Archive for February, 2012
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
A friend of mine in Hawaii sent me a great little thank you package for helping her out with some physics problems for her biomechanics class. Thank you, Krista!
She sent me some chocolate covered macadamia nuts (yum!), a really tasty sounding macadamia spice blend, and some awesome socks. ...
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day! Or as a co-worker said, Happy 50%-Off-Candy Eve ;-)
Tonight's dinner was my nice and fast turkey meatballs, made a bit less fast due to the sudden inexplicable flight of whimsy that caused me to shape them into hearts. It was ...
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Monday, February 13th, 2012
These are classic crisped rice treats with a little holiday twist. I love vanilla, so I always add more than the official recipes call for. :-) I made a double batch and brought them into work to share with my coworkers.
Valentine's Day Crisped Rice Treats
Serves 16
3 tbsp ...
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Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Work remains hectic, so we've been doing a lot of the stand-by meals. Here's some of what we've been eating the past couple weeks:
Beef Stew
Turkey Meatballs with roasted carrots and broccoli
Quick Braised Brussels Sprouts and Apple Chicken Sausage
Game Day Nachos (just my burrito seasoned ground beef stirred with a ...
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Saturday, February 11th, 2012
This is another great recipe from Central Market - an Italian take on a classic roast chicken. The original recipe called for chopped onion and pancetta in the rub, which I substituted with more garlic and some nice nitrate/nitrite free applewood smoked bacon (from the always excellent Niman Ranch). ...
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
This is a quick and easy meal that uses leftover chicken. I used meat leftover from my beer braised chicken (about half a chicken's worth). You could grill up a pound of skinless boneless thighs or breast and chop it up if you don't happen to have leftovers ...
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