Chocolate Chips, Granola Pecans and Baked Feta?? OH HAPPY DAY!!

C is in charge of weekend breakfasts.  THANK GOODNESS he is good at it – nay, he excels at breakfast.  He makes terrific omelets and even better buttermilk pancakes.  They’re so good that one of R’s favorite words is PANCAKE!  She … Continue reading

1 Blech and 2 Yums

This is the reporting of 2 Dinners and a Lunch, aka 1 Blech and 2 Yums. Two days ago C made dinner: Homemade Salmon burgers served with Parmesan & Garlic Tater Tots.  The Salmon Burgers were a fail…not sure why … Continue reading

*cough cough*

I’m coughing my brains out.  I told C this morning that maybe I can count this as exercise?  I’m feelin’ the Abs of STEEEEEEEL! *cough cough* I went grocery shopping today, so for dinner tonight I wanted to use up … Continue reading

What the heck is Pilaf anyway?

According to Google, a Pilaf is: A Middle Eastern or Indian dish of rice or wheat, with vegetables and spices, typically having added meat or fish.  Dictionary.comsaid its: a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.Well, that’s not what I made for lunch yesterday, regardless of … Continue reading

Garlic Pasta with Crunchy Beans and Homegrown Tomatoes and a Fab Bean Dip

I was hungry and C was still napping so I decided to make a Bean Dip. Easy Peasy. 2 Cans of beans + stuff = dip.  Yup.  It’s almost that easy. J would stop asking for more and started crying … Continue reading

Nothing is quite as good as Homemade Bread

I sincerely doubt there is anything quite as good as Homemade Bread.  The smell, the taste, the chew…*sigh* For a wedding gift my sweet Aunt L gave us the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day book.  It looks beautiful … Continue reading

*sigh* I tried to make Pad Thai.

Two days ago I attempted Pad Thai. I overcooked the noodles, used too much sauce and – in an attempt to appease my non-Bok-Choy-loving husband – I roasted the Bok Choy.  I roasted it because roasting transforms vegetables from mundane … Continue reading

Making Fish for Dinner (Was gonna be Tofu, but C groaned)

I’m making Tilapia for dinner. I’d forgotten I’d pulled it out of the freezer yesterday. C asked what’s for dinner tonight & when I told him I was making Banh Mi (Vietnamese sandwiches made with crispy layers of tofu, crunchy … Continue reading

Pasta with Green Tomatoes, Ricotta, Citrus and Parmesan

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Dinner tonight was Pasta with Green Tomatoes, Ricotta, Citrus and Parmesan.  Sides were a roasted vegetable salad (cabbage, carrots, red onions and white beans tossed with a little olive oil and roasted at 425 for 20min or so, then sprinkled … Continue reading

Ga Kho (Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken) – except with Tofu

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For dinner tonight I’m making Vietnamese Caramelized Tofu from this recipe.  C lives firmly in the MEAT-IS-GOOD camp and it’s a little bit of a stretch to get him to eat (much less enjoy) Tofu.  THANK GOODNESS he’s been a … Continue reading