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Dinner #7 September 24, 2010

Filed under: Cooking,Food,Happy — Kelocity @ 10:02 pm
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As part of tonight’s I hate cooking dinner challenge, I made another recipe from my archive that I’ve been DYING to make.

Introducing… Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie. I found this recipe on Tina’s ‘Trading up Downtown’ blog.

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When I got home from work and started whipping ingredients out of the fridge, Irving said, “Are you sure you want to cook again tonight? You really don’t have to!” I said, “what, are you sick of my cooking already? It’s only day 7!” haha But I think he was just impressed that I am still going strong on the dinner cooking front.

Truthfully, I’ve been LOVING this cooking challenge. I’ve actually begun to enjoy it. Cooking is my time in the kitchen to unwind. Irving hooked our computer up to the tv in the kitchen, so he’ll come and hang out in there too and we have a blast spending an hour just catching up and getting some things done.

I found that when I have a recipe to follow and have all the ingredients I need, it’s actually pretty easy. I thought that cooking would kill my night and I’d have no time to get anything else done, but I’ve actually been MORE productive. I get the dishes done while things are in the oven, and a few other things here and there.

But I digress.. back to my pie!

Yesterday’s meal was meat-free, so I think Irving was happy to have a manly meal tonight. He really liked it.
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Even though this recipe has paprika, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper, we both agreed it could have used some Frank’s Red Hot sauce or something to kick it up a notch. Next time…
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And just for fun… I took Erika and Timmy’s dog out for a walk today. He’s so cute!
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Night!
PS… are you guys sick of my dinner challenge posts? 14 days is a long time, huh?

 

Dinner #6

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 7:22 am
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I’ve been collecting recipes from blogs and websites for years and I keep them all in a folder in my gmail in case inspiration ever strikes. Well this week it did, and my of my recipes this week came from this collection.
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Tonight’s comes from Healthy Tipping Point. I made her Santa Fe Casserole.

I added some fresh Cilantro to the top as it baked.
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As it cooked, I made a fresh homemade guacamole.

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And rolled it all up into two burritos.
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Irving was more artistic with his.
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Irving missed the meat in this meal, but I was stuffed to the gills. Next time, we’ll make this again as a side dish and pair it with some steak tips or grilled chicken, but it was great.

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PS I love the library. Today I stopped and headed for the kids section to get some books on Egypt. We’re planning a trip and what better way to learn than with pictures! hahaha YESS!
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Cooking Challenge Day 4 September 21, 2010

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 9:46 pm
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Tonight, I paired a simple meal with a somewhat harder side dish.

We had good old fashioned fettuccini! (This was the refrigerated kind, not the box kind, so that makes it more gourmet, no?)
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And hey, there’s a sprig of Parsley in there…gourmet indeed!
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On the side, a new soup from Harry & David. We bought a sampler pack when we were in Vegas a few weeks ago.
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Tonight’s was the Tuscan Bean.
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It was really thick and juicy. You have to add diced tomatoes, chicken and some other things to it. It was almost like a stew. Yum.

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And it was all paired with some Trader Joes Garlic bread… because we just love our carbs.
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Buon Appetito!

 

Cooking Challenge #3 – Breakfast for Dinner September 20, 2010

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 9:39 pm
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On tonight’s menu: French Toast and Bacon!
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I made the french toast with eggs, milk, vanilla and cinnamon. Light, fluffy, crispy and delicious!

 

With Crispy Bacon. Mmm!
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Served with some real Vermont maple syrup that we got when we visited the Bragg Farm Maple House.
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Delicious! (PS I added Whipped Cream too!)
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It was quick, yummy, easy and fun. I’m begining to like cooking already!

 

Cooking Challenge Night #2

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 8:16 am
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Pastrami Sandwiches with Cole Slaw

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Irving had his in “grilled cheese” form
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And at the baby shower yesterday I “won” this notepad that I’m going to use for meal planning. 🙂
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Thanks!

Til tonight….