French Dip Sandwich
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When I was in junior high, I was convinced that the absolute height of fancy living was dining on French Dip in a restaurant. Our family didn’t go out for dinner very often, but when we did venture to Mr. Steak for a special occasion meal, French Dip was nearly always my order. Tender roast beef on a toasted, buttery roll dunked in the cutest little dish of steaming au jus, along with big pile of thick cut steak fries – aw’ jeepers, the memory of that sandwich gets me all nostalgic for the early 80’s! Read the rest of this entry »
Chili Rubbed Flank Steak
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The Shrimp Quesadilla post I proposed for today has been temporarily hi-jacked by the grumpy opinionated teenager known here as No Thank You Boy. NTYB expressed his displeasure with the quesadilla plan by exercising his right to filibuster all the way to home from school yesterday. I told him I would only allow a dinner plan veto if he could suggest an alternate bill (menu) that was equally delicious and, in the interest of fiscal responsibility, also use sale ingredients. Read the rest of this entry »
Restaurant Style Salsa
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I have a problem with Mexican food.
The problem is that I could eat it almost every da’gum day. I just got a sneak peak at the sale ad that comes out tomorrow – and let’s just say, if you’re like me (swimming in the deep end of the crazy pool over Mexican food), you’re gonna love it. So let’s kick off a little fiesta with the King of Mexican condiments: salsa! Read the rest of this entry »
Stuffed Potato Skins
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Lunchtime came around at our house yesterday and the cupboards were bare. No sandwich stuff, no soup, no hot dogs, and no frozen pizzas – none of the usual weekend lunchtime fare was to be found, and the DamKids were all squawkin’. Loudly. Read the rest of this entry »
Garlic Roasted Pork with Pan Gravy
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In keeping with my New Year’s resolution, I spent another afternoon sweating it out at the gym yesterday. I was in the final phase of a great workout, slogging through my third round of planks (HATE. THEM.). I was using the stopwatch feature on my phone to measure out the moment by moment torture of each miserable plank, when suddenly, said smart phone let me know that I had a new email waiting to be read. Read the rest of this entry »
Homemade Chicken Stock
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Two out of three of my punks were feeling a little out of sorts this past weekend. Nothing serious – just your garden variety sniffles, coupled with some moping around, a noticeable lack of energy, and a weeee little bit of whining. In other words, they were great company. NOT! Read the rest of this entry »
Sarah’s Maple Granola
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Have you ever been given something that you love so much, you’ve refused to share it with anyone? Even when you know in your heart that sharing is the right thing to do? Did you ever take this particular item, hide it away in your pantry so that no one else in your family had any idea it was there, and keep it for yourself, rationing it out bit by yummy bit, so that it would last a reeeaally long time, because you never wanted to run out of it? Read the rest of this entry »
Broccoli Soup with Cheddar, and Popovers!
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I spent the longest time on a quest for a perfect broccoli soup. Years, I think. Ya gotta kiss a lot of frogs as they say; I tried probably a dozen recipes until I found one that I absolutely loved, and this is it.
This recipe is a winner for several reasons: first, it makes great use of both the florets and the stems, with very little waste; and second, because the recipe doesn’t call for pulverizing the soup to oblivion, you can actually tell that there is broccoli in the soup! Read the rest of this entry »
Honey & Soy Glazed Salmon
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Okay, in case you were worrying, I’m back in check with my healthy eating. I know you were all just waiting around, fretting over whether or not I was still lagging behind the healthy eating wagon, but – good news! I’m back, baby. Fired up, too. However, I could fall off said wagon at any second though, because as I write this it’s nearing happy hour … and I do love ‘me a nice glass of wine when the punks are done with their homework. I swear, fourth grade math flat stresses me out. Read the rest of this entry »
Adobo Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Black Bean Pico de Gallo
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Wow, did I ever fall off the wagon this weekend. Holy smokes!! And I was doing so well with eating light! Ever since last Monday! I was on something like, a four day healthy eating kick. Might not sound like much, but that’s quite a stretch for me, you understand. The Holidays were ugly, but I do mean that in the Best. Possible. Way. Read the rest of this entry »
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