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Month January 2010

I Love Cow

Well, pretty much everything except liver…yuck.  I made beef short ribs for dinner tonight – braised in a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon and balsamic vinegar, with a little garlic and rosemary.  I perched them on top of Gorgonzola polenta (one of my favorite cheeses to make sauces with and mix in things), and it was [...]

Lasagna and Leap Year

I finally made the pan of lasagna tonight for dinner.  I woke up in a panic because I don’t own a pan big enough to cook lasagna in, and I really wanted to make it for SQ because I’m going to be out of town for the next 4 days.  On a business trip.  In [...]

You Win Some, You Lose Some

Dinner two nights ago was a major bomb.  Long day at work, and I was very crabby.  I should have known better than to try anything new.  And I should have taken it as an omen that the grocery store was out of rotisserie chickens.  I was just not in the mood to make anything [...]

Italian Night

My daughter loves pasta so much that I try to indulge her sometimes.  She would eat pasta every night if she could.  I made this linguini carbonara-like dish tonight – a creamy, egg-y sauce along with bacon, spinach, red bell pepper, and a pinch of crushed red pepper for some kick.  It wasn’t bad…very edible, [...]

First Attempt at Working with Fennel

I seem to be typing up these posts while slightly tipsy lately.  It’s hard for two people to drink an entire bottle of wine and not feel a little tipsy.  OK, maybe there are some of you out there who can do this and NOT feel effects…but I say that maybe you drink too much. [...]

Deflated

I had a great day at my ‘regular’ job, albeit quite busy.  I was driving towards home, planning to stop at the grocery to pick up dinner, and feeling like freakin’ superwoman.  I can work all day (a long day!) and still buy items from the market, then put a quasi-gourmet dinner on the table. [...]

Cooking Camp

Ashamedly, I haven’t written anything for a while.  I really haven’t cooked for several days – absolutely no motivation since Christmas break, for whatever reason.  It’s been so cold I just don’t even want to go out to get food.  Very unusual weather for Virginia to be in a deep freeze for this long.  My [...]