Posted in Food & Drink on May 12th, 2008 2 Comments »
I was caressing my Costco-sized tub of feta the other day, and happened to notice a recipe on the side label for Feta Pockets. I made this once for myself, and like any other good thing in my life, I turned it into an obsession. If you come to my house, now, you will […]
Posted in Everyday, Food & Drink on May 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Also? Bryan smoked a pork loin over indirect heat all afternoon. Garlic and mesquite goodness.
Perfectly tender and spicy. Oh, and the pork loin was good, too.
Posted in Food & Drink on May 6th, 2008 No Comments »
Taco salad is a regular occurrence at the ZugHaus. So is Chicken Taco Soup. Really, anything containing black beans and/or green chilies is a staple in our house.
Normally I make taco salad with ground beef, onion, green chilies, and black beans. But every once in awhile I like to change it up. Because I’m […]
Posted in Food & Drink on Apr 18th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve been a little hyperactive since recovering from the flu. This includes spontaneous interpretive dance as well as the completion of 42 loads of laundry. After naps I rushed everyone out the door to squeeze in an 11th hour trip to the library - I wanted books about The Passover from the Children’s section. […]
Posted in Food & Drink on Apr 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
After we got home from church this morning, Bryan said he had a great idea for lunch. So he cooked and and watched! He is the more creative cook between us. I do a lot of tweaking of recipes, or combining of several different recipes, or adapting ideas to work for our family - generally […]
Posted in Everyday, Food & Drink on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
With all the fancy cooking I do (or at least that I’m capable of doing), every once in awhile Bryan says, “We haven’t had any kind of grilled meat with just salt and pepper lately.”
For his simple tastes, I’m thankful - especially on nights like these when my dinner plans change unexpectedly and I have […]
Posted in Food & Drink on Mar 26th, 2008 3 Comments »
This is one of our favorite meals for the winter - so warm and comforting! And more importantly - so easy! I make this a lot when we have people over for dinner because I can throw everything into the crock pot in the morning to avoid rushing around before everyone arrives. Here’s my recipe, […]
Posted in Everyday, Food & Drink on Mar 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
I can’t take credit for inventing this one. A friend recently moved, and someone brought this yummy dish over to feed all the helpers.
I bought the carton of soup on sale for $2, and the meatballs were on sale for $6 (in the frozen foods isle). I dumped them into the crockpot, and […]
Posted in Food & Drink on Feb 6th, 2008 2 Comments »
I told you this was going to turn into a food blog.
I’ve had requests for more recipes, so here’s another “easy peasy” meal I can throw together with my eyes closed and one hand wrapped around a cocktail: polish sausage and a crustless quiche.
The polish sausage (or smoked sausage - whatever you’re into) […]
Posted in Everyday, Food & Drink on Feb 2nd, 2008 3 Comments »
My kids are starting to drive me crazy with the “I’m hungry” all the time. I had two different friends suggest designating a snack drawer in my refrigerator to fill with snacks my kids can help themselves to, that I refill daily with healthy snacks. I thought this was a great idea.
It took […]
Posted in Everyday, Food & Drink on Jan 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
Things have been slow on this pile since the implementation of NOT SLACKING OFF, and when you factor in that I’m not screaming with rage or contemplating the demise of my children, what else is there to talk about?
This may turn into a food blog.
Speaking of which, thought I would share Bryan’s favorite dinner with […]
Posted in Family, Food & Drink on Jan 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
This weekend my dad and step mom came over for dinner to celebrate Christmas since we were gone for so long over the holidays. We had a great time, and after dinner and presents Bryan challenged my dad to a bowling match on the Wii. Turns out my dad and step mom are […]
Posted in Friendship, Fun Pile, Food & Drink on Oct 4th, 2007 6 Comments »
Last night about nine or ten gals came over for a Recipe Swap and Menu Planning Party that I hosted. The group was mixed, consisting of friends from all different compartments of my life, including local bloggers.
I didn’t really plan to have a format, so everyone just brought their cookbooks and notebooks and […]
Posted in Food & Drink on Jul 31st, 2007 1 Comment »
If you have a garden full of mint, and love blueberries and cantaloupe, then go here to get a fabulous salad recipe!
Posted in Food & Drink on May 30th, 2007 No Comments »
For the Memorial Day edition of the House of Barbecue we had some friends over who are vegetarian, so grilling a hunk of salmon on a plank was out of the question. Bryan and I took the opportunity to try something we’d had at a party a couple weeks ago, which was homemade pizzas […]