Archive for September, 2011
Friday, September 30th, 2011
This hearty crockpot meal is great for a fall day. I brought this into work for a potluck and cooked it all morning at my desk. One of our bosses is a vegetarian, so I wanted to make sure that he had something tasty and filling too ...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Late September means the Halloween stuff is starting to appear, and I got some cute new socks. My Halloween collection is growing big enough that I can probably wear them for 2 weeks leading up to the day :-D
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Lots more tomatoes this week, and some more great plums and peaches as the fruit season starts to wind down. Some kale that I'm going to braise with bacon and mushrooms for a nice fall side dish sometime this week too. :-)
This week's ...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
A light late summer / early fall meatless meal for dinner tonight. If you'd like to make this vegetarian, just use veggie broth when making the polenta. This was inspired by a couple recipes: one from Fine Cooking, and another from Better Homes and Gardens. If the fresh ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
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Sunday, September 25th, 2011
I did my weekly weigh-in this morning, and I'm at 198.1 pounds. I made my goal of under 200 before my birthday! Yahoo! In celebration, we're making hom bao today, and I got myself a full dozen of some of my favorite Kusshi oysters.
Onward!
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
A couple days late because I forgot to upload the picture until tonight. :-P
More tomatoes this week, and trying an eggplant for some ratatouille :-)
This week's haul:
Flowers
Pluot-Flavor Heart x2
Peaches x2
Eggplant-Black Beauty
Spinach-Cut Baby
Tomates-Red Zebra
Tomatoes-Brandywine
Tomatoes-Valencia
Squash-Romanesco x2
Sweet Corn
Broccoli x2
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
A friend of mine, Shannon, recently started selling Wildtree food products. I purchased a few items from her starting party, the Texas corn bread mix, the pumpkin quick bread mix, and the "garlic galore" seasoning mix.
I tried the garlic mix on some chicken thighs tonight, just drizzling ...
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Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Today Emma and I visited Howarth Park up in Everett for the first time. The park is right on the Sound and contains the city's original swimming beach, as well as many great paths, picnic areas, a playground, and a native plant garden. The off-leash area for dogs ...
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
This gumbo concoction is a conglomeration of many recipes out there on the web. It's a great use for leftover chicken, and could easily be adapted to use fresh chicken as well. We really enjoyed this and will be repeating it many times in the coming fall and ...
Posted in Cajun Creole and Caribbean, Food, Pork, Poultry, Seafood, Soup, Vegetables | No Comments »
