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Jaleo's is YUMMY
Went to Jaleo's with my inlaws again. Tapas, YUMMY! Jaleo's was doing a clementine-based holiday theme and we ordered 3 of the clementine dishes.
The clementine soda was yummy (didn't try it myself but E liked it, just a bit too sweet for her).
Best new thing: brussel sprouts w/ grapes; mushroom risotto (got this once before and it was ok but ( Read more... ) -
Sun Dried Tomato & Feta Pasta
Easy Peasy Pasta dish that's fancier than opening a jar of spaghetti sauce but only trivially more difficult.
Sun Dried Tomato & Feta Pasta
1 bowl (I ate 2.5 bowls of this)- 85g cooked pasta
- 30g sundried tomatoes in oil (mostly tomatoes)
- 25g feta
- 5g extra virgin olive oil (optional)
- 85g cooked pasta
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How to make a ninjago from marshmallow fondant
Here's the "pinterest" style how-to (ie, short on details :-).
Link to full size because flickr viewer makes it hardr these days.
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Fondant fun
Making a blue "Ninjago", aka lego ninja (for those not hip to 7 year old trends), for maximumTorque's birthday cake. jdbakermn is making the actual cake. Lots of fun, but it's been 2.5 hrs and I haven't assembled it yet. Good thing I'm only making the one topper figure. This is the effect we're going for ( Read more... ) -
Memorial Day
This article on a WW2 Marine's diary gave me chills and warmed my heart at the same time. I can't help but feel very very lucky. Thank you to all the vets, soldiers, and their families out there for your sacrifice. -
Trader Joe's Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette Dressing (not)
Here's a loose interpretation of the yummy Trader Joe's Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette dressing. This version isn't spicy (ran out of time to experiment) nor does it have the nuances and nice herb notes from the original. Basically it's a fine dressing in and of itself, but as a perfect knock-off or exact copycat version dressing it needs more fiddling ( Read more... ) -
Taco black beans
Off the cuff food from yesterday. This was reasonably tasty and pretty healthy so I'm jotting it down. No photo, sorry.
Taco Beans Recipe
Saucy taco-flavored black beans.
Makes about 4 cups of food, maybe 4 servings.
Feeds 1-4 people, depending on how hungry they are.
Ingredients~1 Tbsp oil ( Read more... )
