A Big Surf ‘n Turf Thank You

For the past couple of weeks, CT and I have been looking forward to doing some home-cooking together(yes, you can all collectively “awww” now). She mentioned that it was soft shell crabs season and wanted to take another shot at cooking them since her delicious sandwiches last Spring. CT also has been wanting to take a shot at making ribs. Since we did owe CT’s Dad a dinner for his enthusiastic help in moving her things, we decided to make BOTH! Since we were making such a feast, Aunt B and Scout were also invited since she was in need [...]

Recipe Fridays: Reinventing the TV Dinner

I know I’ve mentioned my me-time and my TV nights on this blog before, but I’ve never really talked about what I eat on those nights.  Well, Thursday night is a big TV night for me, and I’ve recently taken to using these divided/sectioned melamine trays I bought at Target on super-clearance a few years ago to serve myself a TV dinner.  Reinvented.  Most everything on the tray is homemade, and it’s a very filling, nutritious meal – dessert included – that I can wrap myself in my Snuggie (Christmas gift and I love it!), put a couch pillow on [...]

Bento with the BlindBaker

The BlindBaker and I actually have classes together this semester, Monday through Thursday, including chemistry.  When we registered, since chemistry sounded like a class I would struggle with, I asked her if she wanted to form a study group with me, and she agreed.  Then we realized that the way our schedules were structured, we’d be eating lunch together a lot… and I hate eating on campus.  The cafeteria is disgusting (all fried, fatty, bad for you foods).  Eating off campus is possible, given the large gap of time between classes, but it gets expensive.  So it dawned on me… [...]

Recipe Fridays: Ramp Pesto with Roasted Salmon, Linguine

A while back now (yes, I am far behind on home-territory posts, but are you surprised?), I was invited to tour the Fresh Direct facilities.  While photographs of the facilities themselves were forbidden, it was a great time, and I intend to write about the experience shortly.  But first, here’s a recipe – since I haven’t done a Recipe Friday in quite a while!  (I still cook frequently, but usually stuff that isn’t really … well, there’s no real recipe for it, like sauteed zucchini with thinly sliced onions.  Who wants to see that?  But that’s what I eat in the summer!) [...]

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 a [...]

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