I have been running through titles for this post. First up was : I am soooooooo cheap! #2: This is a Kabocha Squash. #3: I only cried once while making tonight’s dinner. I like the ‘I’m a GENIUS!’ because it … Continue reading
I’m a GENIUS!
Category Archives: Vegetables
*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
A Guggle Muggle and Dinner
I’ve still got a cold. Last night I coughed myself awake – probably the whole neighborhood too. *sigh* I was talking with my mom this morning and she suggested I try my paternal Grandmother’s Cure-All for colds. It’s called a … 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
I like to call it ‘Pasta Bake’ – aka using up leftovers
I decided to make a Pasta Bake. That’s what *I* call Leftover Casserole. You take all the odds and ends in the fridge, mix them together with half a dozen eggs, top with cheese and bake away. In today’s Pasta … Continue reading
How do I deal with a Hurricane? I cook.
Yup. I have to be away from C and the babies in order to work these few days. This *SUCKS*. How am I dealing with the I’m-away-from-my-family feeling especially during a HURRICANE?? I’m cooking. C is holding down the fort with … Continue reading
Bean and Cheese Quesadillas for Lunchtime Joy
Bean and Cheese Quesadllias for Lunch? Easy toddler food? Happy husband food? *Clapping* I start by cutting up a medium sized onion, sautéing it in some olive oil, adding some cumin and oregano (about 1/4 t each), mixing in a … Continue reading
Smoked Gouda Lasagna with Eggplants and Zucchini
Over the weekend Lidia Bastianich was on PBS making an Eggplant and Zucchini lasagna that she fed her mom. I’ve been thinking about that lasagna, like, non-stop since then. Here’s the thing though – C’s been having some heartburn lately, … Continue reading
Green Beans can substitute for Lentils, right?
So last night I decided to make Martha Stewart’s Mustard-Glazed Salmon with Lentils (Everyday Food, Nov. 2012, p.74). Except, I didn’t have canned lentils or grainy mustard. I figured Dijon is a spicy mustard, so I’ll use that. Oh, and … Continue reading
Ringing The Dinner Bell 