I’m writing about this now because I didn’t want to think about it anymore at the time. In retrospect, it’s worth sharing–mostly the recipe, partially the story and the very mild trauma. “What was this mildly traumatic event?” you might ask. Keep in mind that I did say “mildly.” I was cooking up one…
Tag: quick dinner
Simple Pork for Project Day
This week is somewhat busy, all things considered. We have family coming to help us with projects on the weekend, which means that the bedroom that’s currently serving as our cabinet space (lots of fragile things all over the floor surrounding the bed) needs to become a bedroom again by Friday night. Which means that…
Chicken Posole for a Cool Fall Night
I think Chicken Posole might be my new favorite substitute for chicken noodle soup and chicken tortilla soup. I used a recipe from The New Way to Cook Light, and you can find that recipe here. It looks like this in the bowl: It tastes like flavorful chicken goodness. Using the chicken from a rotisserie…
Cooking With What You Have… and picking a good recipe
On this Monday night, I found myself with a spaghetti squash, some pork chops, and approximately zero motivation to cook. I do, however, have a need for tasty leftovers to send with Scott to work. Welcome to an impromptu (11 PM) dinner of roasted spaghetti squash and pan-fried Dijon pork chops*. Mmm. I had intended…
Beef with Snow Peas (and Moving Madness!)
We’re moving today! Yay!!! And tonight will probably include eating out (again–yay!!!). But on Saturday night, I was on top of my game, and Scott and I made beef with snow peas, courtesy of The Pioneer Woman. I could ooh and aah about how delicious this was, but please just take my word for it….
Zesty Chicken Meatballs
I’ll be honest. Sometimes I forget that dinner is right around the corner and that I’m head chef in our house. Sometimes it just sneaks up on me. (Too bad there isn’t something like a clock to warn me about things like that.) That happened last night, but I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that…
Mandoline Playing Hands (and Soy-Glazed Salmon)
I got a new kitchen toy yesterday–a cheapo version of the mandoline food slicer. I bought it at the grocery store (it was really cheap), because Wednesday’s dinner menu is zucchini lasagna. I know myself well enough to know that I won’t be slicing perfectly thin layers of zucchini that will substitute smoothly for noodles….
Small, but valuable. 