Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
This is a basic stir fry. Sometimes I use asparagus or green beans instead of broccoli, or chicken or beef instead of the pork. It's a quick and easy well balanced meal that Shaun and I both enjoy. We didn't bother with any rice tonight since we ...
Posted in Asian, Food, Pork, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Shaun and I both love hot and sour soup. It's a hearty yet healthy soup that makes a great meal starter. This recipe is an amalgamation of several that I've tried over the years, and this version was just about perfect. I didn't marinate the tofu, but ...
Posted in Asian, Food, Soup | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Tonight's dinner is from Ree's The Pioneer Woman Blog. This was an outstanding flavorful steak that Shaun and I both enjoyed very much. I served it with a green salad and some warm sourdough rolls. The only things I did differently were to grate the ginger and ...
Posted in Beef, Food, Grilling | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
This recipe is from Dragon's Kitchen. She uses the spice rub with classic Portuguese flavors on chicken wings and broils them, but I substituted chicken thighs and baked them over some cubed potatoes to make a full dinner of it. We liked this a great deal, but found ...
Posted in Food, Potatoes, Poultry, Spanish and Portuguese | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
This was an easy and quick dinner that used up some leftover rotisserie chicken from Costco. It was very tasty and just about perfect. I used this recipe by Jaden Hair, substituting about 6 oz of cooked chicken meat for the shrimp, omitting the corn starch, and omitting ...
Posted in Asian, Food, Leftovers, Poultry, Rice | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Yet another Joy of Cooking recipe. This one was rather bland. Not bad by any means, but just not very interesting. We had this with some jasmine rice and zucchini sautéed with sesame oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. I boiled the leftover marinade for 10 minutes ...
Posted in Asian, Food, Pork | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
This is a recipe passed down to me from my mother. She makes it every New Year's Eve, and they're always gone long before midnight! I often put in a small bell pepper, cut into chunks, but they weren't looking too hot at the store, so none this ...
Posted in Appetizers, Food | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
This is another wonderful recipe from The Joy of Cooking. I used Fuji apples, and closer to 8 cups of slices (though I only used 4 giant apples :-) ) as we like our pies brimming with fruit. I should have added a bit ...
Posted in Desserts, Food, Fruit, Pies | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 29th, 2008
This was a quick way to use up some of our leftover Christmas prime rib.
Beef Hash
Serves 2
1 tbsp butter
4 small-ish russet potatoes (about 1.5 lbs), cut into small cubes
Salt and pepper
8 oz leftover prime rib, cut into small cubes
3 tbsp leftover au jus
Heat the butter in a large skillet. ...
Posted in Beef, Easy, Food, Leftovers, Potatoes | 1 Comment »
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Last night's dinner was fast and easy, light, but still satisfying. I won't bore you with the story behind the name Puttanesca, as I'm sure you've heard it before. Traditionally, there is some anchovy paste in the recipe, but I never have any on had, so I just ...
Posted in Budget, Easy, Food, Italian, Pasta | 3 Comments »
