Shameless Cheating

So my weekly menu told me I was supposed to make chicken pot pie for dinner tonight.  Crap.
I had a bad day.  I woke up late, with a headache, and the first phone call of the morning was the teacher I work with telling me she wouldn’t be at school today.  Great.
Upon arriving home after [...]

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I am so excited!!!!!!

I have been thinking a lot lately about this food blogging business.  I really enjoy writing the posts and taking the pics, so I decided to be more serious about it.  I read an embarassing number of food blogs everyday, trying to pick up recipe ideas and blog ideas.
S0…….one of my favorite blogs is www.accidentalhedonist.com.  [...]

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Sushi Rice, Revisited

Well, rolling the sushi is the fun part.  Unfortunately, when I moved, I lost my partner in crime!!!  You could make the rice, then fedex it to me…….

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Sushi Rice

Sushi 002
Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo

Proof that Mimi CAN roll sushi – if someone else (ahem) makes the rice!

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Sushi!!

I have decided that I am tired of being afraid to make sushi at home.  Sushi is one of my most favorite foods, and unless I figure out how to make it myself (or move) I will not be able to have it on a regular basis.
This coming weekend being Superbowl Weekend, I am going [...]

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Goulash

Originally uploaded by lyricalmezzo

I think now, this being the 3rd time through, that I have mastered the crock pot goulash recipe so…here it is:
In saute pan put 2 tbls of olive oil and 2 tbls of butter;
add one chopped onion or approx. 5 shallots.
Cube chicken (about 1 1/2 lbs) coat with flour, salt, pepper and [...]

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Day One Under My Belt

So far so good with the menu thing.  I cooked the brats in a mixture of beer, leftover chicken broth and sliced onions.  I served them with sauteed peppers and onions (leftovers to be used later in the week).  The potatoes were roasted and the quinoa salad was leftover from last week.

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Menu for the week

I am going back to menus.  It seems to be the only way to make sure I eat better and save money at the grocery store.  Maybe if I publish them here, I’ll stick to them…….
Saturday
Breakfast- Breakfast pockets with sausage, egg and cheese
Lunch- Leftover pizza and salad
Dinner- Roasted chicken quarters with risotto alla Milanese
Sunday
Breakfast- buttermilk [...]

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Roberta’s Quiche

Here is a pretty dirn good quiche recipe.  You can change up the flavors however you want, but the basic filling recipe is wonderful.  I usually cheat and use store-bought refrigerated pie crust- but when I have time I make it myself.
1 9inch unbaked pie crust
8 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
1 cup grated swiss cheese
Put the [...]

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Operation Pantry Purge (and other random thoughts)

So Dev has gone to the college to judge a middle school history fair.  I was supposed to go, but I played dead. 
I’m sitting here, freshly showered, looking for some culinary trouble to get into.  But I’m limited to what’s in the pantry.  With those parameters set, I set out to figure out exactly what [...]

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