Dinner was pan seared smoked sausage over brown rice with sauteed onions, mushrooms, garlic and green peppers. Served with wilted greens and a *dash* of soy sauce. Mmmmmm. After dinner snack was toasted salty pumpkin seeds! Check out the Jack-o-Lantern here!
The market was running a sale on thigh/leg quarters today. $.59/lb!!!! Plus I had a coupon for $1.00 off meat. Woot. Got 5 quarters for $2.50. I love a good sale. And, the lettuce was 1/2 off. Woot! Check out the rest of my super savings here. Baked chicken with teriyaki pineapple glaze, roasted potatoes and salad!
Breaded pork chops, roasted potatoes & steamed green beans. Can’t miss with this classic.
Polish turkey kielbasa with sauteed onions, whole wheat rotini & broccoli. A little on the salty side, but tasty nonetheless. And, *bonus* Casey ate it too!
EDIT: Apple butter recipe stolen from Tabitha. I used 15 large Red Delicious apples and pureed in my blender. It yielded 12 six ounce jars. Here’s her recipe: About 1 peck of apples (different varieties picked from the orchard) 3 cups sugar (I use organic cane sugar) 3 teaspoons cinnamon Pinch of salt After we peel, core and cut up…
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Ok, maybe we watch too much Shrek in this house.
Homemade chili with a dollop of sour cream and pressed french bread. *sigh*
Full post here. EDIT: Baked Pear Recipe: 6 large pears1 – 2 cups of sugar1/8th – 1/4th cup vanilla1 tbs cinnamon Peel pearsCut tops off pearsScoop out seeds from middleStand pears in a pie plateMix cinnamon & sugarFill hollowed areas with sugar/cinnamon mixUse remainder of cinnamon/sugar mix to coat pearsPour vanilla into hollowed areasPut tops back on pearsPour remainder of…
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Normally I would not share these secrets… but since we are such very close friends… here are my tricks to getting a healthy family meal on the table seven five four days a week. Chicken Noodle Soup FROZEN: – I buy frozen fruits and veggies. These come in ever so handy. I do try to get fresh fruits and vegetables,…
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Originally posted here.
Ok, so I was feeling ambitious yesterday and I made a whole roasted chicken with brown rice and green beans in my clay cooker. After dinner I used the bones to make chicken stock and whipped up a tasty little Chicken Noodle Soup number in the crock-pot overnight. I have to say that I am quite pleased with my efforts!
Mmmmm…. I made these oversized tasty tasty cupcakes for Dani’s baby shower. Mmmmmm.
Ok, so I was (rightfully) called out by Ms. Montas-Coleman for not keeping this blog up to date. In my defense, though, we’ve been tight with our pennies lately, I’ve been slumming it at home (read = microwave meals) and the husband was not thrilled about my pulling out a camera at dinner to snap a photog of my food….
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Sarku Japan is hands down, the best mall food ever. And not too shabby on the points either (Teriyaki Chicken with veggies only is approximately 7 points – 5 for the meat, 2 for the sauce, 0 for the steamed veggies). The only one I know of locally is at the Oviedo Marketplace mall.
Ok, the only thing that makes it a breakfast burrito is the fact that it was the first thing I ate this morning. I wouldn’t normally write about something so mundane as a burrito made with leftovers, but I’d like to give a shout out to the “tortilla”. I actually use flat bread instead of a tortilla. Specifically Flat Out…
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I have to thank my good friend Elaine for introducing me to Vietnamese cuisine. When I was pregnant with my oldest son we had a girls afternoon out on a rainy day and Elaine insisted that we go for Pho soup. She called it the ultimate rainy day comfort food. Oh goodness, she couldn’t have imagined the obsession she was…
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I have ZERO credentials. Wait, that’s so not true. I have 29+ years of experience!!! This blarg is solely about FOOD. Well, unless I decide to write on some other subject. But for this very moment (and probably several, if not all, moments to come) it’s about food. I love food. I think about food constantly and even more so…
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Click to view a picture based index of recipes: Breakfast Appetizers, Side Dishes, and Snacks Soups, Stews, and Chili Salads Entrees and Main Dishes Dessert Breads Drinks Condiments, Dips, Spreads, Marinades, and Sauces ———- Tips, Tricks, and How-To’s Slow Cooker and Crock Pot Recipes Freezer Friendly Recipes ———- Paleo and Primal Recipes Gluten Free Recipes ———- Chicken Recipes Beef Recipes…
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