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 'sides'
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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Baba Ghanoush
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Middle Eastern, appetizers, beans, dips, eggplant, food, leftovers, quick, sides, tofu, value, vegetables, vegetarian
Baba ghanoush is an Arabic dip made from eggplant that I’m thinking most of us have had by now. Don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it. Just make it, and eat it.
I’ve purchased baba ghanoush in a can that was, believe it or not, fairly decent. But it is so inexpensive to make, like, a [...]
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Country Steak and Beef Stroganoff
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments · beef, celebrities, dips, leftovers, mushrooms, pasta, potatoes, sauces, sides, slow cooking, soul food, value, vegetables
I saw Alton Brown make country-style cube steak, and I had to get me some of that.
I altered his recipe a little. What I was really in the mood for were some mushrooms. Also, I don’t yet have a dutch oven (but I have an Amazon rewards coupon currently burning a hole in my pocket). [...]
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BBQ Chicken Pizza and Twice-Baked Potatoes
February 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments · BBQ, Blogroll, Crockpot, David, Los Angeles, bacon, cheese, chicken, food, leftovers, pizza, pork, potatoes, sauces, sides, soul food, vegetables
I know I’ve shared my recipe for BBQ chicken in the crockpot before, but oh lord, I’m getting good at this.
It’s finally got that dark mahogany color and smoky flavor that I want it to have. Here’s the new and improved recipe:
two cups of ketchup
one cup of mustard, any kind
two capfuls of liquid smoke
about a [...]
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Roast Chicken with Gravy and Mediterranean Stuffing
January 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Greek, Middle Eastern, Thanksgiving, chicken, couscous, food, leftovers, pregnancy, quick, sauces, sides, vegetables, vegetarian
What a fancy title! For what will probably be one of my shortest posts ever…
I was in the mood for some thanksgiving-style turkey and stuffing one day, but I also had sort of a salt/savory craving. Also, I felt inordinately lazy (yes, I was pregnant.)
I had some pre-made “Mediterranean salad”: the kind you find in [...]
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Crockpot BBQ and Easy Smashed Potatoes
January 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · BBQ, Crockpot, beef, beer, celebrities, food, leftovers, potatoes, quick, sauces, sides, soul food, vegetables
I’ve been shopping at Costco more often, in an attempt to make several portions and thereby keep our food costs down. Neither of us mind leftovers, so that works out well.
A couple of weeks ago I grabbed some boneless beef ribs on sale that looked tasty. I decided to try to make some “Crockpot BBQ” [...]
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BBQ Beef Ribs in the Oven
August 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments · BBQ, beef, beer, food, pork, potatoes, pregnancy, rosemary, sauces, seasonings, sides, soul food
Last summer, we weren’t allowed to have anything but an electric grill on our balcony, and what’s the point of that? We wanted to wait until we were home (house, specifically) owners and get a gas grill. So I made BBQ beef ribs the way any condo owner would: on the stovetop and in the [...]
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Salad Dressing for Dinner
June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · asian, chicken, food, leftovers, quick, restaurants, rice, sauces, sides, vegetables
Why is blogging so difficult? Seriously, I’m going to try not to bore you with the details, but I am slowly trying to get one chunk done at a time on my current project: making it so I can easily blog from UPSTAIRS on the laptop. See, the big ol’ computer is downstairs in Chris’ [...]
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Pasta Regina Margherita
December 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Italian, basil, cheese, florentine, food, leftovers, mozzarella, nuts, parties, pasta, pizza, quick, salads, sides, vegetables, vegetarian
A lot of you are probably familiar with the basic pizza margherita, named after Queen Margherita of Italy. The colors of the neopolitan pizza are in honor of the Italian flag: the green of the basil, the white of the mozzarella, and the red of the tomato sauce. This cold pasta salad is my version [...]
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Brooke's Artichoke Dip
October 30th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Italian, appetizers, breads, cheese, dips, florentine, food, leftovers, mozzarella, mushrooms, parties, pizza, quick, sandwiches, sides, spinach, turkey, vegetables, vegetarian
Now that I’ve posted about baking something from scratch (even if I didn’t do the cooking), I have to post about something simple to make, or I may end up with a rash. And, eyw, no one wants that.
When I was a freshman in college (age 19, I think), my friend Brooke would also be [...]
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