Author: brooke

I used to make Andy and his Sci-Fi Friday buddies dinner most weeks and I would make not-so-good for you stuff like fried chicken, homemade chips, and whatnot. Last Friday, I revisited this tradition with Maid Rites, fries, and cheesy broccoli.

This was our belated Valentine’s dinner: tomato risotto with shrimp, wilted spinach salad, and bread. I liked that salad so much (who wouldn’t when the base of the dressing is bacon grease?) that we had it again the next night with the addition of chicken and a hard boiled egg!

Dessert was Pots de Creme. Even though I halved the recipe this time, I still couldn’t finish my serving.

This…

…prevented the nice Valentine’s Day dinner I had planned, so we had microwaved veal parmesan, peas and carrots, and egg noodles.

My Mom and Dad came up to visit on Saturday, so I made lunch/dinner (linner? lupper?). Beer (our just-bottled Hefeweisen) and onion-braised brisket, smashed potatoes, green beans, and some defrosted multigrain bread.

Dessert was lemon-yogurt cake with berry sauce and whipped cream and chocolate-covered strawberries that my mom and I made. I’ve made that cake before and thought it was great, but it turned out a little tough this time. Not sure why, so I’ll probably give the recipe another try before I throw it out.

We must have missed the pictures from Saturday’s dinner when my parents were visiting, but in an attempt to stay caught up before I start my new job tomorrow, here’s last night’s dinner: beef tortilla soup, thanks to my mom’s inspiration!

Another standard: bacon, scrambled eggs, and biscuits. To amuse you and keep you coming back: Andy trying to get Meg to eat (unsuccessfully). And look!! We actually ate at the dining room table instead of the living room coffee table!!

Baked pork chops, broccoli-cheddar rice (from a package), and California blend vegetables. A classic Brooke meal!

Chicken Thai Curry. I forget that I know how to make this, so I don’t do it often enough, but it’s delicious!

We have this for dinner at least twice a month, so here’s Meg with our pasta bake to make things a little more interesting. And yes, she’s still wearing her (Thanksgiving in February) pajamas at dinner time. Andy was with her all day because she had a rash and so couldn’t go to daycare and didn’t think she needed to get dressed.

French Onion soup. I loved it. Andy tried it, then had leftover frozen pizza. He doesn’t like soggy bread.