What’s in a Name? ~after marriage, at least~

22 Wednesday May 2013

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Welp, we have a new ongoing dilemma in the How to Get Married the Wrong Way saga of our lives. 

I don’t know what to do about my name. 

To clarify, this isn’t a REAL dilemma, like “do we pull the plug on our 16 year old comatose daughter” or anything like that.  I’m marrying the best guy ever, we’re super happy, and employed, and healthy so….not a real dilemma. 

The non-dilemma IS ongoing, though. 

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Where’s the Beef?

22 Wednesday May 2013

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Guys something happened. 

I got featured on what some might call an, ahem, conservative publication.

Portobella Burger

I had about a 3 second hesitation, and then realized “oh, they eat too.”

Duh.  Weird how we get so caught up in “our” favorite news/entertainment outlets, isn’t it?

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Broiled Fish with Salsa

21 Tuesday May 2013

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WELL. 

I thought you might need something to go with the ever-so-slightly-decadent rice from yesterday so…..I made us a really light healthy fish!Meal with lime

If I were you I’d OF COURSE serve the two together, but this fish by itself is really nice and light so….I guess you could serve it with veggies or something like that if you’re feeling healthy.

What’s that like, by the way?

So, you can tell from the pictures that I made this on the same night as that lovely green baked rice, and this fish was GOOD.  It was incredibly simple and came entirely from ingredients I already had at home.  Also, once the fish thawed it took ten minutes so…never a bad thing. 

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Cheesy Baked Chile Rice

20 Monday May 2013

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Ohhhhhhhh this is comfort food but it tastes like Mexican food and it’s so easy and you can make it ahead and it’s vegetarian but hearty and filling and cheesy. 

It’s great for a Monday, is what that should tell you.Broiled casserold topped with scallion

This rice is all of the things. 

Also, how was your weekend?  Mine was kind of …. rained out.  I had 93737 fun things planned for the sunshine, and then there wasn’t any so….whomp whomp.  

We DID, however, celebrate a full year in our house!  I did 3 loads of laundry to celebrate.  Cool, huh?

Or not.

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Weekend Dinner Menu – Middle Eastern

17 Friday May 2013

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Guys it’s finally Friday.

I have my final yoga test this afternoon but then tomorrow my sister and I are going to a yard sale and a farmers market so….just gotta get through today?Plate with hummus

Anyway.

Food. 

I made this meal last weekend, and it was super easy-peasy, and REALLY delicious.  Lots of the components can be made ahead or aren’t even really recipes so…let’s get to it!

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Lamb Meatballs

16 Thursday May 2013

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So, our friends Wes and Sangeeta have a house in the mountains, kind of near where we’re getting married. 

It’s close to where we live, but 10 degrees cooler, totally isolated, and totally mountainous.  Duh.Meatballs and pita

We went there last weekend!

I made dinner one night, and part of the dinner was these meatballs.  They’re lamb.  They taste like a gyro.  Or the middle east. Or something slightly foreign but SO flavorful and delicious and you want to eat 1,000 of them.

You know foods like that, right?

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Wednesday Night Dinner

15 Wednesday May 2013

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Let’s have Japanese food tonight, ok?

Do you want to?

I want to. 

Full Japanese dinner

It’s easy, I promise!  Today starts 10 full weeks of summer school insanity so….get ready for ALL THE EASY RECIPES to come spewing out of me.  Seriously – there’s no other way to get through this together.

So, today.  Easy-peasy-Japanesy, even though I hate that expression and this is kind of Asian fusion food….ok?  Make sense?

I knew you’d understand. 

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This Man

14 Tuesday May 2013

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 I have told you that my beloved recently took a new job – correct?

It’s a great new job.  He’s getting really good at it, but there’s definitely a learning curve, as exists with tons of new jobs.  He’s been away for work 2/4 of the last weeks, so I’m GLAD to have him home.  
 
One challenge we’ve found with Jay working at home that when 1. I walk in, 2. the dogs breathe, 3. someone knocks on the door, he’s interrupted.  He does a ton of conference calling, and needed a good, albeit dorky, headset to block out some of the regular house noise.
 
So I bought him one.
 
And then we had the following conversation:

Zucchini Pomodoro Sauce

14 Tuesday May 2013

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I need to tell you something. 

I’m not sure what zucchini pomodoro is. Bowl of sauce

The interwebz has a few theories, and my naming of this sauce comes from exactly one thing.  This place in Greenville that we like, Adam’s, has a side dish that is called zucchini pomodoro and it’s squash in what tastes like creamy tomato sauce so….

I made zucchini with creamy tomato sauce. 

Makes sense, right?  My bff Heather and I get it as a side with our meal every time we go there even though we always say we’re going to try something new.

Women, amirite?

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Barley and Brown Rice Pilaf

13 Monday May 2013

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For our Monday, I’m making you a really bland and colorless side dish.

YAY!  Bowl of pilaf

Just kidding.  Colorless, yes, but this is very easy and packed with flavor so….maybe perfect for a Monday?

I made this yesterday for my mama for Mother’s day.  What’d you do for your mom?  My sister Emily got her a waffle iron and my other two sisters got her some sweet pottery so….my “gift” of dinner was lame, but still kind of delicious.

We hope she had a good time with all of her peeps. 

This side dish, though.  It’s good.  Really good.  I’m writing the printable just as I did it, but you could substitute any grains or rice-like things you like:  quinoa, orzo, regular rice….anything!  Just cook whatever you use separately since the cooking times will be all different, then mix ‘em together at the end. 

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