02.18.11 Dinner

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.

02.16.11 Dinner

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.

02.14.11 Dinner

This…

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

02.12.11 Dinner

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.

02.13.11 Dinner

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!

02.11.11 Dinner

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!!

02.08.11 Dinner

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.