Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Friday, January 30th, 2009
This is a high energy, filling snack, good for hiking, or morning snacks in the office ;-) This particular mix combines my favorite variations on the traditional mix of nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate. I split it up into 1 ounce portions in ...
Posted in Food, Snacks | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
This is one of those classic internet recipes, beer can chicken. It was originally written to use the beer can directly in the chicken cavity and to be cooked on the grill, but there are many modifications out there. This is my version, cooked in the oven. ...
Posted in Food, Poultry | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
I often make this in the summer, grilling the chicken (as seen here), but it sounded really good for some reason this week, so I made it with a few modifications for the winter weather.
Chicken Bruschetta
Serves 2
1 tsp garlic powder
¾ tsp kosher salt, divided
¾ tsp black pepper, divided
2 boneless skinless ...
Posted in Food, Poultry, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 26th, 2009
Gong Hey Fat Choy!
Happy Chinese New Year!
We had egg drop soup and a lovely veggie filled pork stir fry for dinner tonight. Neither of us was much a fan of the egg drop soup, so I'm not going to post the recipe. The vinegar that the recipe called ...
Posted in Asian, Food, Pork, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
I love French onion soup. It's one of the few ways I can eat onions without getting a migraine. Whatever I'm allergic too seems to be chemically altered in the hour-long caramelization process. Shaun didn't like it, but he's not a fan of onion soups.
I based ...
Posted in Food, Soup | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
This past Monday, Famous Dave's Barbecue opened up a new location quite close to us, and having just seen a special on the Travel Channel about their award winning ribs, we decided to try it out for lunch today.
We got there right as they were opening, so we ...
Posted in Food, Restaurant Review | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
This is a really easy and surprisingly good recipe. I'm not sure where I first saw this, whether on AllRecipes or one of the food blogs that I regularly read. I make a few modifications from the original recipe to suit our tastes - foremost being that I ...
Posted in Food, Pork, Slow Cooker | 5 Comments »
Monday, January 19th, 2009
This is an easy and tasty side dish. The method works with other vegetables as well. Since this was accompanying teriyaki chicken bowls, I tossed in half vegetable oil and half sesame oil rather than my usual olive oil.
Roasted Green Beans
Serves 4
1 pound fresh green beans
1 tbsp canola ...
Posted in Beans, Food, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
This is another recipe that comes to me from my husband and his family. It's good simple food that hits the spot. If you'd like to spice it up a bit, add some Cajun seasoning to the cornflake crumbs. I just buy the pre-crumbed cornflakes for this ...
Posted in Food, Poultry | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
This is a traditional Polish / Jewish dish. Shaun and I had never had it before, but my mother recently made a batch, and it sounded intriguing, so I added it to my list of things to make and looked around at a few other recipes. A few ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Vegetables | No Comments »
