About six months ago, I found out my cholesterol was slightly high. That was the wake-up call that I needed to lose the last fifteen pounds of pregnancy weight. Coming off Thanksgiving weekend (okay, week if I’m being honest), I’m back to eating big salads and righting myself again. But the week sure was fun [...]
Entries Tagged as 'cheese'
Wayne’s Pizza
November 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Chicago, Italian, appetizers, cheese, food, fun, junkfood, mozzarella, mushrooms, pizza, restaurants, sauces, sides, spinach
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I! Have Made! Pasta! (Spinach Gnudi)
October 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Dad, Italian, cheese, florentine, food, leftovers, pasta, quick, spinach, vegetarian
I’ve already admitted to the whole universe, here on this blog, that I’m not the greatest Italian in the world because I don’t ALWAYS make my own sauce (that’s because that world that I live in? It’s the REAL one. Join me, there are babies here… Messy, but worth it!) Anyway, now I’ll tell you [...]
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Pizza Stone and Pizza on the Grill
September 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · BBQ, Italian, basil, breads, cheese, food, grill, mozzarella, mushrooms, pizza, quick, sauces, sausage, value
Lookie my new toys!
I’ve been messing with this all summer. I bought a pizza peel (the big paddle), and a large rectangular pizza stone on Amazon.com. I went by the ones with a high rating. I have been buying the whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joe’s, and I’ve had a lot of success with [...]
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Swiss Pita Burger
July 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · beef, breads, burgers, cheese, food, mushrooms, quick, sandwiches, soul food, turkey, value
If you put spinach on something, it’s “florentine,” and if you put mushrooms on a dish, it’s “swiss.” Those are the rules, I don’t make them. (This burger isn’t so much of an alternative burger, but I did put it on pita bread. So there’s your alternative.)
I sautéed and seasoned the mushrooms in the pan [...]
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Lamb and Feta Burger
July 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Greek, Indian, Middle Eastern, burgers, cheese, cookbooks, feta, food, lamb, sauces, spinach
Did I say I was doing these burger posts beginning July 4th? My, how time flies! Well, it might take me until next summer, but I’ll get the rest of these alternative burgers up. I’M BUSY. In fact, the dedicated reader will spot the backdrop in this next picture: the kitchen I moved out of [...]
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Turkey Marinara Burger
July 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · BBQ, Italian, basil, burgers, cheese, food, mozzarella, quick, sandwiches, turkey
What better time to post a run of burgers than the week of July 4th? Most of these are “alternative burgers,” since I thought perhaps this might be the only time of the year when we all might be a little burnt out on the regular kind. In the last week, I’ve seen a thick, [...]
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Beata's Hoot Owl Cutlets
June 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · cheese, chicken, food, fun, leftovers, parties, pork, value
These are bad. BA-A-A-AA-D. But they are so good, you know? (I sound like a guy in a leather beret from a 1980 cop movie explaining to the uptight lead, “Naw, man. Bad means GOOD.”) These are definitely in that “meat candy” category: sweet and savory, and fried and cheesy. In short, the perfect food.
Remember [...]
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Battle Potato
June 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · BBQ, Crockpot, cheese, chicken, desserts, food, fun, leftovers, parties, potatoes, slow cooking, value, vegetables
My good (well, she’s “great,” actually) friend Ann has a sister who is battling MS. Every year Ann joins in the fight against the disease by captaining a team for the MS Walk (to hear Ann and her sister Maggie’s story or to make a donation at any time, go here.) As a “thank you” [...]
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Artichoke Cream Pasta
April 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Dad, Italian, artichoke, bacon, cheese, cookbooks, florentine, food, pancetta, pasta, quick, vegetables, vegetarian
Chris recently brought a regular sale to my notice through Amazon.com. You can get subscriptions to lots of magazines, many times, for $6-$10 for the whole year (or sometimes two years.) I treated myself recently to a dirt-cheap subscription to Cooking Light. I really like it. I’ve read many foodie periodicals over the years, starting [...]
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Easy Galumpki Bake
April 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Crockpot, Dad, Polish, cheese, cookbooks, food, pork, pregnancy, quick, rice, slow cooking, soul food, turkey, value, vegetables
Recently, I was at my friend Beata’s baby shower. She and her husband are Polish, and they had lots of Polish friends, who brought quite a bit of Polish food. And when I say, “they brought quite a bit,” I mean in the way that Sitting Bull brought quite a bit of Cheyenne to a [...]
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