Tonight I really wish I'd had my camera out to take a picture of the beautiful dinner I made! Caramelized Salmon with Pineapple and Orange Salsa, Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots, and Green Bean Amandine. It was all as tasty as it was pretty, too. I made desert tonight, too, an apple and cranberry pie - it wasn't wonderful. I didn't have any shortening or real butter so the crust was made w/ margarine, so I knew it would suck, but you gotta do what you gotta do, right?? lol. I had bought a bag of apples at the orchard yesterday and the kids were eating bites and leaving half eaten apples around already, so I needed to use a bunch quickly. ^^
I don't know if its because of the running I did after the dog yesterday, or just because of my body's stupid reactions to cold weather, but I have been terribly uncomfortable today. Whole body aches, and I was on the couch nauseated all morning, but fortunately by about 1pm that had passed. (no, I'm not pregnant, I can guarantee you that lol!!!) I'm hoping I can move around better tomorrow, because I gotta clean house and get ready for Dorothy and the Wizard who are coming up Saturday evening for Trey's birthday and to work on our water heater again - yea, its STILL not working right...
Speaking of Trey's birthday, his "homework" on Tuesday was to color in this birthday cake and cut it out and glue on candles, but we couldn't find any glue then he lost the paper so it didn't matter anyway... BUT - we were supposed to practice saying "My birthday is January 22". So every time I'd say "my birthday is" he'd say TREY BOONE! and laugh and laugh lol. It was really cute!
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Thursday, January 17
Wednesday, January 9
Partial Food Results
Ok, so far I can tell you that the Shrimp Etouffee, 7 Layer Mexican Bean Dip, and the Fast Fish Sandwiches were all yummy!
The fish sandwich was pretty interesting. You take fried fish fillets and put them on a split hard chewy kaiser roll. Then you make up this dressing of mayo, coleslaw mix (cabbage and carrots), and lime juice with a little zest. You put that onto the fish, then put on a bit of salsa, and then sliced pitted kalamata olives and capers. Very unusual and yummy. Tasted to me like something you would find on the menu at Cheeseburger in Paradise. I liked it alot, but Charles wasn't thrilled. Sydney ate them w/o the slaw and Ally and Trey ate theirs as just fish hehehe!!
The fish sandwich was pretty interesting. You take fried fish fillets and put them on a split hard chewy kaiser roll. Then you make up this dressing of mayo, coleslaw mix (cabbage and carrots), and lime juice with a little zest. You put that onto the fish, then put on a bit of salsa, and then sliced pitted kalamata olives and capers. Very unusual and yummy. Tasted to me like something you would find on the menu at Cheeseburger in Paradise. I liked it alot, but Charles wasn't thrilled. Sydney ate them w/o the slaw and Ally and Trey ate theirs as just fish hehehe!!
Tuesday, January 8
Definition for Dorothy (and cooking plans)
Crème fraîche (IPA: [kʁɛm fʁɛʃ], French for "fresh cream") is a heavy cream slightly soured with bacterial culture, but not as sour or as thick as sour cream. Originally a French product, today it is available throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Crème fraîche can be made at home by adding a small amount of cultured buttermilk or sour cream to normal heavy cream, and allowing to stand for several hours at room temperature until the bacterial cultures act on the cream.
Crème fraîche is very similar to sour cream, however its higher fat content and lower viscosity allow it several advantages. Unlike sour cream, crème fraîche can be mixed with air to form whipped cream. Furthermore, the higher lipid content (and lower protein content) of crème fraîche allow it to be directly cooked without curdling.
As for cooking plans... I am SOO tired of the same old things I've been cooking for years and years. So, I was looking through my new Betty Crocker cookbook that Dorothy got me for Christmas and went to the store tonight to get all the "fixins" for some new deliciousness.
So, the plans for the next few days will be a mix of old standbys and new additions:
Crème fraîche is very similar to sour cream, however its higher fat content and lower viscosity allow it several advantages. Unlike sour cream, crème fraîche can be mixed with air to form whipped cream. Furthermore, the higher lipid content (and lower protein content) of crème fraîche allow it to be directly cooked without curdling.
As for cooking plans... I am SOO tired of the same old things I've been cooking for years and years. So, I was looking through my new Betty Crocker cookbook that Dorothy got me for Christmas and went to the store tonight to get all the "fixins" for some new deliciousness.
So, the plans for the next few days will be a mix of old standbys and new additions:
- Mexican 7 Layer Dip
- Quesadillas
- Fish Sandwiches with a coleslaw dressing
- Shrimp Etouffee
- Pot Roast
- Shepherd's Pie
- Lemon Chicken Pasta Toss
- Cheesy Potato Soup
- New England Clam Chowder
- Chicken Fajita Rollups
Friday, March 16
Sickness all around
Man, I thought I was sick at the beginning of the week... That was nothing compared to now. Trey-Trey even had to come home early from Nana's because he was throwing up yesterday morning and wanted Mom. So we drove to Sullivan to pick him up and had dinner with my parents. Cheesy Grillers... MMM-good! (Even if it does look like a big severed finger [among other things] on my plate.) LOL
Wednesday, March 14
Pics, pics, and more pics...
These are "Emotional Sydney"
I love these pictures of Ally playing outside on the swingset with Athena chillin'.
This was at dinner tonight - Sydney rocking on, and Ally eating (which is a huge thing in and of itself...) We had Penne Alfredo w/ mushrooms and Blueberry Muffins, it was yummy.
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