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Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving…

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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And I’m trying to figure out what on earth to do about dinner.  I don’t want to make anything that will result in leftovers, and I really don’t want to have any pots or pans to clean up, because I’ll have plenty of those tomorrow.

I have the makings for a salad, but it doesn’t sound terribly satisfying at the moment.  There are a few frozen things in the freezer I could microwave, but none of them are screaming, “This is REALLY what you want!”

If I’d been smart, I’d have ordered Chinese last night. :)

Another good argument for proper meal planning.

The trouble with chicken…

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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It’s cheap, it’s healthy, and sadly, it’s boring as hell.

I have several chicken breasts in the freezer (thank you, Costco!) and I am scraping for ideas of what to do with them.  I have a few favorites – my chicken salad is one, but it’s more of a summer dish.  My baked chicken breasts are tasty, but it is a recipe that isn’t yelling to me.

I did stumble on an idea today – fajitas!  So, I need to hunt down a recipe for a decent marinade so I can attempt this.

Stay tuned.

Blech.

Monday, November 16th, 2009
blech

I did an online order for groceries yesterday, cause I’m a lazy git. One of the things I ordered was flour tortillas.

Normally I get Pepito tortillas in the store, but they don’t carry them online, so I just went with Pinata, as I didn’t recognize the couple other brands. After the groceries came this evening, I decided to have a quick cheese quesadilla.

Damn, I forgot how bad Pinata’s flour tortillas are. I blame the lack of lard. (They actually point it out in the packaging.) They’re dry, too thin, and generally taste a bit like cardboard.

Yes, definitely time to try the other brands should I need to do another online order.

Rut, rut, rut, rut, rut

Saturday, November 14th, 2009
rut-rut-rut-rut-rut

Yes, it would seem that I have been in a serious rut of late. Maybe it’s the weather, but I am just greatly lacking in inspiration.

I feel like I have managed to cook everything I know how to cook!

The project for the week is to fix that.

OMG, TRUFFLES!!!!!!!

Monday, August 4th, 2008

I have been presented with some really lovely black truffles.

My mind is completely whirling with the possibilities.

*sigh*

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I still cannot get porkchops right.