Recipe Fridays: Super Supper Sunday #1

I mentioned a special project I’ve been working on, well, here it is: SUPER SUNDAY SUPPERS!!!  (Credit: TC for coming up with the name unwittingly)  Cook a huge blowout meal on Sunday, then eat the leftovers the rest of the week as I can.  I’ve been planning menus like crazy, trying to make them the perfect combination, and so far… so good.  First up: pulled pork, cole slaw, salad to be healthy, dinner rolls, and roasted brussels sprouts with bacon.  Nommm?Nommm.  Better shot for the brussels sprouts glory – because they were glorious.  Complete with dessert!  I’ve made this for [...]

Recipe Fridays: Sharp Cherry & Cheddar Muffins

Oh, what’s this?  Did Yvo try baking again?  Why yes, yes she did.  Well, not exactly.  It’s nice to have friends who are actually adept at things, who will, when she lends a cookbook to (that she won at Foodbuzz fest, actually) and subsequently begs them to bake something in the book and take pictures so she can blog it will not only do so willingly and gladly, but then will share the results with her so she can form her own opinion on the recipe.  Awesome.  That’s what awesome friends do, right?  Right?!   Mmm, Savory Baking by Mary Cech [...]

Recipe Fridays: Fish Tacos

Terrible photos, but fish tacos!  E-dee-licious, my yoga buddy, mentioned one night that she was going to make fish tacos.  Sounded so yummy and when she told me the method, they were SO easy, I had to make them right away!  I used flour tortillas because I don’t like corn tortillas, but you can use whichever you prefer.  E-dee-licious said she uses tilapia, but I used dover sole cuz it’s cheap and easy to find everywhere.  (I guess tilapia fits those qualifications as well, but when I went to the store, I found dover sole for like $3.99/lb.)  It’s [...]

Recipe Fridays: Raw Tomato Sauce

I’ve mentioned that I’m completely blessed and have an awesome life (not braggin’! just sayin’!) – this is just yet another example.  I’ve been in the market for a food processor for a while now; my mother and sister have tried to buy me a combination food processor/blender for a while as well.  (Because I live in an apartment and have extremely limited space, it seemed like the obvious solution to get one that shared a base.)  Unfortunately, reviews of combo machines were not favorable, and I hesitated to buy (or have my sister/mother buy) something that didn’t sound amazing.  [...]

Recipe Fridays: Homemade Banh Mi

Yep, MORE BANH MI.  I am nuts about banh mi, in case you couldn’t already tell.  The above was my first attempt; I went to Paris Sandwich (because I love their Paris Special banh mi best; I totally play favorites!) and picked up cha lua (pork roll), pate, Vietnamese mayo, and pickled carrots/daikon… along with one of their baguettes.  Crisp, chewy, just amazing, I daresay this is the bread of my dreams.  So I spread a little pate on one side, a little Vietnamese mayo on the other, topped with with the respective toppings and went to town.  It [...]

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