Posted in cheap meals, pork on Feb 2nd, 2010 6 Comments »
I’ve been wanting to try my own homemade tamales for ages. A couple of things scared me off initially. One, I don’t have a single friend who makes his/her own tamales (speak up if I’m wrong). Two, Lard. Three, I’d heard they’re complicated and labor intensive. And Four, I didn’t own a large enough steamer […]
Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, food to share, leftovers, legumes, make and store recipes, soup, turkey on Feb 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Turkey Chili is new to my repertoire this year, but it has been extremely well received by both family and guests. I like that this one serves equally well as leftovers both in taste and presentation. Plus the bonus of it being a one pan, one dish meal. Chili, like tortilla soup, seems to be […]
Posted in cabbage, cheap meals, Mexican, seafood on Jan 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
Fish tacos were a bizarre and astonishing menu item when I first moved to Austin back in the mid 90’s. I certainly never saw them on the menu in the midwest, and frankly, they took a long time for me to warm up to. SMIL loves this restaurant Z’Tejas. Like ridiculously beyond over-enthusaistically loves this […]
Posted in carrots, cheap meals, chicken, citrus, comfort, food to share, leftovers, make and store recipes, soup on Nov 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
This recipe is written as I made the soup, which is certainly a time intensive method – but there are several shortcuts you could employ. If your freezer is home to one of my staple whole roasted chickens minus the breast meat which was eaten at an earlier date, skip the first paragraph and throw […]
Posted in beef, cheap meals, comfort, Freezes Well, make and store recipes, soup on Sep 23rd, 2009 4 Comments »
When trying to recreate a recipe, it’s probably a good idea to have tasted it sometime in the last decade. I have this glorious memory of the Beef and Barley Soup served at the Madrigal dinners in my high school. I was a lowly serving wench back in those days, kept out of the kitchen […]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals on Sep 19th, 2009 3 Comments »
Another quick dinner idea. One of my foodbuzz friend’s had a great recipe this week. StumptownSavory posted a mustard sauce, that in addition to looking delicious, contained ingredients that I usually have on hand. I’m not a huge lover of chicken, and I pray for the day the scientists hit CNN Wendy’s style crying WHERE’S […]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals, olives on Sep 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
For some reason I have this horror at using any pre-made products when preparing meals. Maybe cause I feel like I don’t “own” it, you know, it’s not really “mine”. It’s psychotic and really not very practical. Luckily I have a loving husband who rolls with my personal insanities, finds them maybe almost endearing, even […]
Posted in cheap meals, cheese, comfort, easy meals, turkey on Sep 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
College Football Season is a mere one day away. Tomorrow there will be live football back on the air. Since we have a Duck in the family now, I’ll probably be watching the Oregon game tomorrow. And Utah is playing tomorrow, too. Since they’re still pitching a fit about the BCS results, I’ll have to […]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals, salad on Jun 6th, 2009 2 Comments »
Effect of Protein Food on the Quality of Male PotencyIt has long been known about the beneficial effect of meat and eggs on the erection. And although the recommendations of experts on the number of their use can vary significantly, regular intake of eggs increases the level of cholesterol in the blood of a man. […]
Posted in cheap meals, pasta, turkey on May 18th, 2009 2 Comments »
I finished my 24th vampire book I’ve read in the last six months today. All this time, I’ve kept wondering why the vampires haven’t sought me out yet. I have a sneaking suspicion it may be due to the amount of garlic I eat. Vampire tales are mixed on their interpretation of their supernaturals ability […]
