Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Another winning recipe based off of one from Fine Cooking! This is a fairly easy and very tasty way to prepare pork chops. We both enjoyed this a lot. I served this with some roasted asparagus and Baked Butternut Squash with Apples (see post below). Shaun tried ...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
This recipe comes from my friend, Christina. She saw my post the other day on roasted butternut squash and told me I had to try this version, which she says is "SO SO SO SO SO delicious." Oh my goodness, was she right! Shaun's not much a ...
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Sunday, March 27th, 2011
This is a simple, tasty way to enjoy clams. With just few ingredients, make sure you get the best!
Steamed Clams in White Wine Garlic Sauce
Serves 1 as an entrée or 2 as an appetizer
2 tsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic, pressed
1 small bottle (187 ml) chardonnay
1/2 cup water
12 live manila clams ...
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Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Tonight I made a version of my beer roasted chicken. I spatchcocked my chicken (doesn't that sound funny :-P ), which means placed the chicken breast side down, cut out the backbone, being careful to leave the little tenderloin pieces on the thighs, flipped the chicken ...
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Today marks the 6th anniversary our wedding day :-) Serendipitously, it was my Friday off and the last day of Shaun's spring break, so we spent the day together having fun. We got a great lunch (more on that very shortly), wandered around a bookstore, then watched Rango ...
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
This is a take off of a couple of my other turkey meatball recipes. It turned out quite well! I served this with some roasted brussels sprouts.
Asian Turkey Meatballs
Serves 4
20 oz ground turkey
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic ...
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Somehow, despite eating a fair bit of junk food this past week and being well over my target points, I still lost two pounds. A full dozen oysters for me! Six Kusshi and six Sister Point - my two favorites :-)
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Today is the first day of spring, the day that the sun shines directly on the equator, and the day and the night are very nearly equal in length. After today in the northern hemisphere the days will be longer than the nights as we progress towards the summer solstice. ...
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
The traditional Irish-American dinner makes another appearance for Saint Patrick's Day. A New England Boiled Dinner is corned beef, carrots, potatoes, and cabbage simmered together for a hearty dinner that's incredibly easy to put together. See the link above for my recipe!
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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 ...
Posted in Food, Lamb, Slow Cooker, Soup, Vegetables | 6 Comments »
