So, my husband turned the big 30 a couple days ago. After he got over the initial shock of feeling “old” (which is ridiculous because he looks younger than me for crying out loud) he really enjoyed the menu I put together for him. Now, I’m not posting any recipes because I still [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Hubby’s birthday menu
Posted in All Recipes, Baked goods, Desserts, Main Courses, Mexican Cuisine on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Posted in All Recipes, Baked goods, Desserts on October 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I had multiple over-ripe bananas so I said to myself “self, what can I do with all these bananas? I’m in the mood for cookies….so maybe I should make banana oatmeal cookies.” I looked online for a recipe and I couldn’t find one I was happy with so I had to tweak a recipe that [...]
Braised Chicken with a Bacon, Mushroom and Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
Posted in All Recipes, American cuisine, Main Courses, Rubs, Sauces and Marinades on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So I had some bone-in, skin on chicken breasts and didn’t know what to do with them. I don’t usually cook chicken that has the bone-in and skin on but they were on sale so I got them. I decided on braising them (cooking them in liquid) in a sauce I would serve [...]
Seafood Chowder
Posted in All Recipes, American cuisine, Lenten Recipes, Main Courses, Soups, stews and chowders on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I call this recipe “seafood chowder” because you can use whatever kind of lump seafood you have on hand: lobster, crab, etc. I tend to use the frozen lump stuff that is sold as “imitation” but is still made 100% of seafood. For example, the “imitation lobster” I used had some lobster in [...]