I see Di has already posted her results from the french toast experiment. I don’t even have a freakin loaf of bread in my fridge. Perhaps if I survive my last week at the Chamber, I’ll make celebratory Mack Daddy French Toast Saturday morning. In my defense….we have been eating the swiss/bacon quiche I made [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Yeah, Ok….So I’m Slack….
Posted in Food, Thoughts on August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
French Toast challenge team Diane
Posted in Breakfast, Food on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ok – so I did my part; I made the super-duper french toast from the Eating Well magazine – It was delicious and filling, but I am not convinced that its better than just plain old french toast, but none-the-less here it is. I guess it would be perfect for a brunch or something where [...]
Shrimp Creole
Posted in Seafood on August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight’s fare was shrimp creole – I made it in the crock pot so it didn’t heat the kitchen. It was delicious and super easy.
2 16 ounce cans of chopped tomatos
1/2 a medium onion (chopped)
2 tbls of red pepper
1 tsp of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Let the sauce simmer for however long you want – [...]
Breakfast Courtesy of the Mennonites….
Posted in Breakfast on August 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So after yesterday’s eggstravaganza, I decided to do something different this morning.
We had orange sections and sliced bananas with vanilla yogurt (Dev had peach because he doesn’t like vanilla) and granola. Then for a special treat, we had cinnamon rolls that I bought from the Mennonite ladies at the farmers market yesterday.
The rolls were very good, [...]
Two meats and two sides
Posted in Meat, Poultry, Vegetables on August 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Tonight I promised my sister I would make her pork chops, I don’t eat pork myself so I had chicken. I prepared them in the same way and served them along side roasted garlic mashed potatos and steamed brocolli. So for the pork chops/chicken – salt and pepper the meat on both sides – sprinkle [...]
I Love Weekend Breakfasts!!!
Posted in Breakfast, Meat on August 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Weekends are nice because you can take things at a more leisurely pace. I appreciate that, especially as it applies to cooking breakfast.
Since shacking up with Dev, I have become a breakfast person. I always like breakfast, I just never took time during the week to actually cook or eat it. Dev, on the other [...]
Blackened Mahi Mahi and Pesto Linguine
Posted in Pasta, Seafood on August 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It has been over a week since I have cooked anything at all so when Friday came along and I didn’t have to work, I knew I needed to get back into the swing of things. I decided to cook Mahi Mahi and I still have a ton of basil so I thought that pesto would [...]
Week Night Dinner
Posted in Pasta on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I made “Clean Out the Refrigerator” pasta. Here are the raw ingredients:
I couldn’t repeat it if my life depended on it. I started with sun-dried tomato olive oil and just kept adding things til my veggie drawer was empty. Here’s what it looked like when all the chopping was over…..
All in all it was [...]
Ugh!
Posted in Food, Seafood, Thoughts, Vegetables on August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You know, sometimes your life just gets out of control. That has been true of mine for the last month and a half. I have not been blogging regularly (much less cooking) because I have had some big things on my mind and some big decisions to make.
I gave notice at my job today. It’s [...]
Tuna Steaks and Champagne Risotto
Posted in Pasta, Seafood on August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a great dinner and it impresses without being difficult. The risotto is not difficult, but it is time consuming so you have to plan for that.
3 cups vegetable broth
12 asparagus spears, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons butter, divided
1 shallot, finely chopped
3/4 cup Arborio rice or medium-grain white rice
3/4 cup Champagne
1/4 cup freshly [...]
