently:
Cornflake Chicken
Chicken Noodle Soup
Teriyaki Chicken
Turkey Meatballs and Braised Brussels Sprouts
Rack of Lamb
Tonkatsu
Baked Salmon
Roasted Zucchini
Beefalo Burgers (with bacon and baby avocado)
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