07 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in Food, meal planning, Recipes
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cooking, diet, diy, eating, fish, fish stew, food, healthy, homemade stock, how to cook, recipes, seafood, vegetarian
Happy Monday!
This is a twofer, folks. I’m showing you how to make this stock so that LATER I can show you the latest soup I’ve made with it.
It’s super easy, and a great way to make your own products at home, which cuts down on food waste, saves money at the store, and reduces sodium and random chemical intake.
Plus, it’s easy!
15 Wednesday Aug 2012
Posted in dogs, Food, House Projects, Uncategorized
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advice, broken glass, decorating, design, diy, eating, faq, food, healthy, home, housewarming, kitchen, recipes, stemware
Does anyone know what makes this happen?
I’m at a loss, and it’s happened before! Super clean break, so much that sometimes, if I don’t notice the glass ring in the sink, I don’t find out that the glass is broken until it’s WAY too late.
Ow.
That’s all.
06 Wednesday Jun 2012
Posted in Food, Healthy Eating, Recipes
15 Tuesday May 2012
Posted in Food, meal planning, Recipes
Yesterday, we made a sweet-ass broccoli salad that is just TOO delicious.
Also during that time we made a cup of flavored olive oil, which you did NOT need for the recipe.
So, what to do with the leftover oil? You can’t throw it away! It’s so garlicky and delicious!
09 Wednesday May 2012
Posted in Food, meal planning
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asian cooking, china, chopsticks, cooking, diy, food, japan, recipe, tokyo, travel
Tonight is probably a good night to make a crap ton of rice and fry it, don’t you think?
Here’s how I do it when I make mine!
You can use anything you need to get rid of, and it’s so delicious!
One time, I go a little nuts and made an Italian version with spinach, crumbled cooked sausage, and fresh chopped tomatoes.
WHOA. That was good.
An Asian-style is lovely too, though, and can be altered any way you like!
It’s good, is what I’m saying.
What’s your favorite fried rice ingredient?
04 Friday May 2012
Posted in Entertaining, Food
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cinco de mayo, cooking, diy, entertaining at home, food, recipe, tortilla
Happy Friday, everyone!
It’s going to be super duper lovely in our area this weekend, and I do not think that ANYONE should slave away in the kitchen when the weather is nice outside.
Unless, of course, you want to.
It’s up to you!
Here’s an idea for a fun weekend gathering of family and friends with ZERO effort:
How fun!
You can do these in a self-serve style, and keep a few pans warm on the oven. Then, as people assemble their quesadillas, you can quickly grill them until they’re melted!
Some fillings that you could offer:
Anything you can think of would be delicious, and you can mix and match flavors to make so many delicious options!
There’s no need for a dipping sauce unless you’re just dying to make one. Serve these with small tortillas so people can make 2 or three – they’ll want to!
Have each person grab some tortillas and then put their chosen toppings in a small dish, then plop the tortilla in a pan, followed by toppings and cheese, then another tortilla. Spray some cooking spray in the pan and on the top tortilla, then let the cheese melt, flip the quesadilla, and serve!
Fun. Easy. Cheap. GO!
25 Wednesday Apr 2012
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cooking, diy, eating, finance, from scratch, recipes, saving money, soup, vegetable, vegetarian
You know how on Pinterest you just go through and pin all sorts of different things that you’ll likely never get around to doing?
This is something that you can pin AND start doing today!
14 Wednesday Mar 2012
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asian cooking, culture, diy, easy cooking, food, japan, recipes, seafood, tokyo, travel
FOUR INGREDIENTS!
That’s better than the Food Network Show Five Ingredient Fix.
Because, you know, this is only 4 ingredients.
You know that I love Asian food, but some of the things I make are a leeetle bit on the weird side, or they have hard-to-find ingredients, which is a bummer.
This is not one of those recipes.
This is sesame-crusted fish!
This has 4 ingredients!
This has no measurements!
This is GREAT.
17 Friday Feb 2012
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cooking, diy, easy, entertaining, food, italian, lasgna, make-ahead meals, recipes
Yum yum yum YUM!
Nothing is better on a weekend than a simple, delicious Italian/American meal, and you should DEFINITELY not be spending your dollars on Stoufers or anything else packed with chemicals!
I made these lasagnas a few weeks ago when my whole family was gathering for my great-grandfather’s funeral.
Why do people eat so much when people die? I have no idea.
Anyway, we had a wonderful time sharing memories, laughing, crying, and enjoying cousins that we rarely see. Having the meal fully prepared (besides cooking) the night before was just an added bonus!
26 Thursday Jan 2012
One of my favorite pasta dishes is SO simple and perfect for this time of year. If you’re having a hard time figuring out what to make tonight, why not make this delicious sage-prosciutto pasta?
The picture above has the pasta with fish, but I’d make it even healthier by omitting a big protein (we all eat too much anyway in this country) and adding a salad or roasted broccoli. Easy, delicious, and healthy. Perfect for a Thursday!
