Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Hardly worth a post, as these aren't even really a recipe, but they're one of my favorite sandwiches, nonetheless. The bulk of the lettuce and tomatoes let me enjoy bacon while practicing some form of moderation :-) I had these for breakfast today, enjoying one of my ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
This is a tasty Italian dish inspired by my mom's spaghetti sauce. Feel free to use your own marinara if you have some on hand. I'm just out and need to make another batch to freeze! The Barilla sauce is really pretty decent, though, and works well ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 11th, 2010
This is a take on a Chinese-American dish that appears on most any Chinese restaurant menu. My version is heavy on veggies and light on the sauce, making it quite a healthy dinner that's very tasty to boot. If you can't find Chinese black vinegar, balsamic makes an ...
Posted in Asian, Food, Poultry, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Pays d’Auge is a region of France near Normandy famous for its apples and Calvados apple brandy. This baked chicken dish of mine is inspired by that region. This recipe has been percolating in my head for awhile, and tonight I gave it a go. It was another ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
As promised, we're going another round with stuffed pork. This time I got a pork loin roast and butterflied it. We did go with an Italian set of flavors, which I think worked out very well. Shaun and I thought it was company quality! I'm quite ...
Posted in Food, Italian, Pork, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 1st, 2010
This year I tried a new snack - meatballs in a mixture of cranberry sauce and chili sauce. It's much vaunted, but Shaun and I just weren't impressed. I'd make it again as an easy appetizer for a large party, but that's about it.
We also made ...
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
Another variation on calzones - these are made with pre-cooked ham and pineapple. Another winner! I used some leftover ham that I'd chunked up and stuck in the freezer for this one, but the store also sells packages of ham in little bite-sized chunks that would work well ...
Posted in Food, Fruit, Italian, Pizza, Pork | No Comments »
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
This recipe is modified from Allrecipes. I can't think of a single way to improve this, and that's saying something for a shameless recipe tinkerer like me :-)
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Makes 2 loaves
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 ...
Posted in Baking, Bread, Food, Fruit | No Comments »
Friday, December 25th, 2009
We had a nice relaxing Christmas, starting with sleeping in, then opening gifts, Emma included, enjoying some bacon and fried potatoes for breakfast, a day of watching goofy movies and TV, a standing rib roast for dinner, and more fun TV for the evening. We just started watching Penn ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
We had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner of bacon wrapped shrimp and steamed crab legs (about 5 minutes from frozen to perfectly hot, moist, and tender). It was very nice :-) We topped it off with some tasty cookies. I hope you all have a ...
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