Wanted some homemade potato soup yesterday. Planned to make a lighter version (no cheese, no cream, no butter) but then I decided to add some other veggies and such too. Pretty darn good. XY agrees. I would make it again. I used about 6 1/2 cups potatoes, but next time I think I will try 8 cups, just because I love potatoes ( Read more... )

Lastnight for dinner I made homemade spanish rice and I tried my hand at taquitos. I am very pleased with the outcome. All vegetarian. Even XY really liked it. I'm not big on fried food, but I did fry these and they turned out perfect. Baked might be good. I used an entire short package of corn tortillas. I made two fillings. One was pretty simple ( Read more... )

I've been craving Tamale Casserole lately. It was one of those meals that I absolutely loved when I was a kid. My mom taught me how to make it when I was like 11. So growing up, I think I ended up making it at least once a month, because everyone loved it. Me, family, my friends that came to hang out. Each time I would make it though, I would ( Read more... )

XY brought home a bag of various types of cucumbers from some lady at work. I've made different types of pickles before but never dill pickles. So I tried my hand at those yesterday. I ate one (okay, three) this morning and it actually tastes like a dill pickle. So I've got homemade dill pickles, yo. Lol. Soonish... I plan to turn some of them into ( Read more... )

I ran inside Sugar Grove yesterday to pick up some tomatoes, limes, and a red onion... and I noticed they had some fresh baked goods in stock again. I couldn't find any Asiago bread (which is the best ever!) but I did find a massive 3-foot loaf of delightfully soft bread that can be used for garlic bread or sandwiches and such. Also, at only $1.39 ( Read more... )

Pizza for dinner lastnight. Vegetarian for me. Meaty for XY. 2 small batches of homemade ( galette dough )

Lastnight's dinner: Vegetarian fried rice with peas, carrots, mushrooms, onion, garlic, chopped brussels sprouts, and eggs. I loved it. XY really enjoyed it too, but he is weird sometimes, so he added a lot of it to his gravy he had with his salisbury steak. He said it was good but I'll have to take his word for it, because it doesn't sound very ( Read more... )

Made a small batch of salsa the other day. It filled a 20-ounce jar, and I had a little leftover that I ate while it was still hot. It was a cooked version. First time I ever made this kind, and XY and I both agree it turned out lovely. I made it clear if he eats all of my salsa, I will cut him ( Read more... )

- Yesterday's lunch: Panini Wrap filled with a taco blend of black beans, quinoa, and corn... taco sauce, and cheeses. Yummy. XY enjoyed his also ( Read more... )

- Watched 'The Purge 2: Anarchy' lastnight. I wasn't expecting much since sequels often suck, but I enjoyed the movie. It was more fucked up than the first one.

- For my dinner, I made:

Mushroom, Pepper, and Goat Cheese Panini WrapIngredients ( Read more... )