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Warm kitchen

In Stick a fork in it! on January 29, 2012 at 12:51 pm

While the hubby toils in the basement this weekend, I have taken us around the world in a culinary adventure.

Friday night we went to the East with a stir fry. Chicken, veggies, rice…. the usual. We’re actually talking about taking this out of rotation for a while, we have it too often because it’s so easy and quick to throw together (aside from the brown rice). The kids (and myself, really) are getting sick of it.

Last night it was Mexican. Enchiladas, with refried beans, spiced rice, chips and salsa and guacamole. We made everything from scratch aside from the beans, chips, and tortillas. I wish I had the time to make tortillas, because I’m sure they are out of this world.

Tonight it will be Indian. Shawarma chicken in pita with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and tahini. Here’s hoping it’ll be good.  I plan to find some gluten-free pita today, fingers crossed. We may eat this in some Naan, because it blows pita out of the water in my opinion. Of course it’s not gluten-free, and I have no hopes of finding a gluten-free version. I do have a recipe for Naan waiting to be attempted, because it is literally my bread obsession of choice at the moment.

Tomorrow… I have no idea how to classify. I’ll say straight up American, maybe.

I’m making a Glazed Ox Tail recipe that came up in my Google Reader on Friday. Normally I wouldn’t just jump on any recipe that came up, but my husband got home from work telling stories of the Philippine women at work jabbing him that he had never heard of nor eaten ox tail. We just couldn’t have that. I had no idea that it was a multi-day proposition, of course, but there’s nothing I’d rather do on a Sunday morning than handle raw meat.

**Gag**

I will admit that the house smells awesome now while the ox tail does a long boil in the oven. It better be good, because ox tail isn’t cheap (which was actually a surprise considering its history), and it has required some serious effort. Plus, I’m missing my girl’s soccer game; I don’t like leaving the oven unattended.

I would love to say that all of this cooking exempted me from lifting drywall. It didn’t.

Wop wop…

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Game Day

In Stick a fork in it! on February 8, 2011 at 6:01 pm

For those who tried to help me out, I give to you the game day menu:

  • cheese and crackers
  • fruit and fresh whipped cream
  • chips and french onion dip
  • veggie tray with onion and dill dip
  • pita and bagel chips with hot spinach artichoke dip (not shown because it was still cooking’!)
  • spicy black bean humus
  • onion butter balls  (not shown)
  • big ass pan of homemade mac and cheese (not shown, Juanita Jordan’s recipe… none of the kids nor my husband liked it, so thanks for nothing, Juanita!)
  • hot italian beef sandwiches (not shown)
  • bacon explosion on biscuits (not shown)

In addition my girlfriend brought barbecue flavored chips, yummy sugar cookies shaped like lips that were a big hit, and bruschetta that was delicious.

My husband was in charge of the beer.

Let me remind you that we had 4 guests.  Two of those guests were children.  Also, my girlfriend and I were drinking wine.  We each had our own bottle.

Don’t you judge.

And for those of you nice folks who have asked me about the Bacon Explosion via Facebook (yes, The Tiny Tyrant is on Facebook, feel free to totally “Like” me), here are some photos:

PRE-COOKED

Notice the tightly woven bacon.  The assembly process was serious.  All total 4 (four) pounds of pork products in a heart stopping roll of fat and spices.

COOKED TO PERFECTION

I didn’t take a picture of a slice on biscuit, but it was a perfect spiral if I do say so myself.  My son loved it and was totally stoked that I actually kept my promise and made it, although I’m pretty sure he was feeling sort of bad about it when I was trying to manipulate a bunch of raw bacon into a weave and pressing out two pounds of italian sausage into an even square patty.  I may have washed my hands a thousand times during the process.

Yes, I tried it.  It wasn’t horrible.

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I forgot to tell you

In Badass Ideas on November 6, 2009 at 9:02 am

I never gave you the skinny on Jess’ butternut squash recipe, did I?  It was divine!  I loved it, and I took some to work for my boss and she loved it too.  Loved it.  I ate it all.  Don’t know what I’m talking about?  Find the recipe here.  And don’t let that be the only recipe of hers that you take a look at.  She has a nice variety of easy (looking, at least when she’s doing it) and delicious recipes on her blog.  Delicious I tell you.

In addition, she lives an enviable life out there on the best coast that’s always able to provide an interesting read.  And I know her, which can only look good for me.  Heh.

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Foodie?

In Random nonsense on October 6, 2009 at 8:44 pm

I am not a foodie.  I never have been.  I eat what tastes good, what is easy, what is fast, probably what is bad for me because that’s how it always was growing up.  If it looked pretty, it probably tasted bad.  If it looked kinda icky, breaded and fried, covered in gravy, served over white rice… mmmmmmmm.  That meant it was one of grandma’s recipes and it would taste really good, even if it shortened your life by a couple of days.  What’s a couple of days, anyhow?  The ones at the end are probably going to be my worst anyhow.

Lately though, I have to think a bit more about what I’m eating.  Aside from the fact that my knee high boots from last season now completely cut off the circulation in my legs (how do you target the weight gain in your calves???), I’m a year off 40, and it’s also helpful in controlling the seasonal symptoms I have been having of late, I really do enjoy cooking.  I don’t exactly get into creating recipes because I don’t quite understand the chemistry of food and how the different ingredients work together for flavor or for chemical reaction such as leavening.  I mean, I have a minor grasp of the concept, but no lasting knowledge even though I did take cooking in college.  Oh yes I did.  Home Economics was major number 3 of a million and one.

Regardless, I have been getting way into cooking and baking again lately.  Let me show you why.  First there was this, and then there was this, and this, and definitely this, and this…  and I am completely hooked on the cooking that other people are doing.  I have been making other people’s recipes like they’re going out of style.  And let me tell you, each and every one of these geniuses have put their foot in it!  I may not cook anything of my own that is pretty enough to photograph, but I’m feeding my family some seriously delicious stuff, and I’m getting them involved in the process.  We’re eating healthy food that we’ve prepared ourselves and we know exactly what’s in it.  I have been completely inspired, and my roomies aren’t exactly complaining.

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