I have two poblano chili plants in the garden. They were nearly killed by bunnies, eaten down to absolute nubs. But then they came back (the poblanos and the bunnies). I got 2 poblanos a couple months ago but didn’t do much with them. I kind of thought that was all I was going to [...]
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The weather was beautiful, 70 and sunny this past weekend, plus, we were trying at all costs to not leave the house in order to avoid the college town graduation weekend mayhem. It was the perfect time to pull the grill out from its Winter slumber. And this time, I was determined to learn to use this myself. No longer will our grill be the strict domain of those possessing Y chromosomes. Its just another cooktop, thus, it is my domain! I think Greg was a bit relieved. He felt quite a lot of pressure being the man-who-must-control-the-flames even though he really doesn’t feel comfortable at all cooking.
This meal has been on the docket for quite a while, but I got kind of out of the cooking mood earlier this week. I’m kind of glad it waited until tonight because it turned out to be the perfect night for a warm, comforting meal. I’m not sure if you heard, but Kansas got about 37 inches of rain tonight. OK, I exaggerate, but we got almost 5, and that’s a LOT. This kind of downpour requires creamy, starchy,comforty food.
To be completely honest, this is take #2 of Buffalo Turkey Burgers. The first attempt was not very tasty and I didn’t really think it worthy of publishing. They weren’t acatastrophy, just nothing to write home about. Turns out, the less work I actually do, the better!
I came upon this recipe from “Pithy and Cleaver” in my handy Google Reader and decided immediately I had to try it. I just looked so simple and good! And who can’t use another recipe for chicken?
This weekend at the farmer’s market I happened to stop by a booth that was selling fresh, natural chicken. [...]
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
Posted in Cooking, Dinner, Food, Slow Cooker on May 7th, 2009
This is kind of a “clean out the fridge/freezer” type of week. So it finally occurred to me to use up the rest of a top round steak I left in the freezer. And because I also have leftover corn tortillas, cheddar cheese and some cilantro growing on my deck, tacos were the most logical choice!
I came upon the recipe that inspired this in my latest “Cooking Light” magazine issue. Indeed it may not be quite the “lightest” dinner ever. Chicken – good, herbs – good, goat cheese – eh…But you know what? Goat cheese is certainly better than stuffing it with cheddar orfontina (which I have done and loved), so if you want a stuffed chicken breast, this probably is still on the “light” side.
As I mentioned in my previous post, my husband just got his wisdom teeth out. He’s doing fine, sipping down Instant Breakfasts like a champ, however, he’s still off solid foods for at least one more day. So he told me to go ahead and make a meal that I love that he doesn’t. I immediately decided on my Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower Pasta. I made this one up about a year ago after the raging success of the Summer Squash Spaghetti. However, the reviews of my new recipe brought me back down to earth and reminded me that I couldn’t just pass any old veggie/pasta dish by my husband and expect him to love it. I did NOT have carte blanche with noodles and vegetables.
I know its not quite summer yet, but I feel like I need to start getting warmed up for the months of non-stop zucchini production by getting reacquainted with making my old summer standby- Summer Squash Spaghetti. I made this up while I was living in Tucson out of laziness and the desire to add more vegetables to my diet.