menu, week of 8 Jan 06

OK, i’m hijacking this category from me … anyway, I’m mostly doing this so i can keep track of what we said was on the menu this week, roundabout tuesday when i start wondreing b/c i forgot lasagna tacos pasta soup fishdish quiche leftovers and a few pounds of steamed veggies. mmm veggies!

The Cost of Cooking

OK, starting this up again now. Cost: 240$ Saved: 60$ So we spent 180$, and 35$ of that was for “stock” items (vitamins and some kitchen tools) 27$ was fresh produce (broccoli, asparagus, etc) 38$ for drinks (soda, juice, etc) The other 80$ was for various lunch and dinner objects Seems a little high, but [...]

PIzza D’oh!

This recipe review is intentionally under “cooking” b/c it turned out inedible, but not necessarily at the fault of the recipe itself. When it’s redone, we’ll re-write it as a Recipe Review. But for now, I figured this was just amusing Dish: Bread/Base Taste: 0 Preparation: 4 Recipe: 2 Cost: $ Repeat: Er http://maindish.allrecipes.com/az/93723.asp

Presto! Pesto!

Dish: Seasoning/Sauce Taste: 4 Preparation: 5 Recipe: 3 Cost: $ Repeat: Yes http://pasta.allrecipes.com/az/PstSc.asp

Shrimp Jambalaya

Dish: Entree Taste: 4 Preparation: 4 Recipe: 4 Cost: $.$$$ Repeat: Yes http://seafood.allrecipes.com/az/JambalayaWithShrimp.asp

Tofu Bourbon Chicken

Dish: Entree Taste: 4 Preparation: 3 Recipe: 4 Cost: $$ Repeat: Yes http://chicken.allrecipes.com/az/BourbonChicken.asp

Italian Flounder

Dish: Entree Taste: 4 Preparation: 5 Recipe: 4 Cost: $$.$ Repeat: Yes http://seafood.allrecipes.com/az/ItlinStylFlndr.asp

mmm steamer

Over the weekend i went ahead and bought a steamer for the kitchen. I figure we keep doing veggies, and two or three times a week I’m steaming them on the stove from fresh (vs frozen veggies the other nights) So I decided to buy a steamer and be able to do (a) more veggies [...]

Pumpkin Soup (I)

Dish: Soup Taste: 3 Preparation: 5 Recipe: 4 Cost: $$ Repeat? Maybe http://soup.allrecipes.com/az/BchlrsCrmyPmpkinSp.asp

back in town

OK, we’ve been out of commission for a few weeks (I was doing a conference all day every day, then a week for t-day (my inlaws, and I was sick, so I wasn’t allowed to do any more cooking than making myself a grilled cheese for lunch )) But, we’re back, so we’ll let the [...]