I made my weekly trip to the supermarket this morning. I went early and stocked up on food for the weekend and the upcoming school week starting January 5th. It was a little bit of a challenge thinking about food for New Year’s Eve, New Year’s day, football bowl games, and school lunches all at [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Happy New Year’s Eve!
Posted in General on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mad About Nuts
Posted in Cooking, tagged Nutrition, nuts on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Research supports that nuts are all they’re cracked up to be. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has an approved qualified health claim stating, “Scientific evidence suggests eating 1 1/2 ounces of most nuts, including almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, and peanuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the [...]
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Cooking on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Merry Christmas to all my loyal readers. May the peace and joy of Christmas fill your hearts with love and your lives with the fruits of a loving heart. I’ll return next week with my weekly recap of What We Ate This Week along with more recipes, more stories, more tips, and more fun all designed to promote [...]
Creamy Surimi Dip
Posted in Cooking, tagged dip, surimi on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Make about 3 cups
I back with another surimi recipe and I’m pretty convinced surimi is one of the least expensive, freshest tasting alternatives to canned tuna or salmon. It’s rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, too, which is a good thing. Remember my first recipe using surimi? This ”crab” dip proves quite tasty with sliced fresh vegetables, whole-grain crackers, and [...]
Arugula Pesto
Posted in Cooking, tagged arugula, pasta on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Makes enough for one pound of pasta
In the middle of winter fresh basil gets a titch hard for me to find. There’s none in my garden and small plastic boxes filled with basil cost a bit more than I want to pay. Plus, in my opinion, fresh basil is one of those herbs best picked [...]
What We Ate This Week – December 15, 2008
Posted in Cooking on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday – Barbecued Chicken, Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes, Skillet Green Beans with Basil
Tuesday – Spaghetti and Meatballs, Green Peas
Wednesday – White Chicken Chili, Cornbread
Thursday – Meatball Subs, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Peas (can you say “leftovers”)
Friday – Red Beans and Rice, Corn Tortillas, Salsa
Saturday – White Bean Soup, Surimi Salad (yet again)
Sunday – [...]
Oven Baked Chex Mix
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, tagged gifts, snack on December 21, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Makes about 12 cups
What’s your favorite tidbit to pick out of the Chex Mix?
It’s a good thing I clipped this recipe from the cereal box a few years ago. I noticed this year (and maybe this was true in recent years too) the recipe for Chex Mix included only a set of microwave directions. I’m [...]
