Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Monday, July 11th, 2011
This is my take on lasagna. It's somewhat lighter, but still packed with flavor - tons of veggies, chicken Italian sausage, low fat ricotta, Parmigiano-Reggiano, mozzarella, smoked provolone, and delicious homemade tomato sauce. I froze most of this for lunches over the next few weeks, but couldn't resist ...
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Saturday, July 9th, 2011
An easy and healthy dinner tonight using shiitake mushrooms and snow peas from my CSA boxes :-) This is infinitely adaptable to your tastes in meats and veggies. The sauce has a bit of a kick from the red pepper flakes, so omit them if you prefer. ...
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
I took some leftover chicken noodle soup from lunch today, which I made with twice as many noodles so it was not very brothy, sprinkled the top with some breadcrumbs, and baked at 375 degrees F in an ovensafe bowl for about 30 minutes. It turned out quite good, ...
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Week 4 of my Growing Washington CSA :-) This week's delicious looking box is below.
This week's haul:
Flowers
Dried Heirloom Beans
Garlic Scapes
Arugula-Cut
Lettuce Mix x2
Squash-Raven x2
Peas-Sugar Snap x2
Peas-Snow Peas
Broccoli x2
Beets-Red Ace x2
I also got about 5 pounds of cherries (Rainier Cherries and Strawberry Rainier Cherries) from the Precision Fruit stand ...
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Monday, July 4th, 2011
A happy Independence Day :-)
I have some fun socks that I wore today:
Breakfast was some delicious duck eggs from the most recent CSA box and some pan fried diced ham.
Today was a gorgeous summer day and we enjoyed walking around some and puttering cleaning up around ...
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Week #3 of my Growing Washington CSA. Just look at those little strawberries. I know what we're having for dessert tonight :-)
This week's haul:
Flowers
Strawberries x 2
Dried Heirloom Beans
Duck Eggs
Free-Range Eggs
Sweet Basil
Lettuce-Green Bibb
Arugula-Cut
Peas-Sugar Snap
Onions-Yellow Storage
Carrots-Spring x2
Beets-Red Ace x2
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Tonight I made ham hocks and beans with my gorgeous heirloom bean mix from my CSA box. This time around, I used one beer (the locally brewed Scuttlebutt Amber Ale and 2 cups of chicken broth for the liquid, and it turned out very well indeed :-) ...
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Monday, June 27th, 2011
Sunday we had a driving adventure. We set off to get lunch, not sure where, and headed towards Lynnwood. We ended up at Silver Spoon Thai. I got my usual thai order - pad see ew with prawns, and Shaun got the chicken pad thai. Both were ...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Week #2 of my Growing Washington CSA. Another gorgeous box! This week, shiitake mushrooms were on the list, so I had to get some :-)
This week’s haul:
Flowers
Free range chicken eggs
Butter
Sage
Oregano
Beets – Red Ace
Shiitake mushrooms x2
Asparagus
Carrots - spring
Lettuce Mix
Arugula – Cut x2
Lettuce – Green Bibb x2
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
This is yet another iteration of a recipe I've been tweaking for some time. This version is a bit spicier, and very good :-) I serve this with corn tortillas and refried beans, much like the original inspiration, El Pollo Loco. Tonight I only made a ...
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