Posted in chicken, lunchbox, vegetables on Sep 1st, 2009 1 Comment »
School is back in session. Ahhh… The sound of quiet around the house is very welcome after a long summer. We had a wonderfully fun summer, but it was a long. Tiny pixie started yesterday, and I guess she missed school a bunch judging by her synopsis. “It was just like a party, only better, [...]
Posted in broccoli, chicken, easy meals, food to share, leftovers, vegetables, zucchini on Aug 27th, 2009 No Comments »
So the thing about Asian food, and I’m sure this is one of those foot-in-the-mouth remarks, is back when I had gestational diabetes, I couldn’t pass my blood sugar after a meal at an Asain restaurant to save my life. Even when I thought I was making good choices. Now – the same can probably [...]
Posted in chicken, mushrooms on Jul 1st, 2009 No Comments »
I’m having the most amazing time in the mountains and also totally kicking myself for not walking around with my camera glued to my arm. I promise to do better. Last night I went to a wine tasting at Tuscany in Salt Lake City. Everyone in Utah is so unbelievably friendly, and contrary to some [...]
Posted in chicken, citrus, herbs on Jun 30th, 2009 No Comments »
When I write about a recipe that isn’t really a recipe, I get very self-conscious. Sort of how I feel about why anyone would you want to read the footnotes. If it’s not important enough to make it in the text, why add it at all? I’m guilty of this. Whenever a book has a quote after the [...]
Posted in chicken, citrus, food to share, sandwiches on Jun 16th, 2009 3 Comments »
Planning to feed a large number of people can be daunting, but to me it’s the epitome of the culinary Olympics. Athletes not only are driven to strive towards the ultimate challenge, but they also get an amazing rush from the event and the preparation leading just up to the event. It’s the butterflies in the [...]
Posted in chicken, comfort, easy meals, leftovers, pasta on Jun 13th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m making a conscious effort not to waste as much food. Both for environmentaland financial reasons. And because it’s so, you know, wasteful. I have a realproblem of buying some specific ingredient then only using a portion and the rest goes to waste as I fail to incorporate it into another recipe. Like that partial [...]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals, salad on Jun 6th, 2009 2 Comments »
Fridays are my easy cooking days, last night we had a nice, healthy meal which didn’t really encompass anything new, but brought together several of the techniques I’ve discussed earlier. As summer has finally arrived in Dallas (allelujia!), it was quite warm at 5:00 so I decided to forgo the oven in favor of the [...]
Posted in chicken, citrus, food to share on Jun 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
We’re back from a trip to Houston to christen my new godson. Something around a million bug bites later, we’re itchy and exhausted, but had a wonderful weekend playing outside and staying up too late. After a brief discussion of child-friendly restaurant options on Sunday, we decided to go to the store and cook at [...]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken on May 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
Judging by my dinner, I am so totally unqualified to write about anything food related. Not what’s in the picture, I made that on Monday. Tonight I ate Ramen Noodles. Chicken Flavored. And they were delicious. I think my kids just ate popsicles. Since normally they eat well balanced meals, I’m not going to worry [...]
Posted in chicken, zucchini on May 7th, 2009 3 Comments »
This crispy chicken is made with panko breadcrumbs. I really don’t know how I made it before I knew about panko. It seems like I use panko very frequently and I’ve probably only known about it for about 5 years. Panko is made from crustless bread, coarsely ground, resulting in a light extra crispy texture. [...]
