Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Monday, May 19th, 2014
The much ballyhooed Copper River salmon is here! Costco had great looking whole fish when we went Sunday morning, so we had to pick one up for dinner that night. We haven't got the grill in summer working order yet, so I just oven roasted it after seasoning ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2014
I got a great molcajete for Mother's Day. :-D
This one is made out of granite rather than the traditional basalt, so it was blessedly easier to season - one round of grinding rice to get out grit, then grinding a garlic and canola oil paste to entirely ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
This easy, quick, hearty one pot meal hit the spot tonight. I made it extra mild for our guests, but if was just Shaun and I, I would have added a chile in adobo or two and some cayenne pepper. Sorry for the somewhat blurry photo. Our ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2014
Tonight's dinner was a modification of Brown Eyed Baker's excellent Guinness beef stew recipe. My version is below. This slow roasted stew made for a great, hearty, one dish meal, worthy of a weekend celebrating Saint Patrick's Day!
Guinness Beef Stew
Serves 4 generously
Ingredients
1 3-pound boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2014
It's way easy and so much cheaper to make your own instant oatmeal packets. These here have 1/2 cup of quick oats, 1 tbsp of sunflower seeds, 2 tbsp of craisins, and 2 loose tbsp of brown sugar. To make one, I dump the mix into a 12 ...
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Monday, February 24th, 2014
An update to my pot roast recipe, this adds one small finely grated zucchini and a bit of ketchup to the broth, which adds some great body. Steven got to try a carrot and was quite a fan too. :-)
Pot Roast
(for a 5-6 quart slow cooker)
Makes ...
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Friday, February 14th, 2014
Our sweet sleepy guy wishes you a happy Valentine's Day. :D
We had Jaden's beef and broccoli for dinner tonight. Tasty, easy, and worked for both Valentine's Day and the tail end of the Chinese New Year.
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Monday, January 27th, 2014
Bad bad blogger Cassie. Here are some pictures to make up for it!
My stocking is bigger than me!
Our usual Christmas Eve dinner of crab and bacon wrapped shrimp
Christmas morning!
Our Christmas dinner: prime rib, brussels sprouts, roasted potatoes, and yorkshire pudding
Sweet and sour little smokies for New Year's Eve
Steven's first ...
Posted in Corgi, Food, Holiday Cooking, Kids, Ramblings | 2 Comments »
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
From our family to yours, a very happy Thanksgiving!
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
This is another recipe of my mom's, inspired by several similar ones out there on the web. We had this with some baked yam fries and steamed veggies. Very tasty!
Pork Chops with Spiked Chunky Applesauce
For the apples:
1 tbsp butter
2 small granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and each cut ...
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