Monday, February 16, 2015
Bethadilly Challenge Days 32, 33 and 34
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
New Recipes Week 3
New recipe for this week....
Jalapeno Quesadilla from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier.
*Note to self - Turn on the vent when cooking jalapenos unless you enjoy all the hacking, coughing and eye watering.
If I was patient I would wait until this summer to make this when I have tons of jalapenos and cilantro in my garden, but I'm not, so whatever.
Here's the recipe. I used Colby and Monterey Jack cheese instead of just the Monterey Jack that the recipe calls for to add some depth to the flavor and really punch it up... jk that is all they had already shredded at the store, ha!
You may be thinking that this doesn't count as a new recipe because it's super easy and I already know how to make quesadillas, but it does count because it was in a book and I have never made this specific one before, so whatever. (Obviously I have never cooked jalapenos by themselves before or I would have known to wear a mask so as not to breathe in the fumes.)
Anyway, these were good, but I don't know if my face can take the jalapeno fumes again so we'll see :)
Jalapeno Quesadilla from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier.
If I was patient I would wait until this summer to make this when I have tons of jalapenos and cilantro in my garden, but I'm not, so whatever.
Here's the recipe. I used Colby and Monterey Jack cheese instead of just the Monterey Jack that the recipe calls for to add some depth to the flavor and really punch it up... jk that is all they had already shredded at the store, ha!
You may be thinking that this doesn't count as a new recipe because it's super easy and I already know how to make quesadillas, but it does count because it was in a book and I have never made this specific one before, so whatever. (Obviously I have never cooked jalapenos by themselves before or I would have known to wear a mask so as not to breathe in the fumes.)
Anyway, these were good, but I don't know if my face can take the jalapeno fumes again so we'll see :)
Sunday, February 1, 2015
One Month Down!!
New Recipes Week 2
New recipe for this week is from the book Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust by Ina Garten.
I made this...
Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Who knew that boiling balsamic vinegar into a syrup would be so delicious? (A lot of people, probably.)
This was really good and super easy to make. I used frozen brussels sprouts because it was easier and cheaper, but I like to think I made up for this by using actual prosciutto instead of bacon (prosciutto is expensive, ya'll).
The kids ate this like they eat all other vegetables, only after being forced, threatened and cajoled. But I could tell that deep down they really liked it even though they refused to admit it. A mom just knows these things :)
This is definitely something I would make again. Plus I'm thinking of using the balsamic reduction on everything else that I make, ever. So I would say that this is definitely a winner! Here's a link to the recipe.
Bethadilly Challenge Days 29, 30 and 31
Bethadilly Challenge Days 26, 27 and 28
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
New Recipes Week 1
So... I'm a little behind on posting this because... I just am, super sorry.
This year I am trying to make one new recipe a week so here goes...
My first new recipe is from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond. (Btdubs, I love the Pioneer Woman, she is awesomesauce, when she started doing her show on the Food Network, I was all "I know her! I know her!" ala Buddy the Elf, but I digress.)
The recipe is Ranch Style Chicken and it was delicious! Um, hello, bacon and cheese, it's hard to go wrong with that. (Good thing, because if I could go wrong with it, I would.) Here's the recipe (sort of, it's slightly different in the book). I didn't add the crushed red pepper because, kids, and I baked it in the oven instead of grilling it because, winter and I don't know how to use the grill thingy, but other than that I totes followed the recipe and it was great. Everybody ate it! Winning! I foresee making this many times in the future :)
This year I am trying to make one new recipe a week so here goes...
My first new recipe is from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond. (Btdubs, I love the Pioneer Woman, she is awesomesauce, when she started doing her show on the Food Network, I was all "I know her! I know her!" ala Buddy the Elf, but I digress.)
Monday, January 19, 2015
Bethadilly Challenge Days 11, 12 and 13
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Bethadilly Challenge Days 7, 8, 9 and 10
Bethadilly Challenge Day 6
Also taken outside of the library, I sense a theme :)
I was at the library picking this up...
So funny story, I had already gotten the book on CD from the library a few days earlier and had been listening to it in my car during my commute to work. I requested both the book and CD and figured I would just take whichever came in first.
But then I was like forget that noise, I want both. (I
do what I want.)
Seriously though, listening to the book on CD was a little
confusing, it was hard to tell who was talking or even if they were saying
something out loud or just thinking it.
So I figured I would go back and re-read (or at least skim to the good
parts.) It was also convenient when I
got to almost the end and it was Friday and I probably wasn’t going to have a
chance to listen the whole weekend, so I just read the rest :)
I loved the story though.
I spent a ridiculous amount of time sitting in my car so I could keep
listening (when I should have been working).
Made up excuses to drive places by myself (you know, I have to go do
that thing and that other thing, I’ll be right back!) Had inexplicable happy feelings that could
only be attributed to my love of this book.
Unfortunately after I finished the book I read some reviews on Goodreads
and now I have lost all faith in humanity (I can be dramatic too!). There are a lot of good reviews; the average
star rating is 4.11, which is pretty high. But there were several reviews at the top of
the list that were not great and while they have valid points I wish people
could take themselves a little less seriously.
Just take the book for what it is, a YA love story and let yourself
enjoy it. It is well written and funny,
and I cared about the characters and was drawn in to their story. I over think a lot of things, but books are
not one of them, and for that I am very thankful.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Bethadilly Challenge Day 4
A rainy, dreary day, but who cares! Because this was taken outside of the library where I got this...
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
This book was not what I was expecting. I love Amy Poehler on Parks and Recreation, she is hilarious and a brilliant actress. This book wasn't hilarious but that's ok because I don't think that's what she was going for. It's more of a collection of essays than anything else and there are some funny parts and some brilliant parts. It was so interesting that I read the entire book in one day, if that says anything about it. If I had read any reviews, I probably would have had different expectations going in, but that would involve things like "thinking ahead" and "planning in advance" and that is just not going to happen. All in all I really liked the book and would recommend it to anyone who likes Amy Poehler ... or books with cool covers.
Awesome quotes from the book:
“That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. Good for her! Not for me.”
“Telling me to relax or smile when I’m angry is like bringing a birthday cake into an ape sanctuary. You’re just asking to get your nose and genitals bitten off.”
So this is number 1 of {hopefully} 52 books read this year.
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