| Pizza Night May 31, 2008 |
| One thin-crust Margherita and one Italian sausage with cremini mushrooms and goat cheese - with a salad and beer. |
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| Pulled Pork Sandwich May 30, 2008 |
| One ginormous Pork shoulder braised for several hours with peppers and onions in a maple/chipotle bbq sauce - shredded, then piled on whole wheat rolls and doused in black pepper vinaigrette. Served with blue corn chips and a green salad. |
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| Sam's Shrimp Tacos May 29, 2008 |
Corn tortillas with Old Bay and lime seasoned shrimp topped with cabbage and chipotole, lime sour cream. Yumm!
Plus, I scored at Sprouts grocery- King Crab Legs for $4.99 a pound! Amazing addition! |
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| French Onion Soup May 28, 2008 |
| An easy, non-traditional recipe (used canned beef broth and consomme rather than homemade) with lots of onion and garlic - topped with a couple slices of french baguette and shredded gruyere. Yum! Next time I am going to add wine to the soup...( ; |
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| Penne alla Caprese May 28, 2008 |
| A very simple and delicious pasta meal: whole wheat penne with sauteed cherry tomatoes, garlic, basil and fresh mozzerella - and a green salad. |
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| spaghetti and meatballs May 28, 2008 |
| an oldie but a goodie. |
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| Ham and scalloped potatoes May 27, 2008 |
| Baked smoked ham and cheesy scalloped potatoes |
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| Brined pork chops and such May 26, 2008 |
Apple cider vinegar brined center-cut pork chops:
toasted spices (star anise, black, white, and pink peppercorns, caraway seeds, mustard seeds), cider vin, water, salt, brown sugar. Brined for about 45 min.
Sauteed gala apples and pine nuts-- pork garnish:
olive oil, fume blanc white wine, ground allspice, anise seeds, black pepper, fresh thyme, toasted pine nuts (right before serving so they don't absorb moisture)
Zucchini, maui onion, grape tomatoes, garlic:
sofrito of onion and garlic sauteed before adding zucchini, then halved tomatoes at the end. obligatory salt and pepper.
Brown rice cooked with 1/2 veg stock, 1/2 water, bay leaf, garlic.
Dessert: apricots sauteed briefly in butter, glazed with bit of brown sugar, dash of cinnamon. Served a la mode (vanilla bean ice cream). |
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| pasta with spinach, mushrooms, cilantro and tuna May 26, 2008 |
| some rotini, sauteed garlic, onion, cilantro and spinach, and add a can 'o tuna and season to taste = delicious |
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| virtuous vegetable crepes May 26, 2008 |
| Monday night meal by Mr Teen - crepes with added oats for stability and flavour, filled with a rich vegetable ragu of zucchini, mushrooms, grand-dad's home-grown capsicum and tomatoes. He served these lovely crepes with fried haloumi. YUM. |
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| greek lamb sausages with mash May 23, 2008 |
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| daddy's spaghetti May 22, 2008 |
this is the ultimate comfort food - rich, meaty spaghetti sauce, made from scratch with lots of garlic, lean mince and lots of vegetables.
better yet - I didn't make it, and it came with a big glass of a big red wine.
mmmm |
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| My hubby's horror dinner May 20, 2008 |
My husband DESPISES fish sticks. I decided to make some from scratch. He tolerated them. I thought they were awesome, but according to him- cod is "junkfood" fish. :)
Corn flake covered cod- baked
Baked french fries
Salad |
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| Fried chicken with ... May 20, 2008 |
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| quick mustard chook May 20, 2008 |
quick and hearty meal of mustard chicken and polenta.
Sauteed chicken thigh cutlets with bacon, celery, capsicum, onion, broad beans - in a red wine and mustard sauce.
Served with polenta and steamed broccoli.
Choc chip cookies made by Miss 11 after school today for dessert-REALLY good. |
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| pasta with dandelion greens May 18, 2008 |
pasta with sauteed dandelion greens, carrots, garlic and celery
grilled steak and eggplant slices
pretty good, but the pasta sauce did not quite turn out as I would have liked it. While both excelent on their own both the eggplant and dandelion greens were very bitter, so maybe only one next time. |
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| Peach pancake breakfast May 18, 2008 |
HUGE thick pancake with fresh peaches
Sausage patty
Schnepf Farms has a peach festival each weekend during peach season. They cook them on two huge griddles over a fire. There's at least a 30 min wait in line but they were worth it! |
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| pumpkin soup with crab and chili salsa May 18, 2008 |
A crowded house this weekend meant the fridge was pretty bare come Sunday night. The heel of a pumpkin was turned into soup with a few other vegetables hiding in the crisper, some chicken stock, coconut milk, ginger, fresh lemon grass, coriander roots and fresh chili.
Served topped with a crab salsa - tinned crab meat jazzed up with coriander leaves, chili and lots of lime juice. |
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| slow-cooked lamb May 16, 2008 |
| lamb shanks slow cooked with ginger, garlic, canelli beans, lemon and served with a pumpkin and potato mash and garlicky green beans |
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| BBQ Chicken Nachos May 14, 2008 |
Nacho cheese mix, bbq sauce scattered here and there, bits/pieces of chicken here and there.
Broiled 3-4 minutes and then served with sour cream and salsa. |
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| pork May 12, 2008 |
| Butterfly pork steaks with an orange mustard sauce, with vegies |
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| Easter Lamb - The Return May 11, 2008 |
Lamb ribs braised in red wine, honey, garlic, and ancho chiles
Polenta
Broccoli Rabe |
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| mothers day brunch May 11, 2008 |
little egg and bacon pies
roasted cherry tomatoes and asparagus
baked ricotta with brandied apricots
raspberry and cinnamon muffins
pumpkin scones
walnut bread
fruit platter - papaya, watermelon, rockmelon, pineapple and strawberries
natural yogurt with honey
wonderful company |
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| Monica's Mexican Casserole Mess May 8, 2008 |
Seasoned slow roasted pork (I know, I do that a lot!) layered with corn tortillas, corn, black beans, chipotles, onions, sour cream, chipotle cheddar cheese, and enchilada sauce.
It was really flavorful but the tortillas were too mushy. Next time I'll omit them. |
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| pasta May 7, 2008 |
Not entirely sure what was in this delicious pasta, as it was waiting for me after a long day at work.
It certainly had bacon, mushrooms, olives and cherry tomatoes, and was quite creamy.
Even nicer because DH made it, and I didn't have to cook... |
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| beef casserole May 5, 2008 |
slow cooked blade cut - on a base of celery, onion, carrot and sweet red peppers , mushroom and diced tomatoes. Seasoned with rosemary, thyme, parsley, a little cumin and coriander seed and plenty of S&P. Tender with a lovely thick and fragrant gravy.
Served with polenta. |
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| Apple Walnut Spice Loaf - Recipe for those who wan May 4, 2008 |
Here's the recipe for those who requested it - I modified the recipe for Apple Honey Bundt Cake (see previous post):
Apple Walnut Spice Loaf
Ingredients:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I didn't have any and it still tasted good!)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon ground cinnamon (to taste)
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two loaf pans with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and oil. Beat in the eggs until light, then stir in the honey and vanilla. Combine the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice; stir into the batter just until moistened. Fold in the apples and nuts.
3. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. |
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| Boring- Pasta and Sauce for my Hubby May 3, 2008 |
Wheat pasta
Garlic and Basil Spaghetti Sauce
Spinach
Slow roasted chicken |
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| Roast pork May 3, 2008 |
| with roast potato, pumpkin, parsnip, onion and steamed cabbage. Perfect crackling. |
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| Rao's Arrabbiata with spaghetti May 1, 2008 |
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