A blog about how real families cook and eat.
My wife was grocery shopping last weekend and grabbed a package of our usual mushrooms, the brown crimini ones. A passerby said she should really get the white button mushrooms because they’ve got better cancer prevention properties. My first reaction to this story was “Horse…
You can’t beat a good bratwurst on the grill with a fresh baked French roll. Except maybe if you add grilled onions. We had these last night and my kids loved them. Couldn’t get them to try the onions, though. The grilling tip here is…
Season finale tonight at 9pm, anyone watching? Anyone interested? I like both of the finalists, but I want Melissa to win. More details here.
It’s still a little hot and humid, so I was looking for a light lunch. The boys wanted leftover spaghetti and meatballs from last night. Lisa had a meatball sandwich. I opted for a toasted pita, schmeared with hummus, topped with arugala, chopped heirloom tomato…
Lisa was doing an art project with our #1 son. The kids were drawing vegetables and the idea was to have the roots and leaves attached so they could see how the vegetables grew. Long story short, we had several bunches of veggies: carrots, beets,…
I made dinner last week and it didn’t turn out very well. I followed the recipe almost verbatim, but it was not a tasty meal. Personally, I think I blame the recipe author. We had Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork from Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller of Food Network.
I made two changes to the recipe that I thought were pretty insignificant. Continue reading Quick Fix Meals might need a little fix…
My #1 son’s school, Flora Vista Elementary in Encinitas, started hosting a Farmers’ Market a couple of weeks ago. It’s on Sunday from 2pm – 5pm. More information on San Diego County Farmers’ Markets here. Dr. Steve, his lovely wife and adorable son came over…
Back with another wine tasting review. Last Friday night, I attended a tasting of Italian wines at Meritage Wine Market at 162 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd in Encinitas (at the end of Encinitas Blvd across from the Pancake House). The tasting room is adjacent…
My son loves brussel sprouts and salmon. Not bad for a boy of 7. These are not your mom’s sprouts. They come out a little crispy, caramelized and sweet. The recipe is very simple. Wash and trim the sprouts.
Continue reading Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Salmon on a Cedar Plank
Dr. Steve and I met up for lunch at Mr Sushi in Encinitas. For the record, the Doctor and I prefer our sushi on the medium to somewhat adventuresome side. That’s to say, California rolls aren’t that interesting, nigiri made from fish (tuna, salmon, yellowtail,…