Chili, since it was still winter here in Iowa until yesterday!
Meg was a BIG fan of the chili. Good thing, since she doesn’t like much else that I make!
Needling and Bleeding
This used to be a sewing machine needle….
Then my finger got in the way. I’m not sure how I managed to take out two fingers in one night: one thumb with a mandoline while making potato chips, and another finger with the sewing machine. I think it takes real TALENT!
05.02.11 Dinner
I had the day off on Monday and we found strawberries for 75 cents at Walmart over the weekend, so I made a whole bunch of jam and some bread to eat it on. Also, eggs and turkey bacon, so our whole meal wouldn’t be toast.
05.01.11 Dinner
The perfect Sunday dinner: Grilled chicken, homegrown green beans and homemade applesauce, and noodles (from a packet, oh well!). I was trying to quickly defrost the chicken leg quarters, so just “marinated” them in a big bowl of seasoned water for about two hours. They ended up super moist on the inside and the skin was perfectly crispy. I don’t know if this was from the marinade or Andy’s grilling skills, or some combination of both, but it was delicious!
04.30.11 Dinner
Tacos. Somehow, though, we ended up with a head of cabbage instead of lettuce. This is what happens when you try to buy a month’s worth of groceries on a Friday night after a long week when the weather’s nice and the store is super busy. Anyway, I went ahead and shredded the cabbage and gave it a little vinegar and salt so we could have some crunch in our tacos. Turned out ok, but I wouldn’t do it on purpose!
Along with two kinds of shredded cheese and cheese crackers she had for her dinner, Meg really enjoyed the cream cheese frosting on the banana bars we had for dessert!
04.28.11 Dinner
Curry chicken and vegetables. The picture kind of makes it look gross, but it was really good!
04.27.11 Dinner
Macaroni, cheese, and the end of our Easter ham. And peas. Meg actually ate more than the peas with this dinner!
04.26.11 Dinner
Southwest casserole that we had in the freezer and cheddar cornbread. Somehow, I put cornstarch in the bread instead of baking powder, so they are a bit, ummm, dense. We ate them that night, but I didn’t keep the leftovers.
04.25.11 Dinner
Farm-fresh eggs (not our farm yet, but look how yellow they are!!), leftover Easter ham, hashbrowns, and orange smoothies.
04.14.11 Dinner
Maid Rites, California blend, and fries. Nothing fancy, but very satisfying!
