A blog about how real families cook and eat.
B: Toast, fruit L: Tuna sandwiches D: Chicken “Fried” Rice Had an emergency computer service call come up and we didn’t have time to shop yesterday. We had a bunch of miscellaneous veggies, so I thawed a couple of chicken breasts and made a cooker…
B: Pancakes, scrambled eggs L: Hot dog, salad D: Dinner at the In-Laws, thanks Hilda and Wally!
B: toast w/cream cheese
L: turkey sandwich on pita
D: Pork Lo Mein
For the Lo Mein, it’s not really an authentic dish, but it’s tasty and the kids like it. I cook one pound of pasta (spaghetti, capellini, or soba noodles), drain it, put it back in the pot with the following mix: 5 Tbs soy sauce, 2 Tbs each of rice wine vinegar, honey, and sesame oil. The hot pasta really soaks up the sauce.
Then I cook up whatever vegetables are going in, tonight we had broccoli, mushrooms, scallions, sugar snap peas and carrots. I stir-fried them quickly with a tablespoon or two of oyster sauce. Served the pasta topped with the vegetables and some warm pulled pork from last night.
Tasty and a “30 minute meal”.
B: Clif bar (white chocolate/macadamia nut) L: leftover chicken and veggies D: Pork tacos and “Mexican” coleslaw I cooked off a pork shoulder this afternoon and shredded it for the tacos, with tomatoes, avocado, and onion. My version of “Mexican” coleslaw is similar to Fidel’s…
B: Shredded Spoonfuls L: steak salad D: homemade pizza (margarita, chicken sausage and veggies, cheese) I’ve been meaning to do a whole post on homemade pizza. I’ve been using this dough recipe. It’s super easy and requires no kneading; mix it up, let it rise…
B: 1/4 apple, Shredded Spoonfuls (like Life cereal, but healthier)
L: steak sandwich (leftovers from Sunday, thanks Mom!), w/horseradish, arugula and heirloom tomatoes
D: baked chicken, roasted potatoes, roasted cauliflower and carrots
Just some random photos from the last month or so. Send me any cool/interesting/funny food or beverage-related photos and I’ll include them in the next Random Pictures post. This one was actually unplanned. I was making an omelette and and had just halved the avocado…
When our kids were watching the Peanuts holiday shows, my 4 year old got Charlie Brown’s name a little wrong and said he wanted to watch that “Charlie Barley Show”. It sort of stuck and that’s now one of my son’s sometimes-nicknames. I saw the…
The boys get a huge kick out of breakfast for dinner. Our #1 son buys lunch at school once a week and they even have a breakfast for lunch option sometimes. Tonight, it was scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, and toaster waffles for them. Lisa and I were going to have the same thing (toast, no waffles), when I saw Continue reading Eggs and Spaghetti
I had been planning to grill some chicken, but suddenly had the urge to do something else. I had some boneless, skinless chicken breasts already thawed. I also had a leftover green bell pepper. I broke out the Le Creuset “French Oven”, seasoned the chicken…