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Springtime Chicken March 30, 2011

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 7:31 pm
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Last night, we cooked up another one of our Dream Dinners meals.
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This one was the ‘Chicago Style Chicken’, and it was amazing. So much flavor, and so easy to make. I joke with other healthy food bloggers that I don’t ‘cook’…instead, I ‘assemble’. But I’m darn good at it. Winking smile
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I cracked open a bottle of wine (direct from Costco’s shelves). This was a Riesling and it was fabulous.
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Enjoyed along side my Easter Bunnies. I wait all year for them to come out and play!
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The rest of the night, we did some more office work. I’m converting my entire music library from ITunes to Windows Media Player. It is such a painstakingly long process. We got a home server, where we can access all of our music anywhere in the world… but it all has to be converted first.
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(nerds, we know.)

Tell me, what’s the nerdiest thing you’ve ever done? Tell me I’m not alone.

 

Mac & Cheese, but not! March 24, 2011

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 6:07 pm
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I (really) like Trader Joe’s Sweet Potato Gnocchi. It’s easy and delicious.

If I was by myself, I could easily eat that whole package. But that’s probably not a very good idea. Instead, I took some cues from Amanda and Andy and decided to bulk it up with veggies and split it among two meals. This is why I like to hang around with Smart People.
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The gnocci has a butter and sage sauce, but when it’s heated up, the gnocci kind of gets a little mushy and it totally tastes like Mac & Cheese.
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Mix it with some crack Frank’s Red Hot and you’ve got yourself a meal. MMmm!
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We go through hot sauce like nobody’s business, so we stopped fooling around with those little bottles. Go big or go home.
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Now I’m stuffed. And luckily I have a great lunch to look forward to tomorrow. Winning!

 

Challah = Holla! March 22, 2011

Filed under: Family,Food — Kelocity @ 7:14 pm
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For some reason, whenever anyone says ‘Challah’, I always want to yell “Holla!” 
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Irving and I had a lunchtime date at Costco today. Oh, the life of the adult, huh? We picked up a lovely loaf of Challah, and I just think it looks so pretty!
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This gorgeous bottle of Moscato also ended up in my cart. I don’t know how it happened!
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It’s from Israel! My Jewish mother-in-law would be proud. I can’t wait to open this up. A bottle of red wine will stay half full in our house for a couple of weeks. But Moscato, Ice Wine or Chardonnay? 2 days, flat! We’re total wine-o’s. (hahaha, that’s not really true, but I do love really sweet wine!)
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I went out on a 3-mile walk after work tonight. I love how clear the sky is after the rain in Los Angeles. On the way out I grabbed a Hunk-O-Challah! I kept chanting that in my head “hunk o’ challah, hunk o’challah”.
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I chatted with my sister for the entire three miles. She just finished up another semester of grad school. GO, LAURIE!

 

Blogger Meetup: Pizza Party! March 21, 2011

Filed under: Blogging,Cooking — Kelocity @ 6:29 am
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Saturday night, Kaitlin hosted an LA Blogger meetup at her place and it was pretty awesome.

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The group included Kaitlin, Amanda and Andy, Katherine, and Melissa .

And in true Blogger Fashion, the food was amazing.

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We had a make your own pizza concept, with no topping spared!

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Katherine is a pro and taught us all how to properly stretch out the dough (the key is to keep adding flour)!

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And spreading olive oil on the dough before the sauce and toppings makes it crunchy! YUM!

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We made four mini pizzas to share. They were all gorgeous. I love when food looks like art.

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I love cheese. Lots of cheese… and garlic. MMm!
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I put the Broccoli on this bad boy. I just bring so much talent to the foodie world.IMG_4748

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Served with a really good salad (and Newman’s Own Dressing of course!)

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Blogger friends –> Real friends! You won’t meet a nicer bunch of people.

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Melissa made dessert. Peanut Butter Chocolate chip cookies, and a peanut butter coffee cake!

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I’m not a big Harry Potter fanatic, but if you hang out with these guys long enough, you’ll become one through osmosis. lol

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We also watched the Rebecca Black music video Friday a few times. You should watch it. It’s addicting.IMG_4782

Such a fun night, great food and new friends.

Photo from twobooswhoeat.com !

Thanks for hosting, Kaitlin!IMG_4772

 

Cabbage Soup March 20, 2011

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 8:44 am
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With all this talk of St. Patty’s Day cabbage lately, I realized I was craving it! On a whim, I picked up this from the grocery store this week.
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Irish Stew Mix! I had no idea what to do with it, but it looked good, so I bought it.
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I googled recipes for “Cabbage Soup” and found this one from All Recipes. It only took about 30 minutes to make, and it was totally worth it.

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We ate al fresco. Nothing like a warm soup on a chilly day!
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On the side, I made some biscuits. It just seemed right.
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Topped with a little bit of dill. I will definitely be saving this recipe!
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