May 24, 2009

ala Pastor Ryan at www.pioneerwomancooks.com ! First of all, my photography is no where NEAR what PW’s is, but dinner turned out really good.  A few differences – I left the onions out of the sauce completely! And I used fresh tomatoes to make my own tomato puree: Here is a simple way to get out tomato paste – open both sides and just slide...

It was great that Hannah was able to play for our softball team last night – we ended up losing 3-0, but it was a good game.  In years past we have been slaughtered on a routine basis, so we consider this a victory!  And I had three singles – nice! I slept in until 9:15 this morning – love that!  We had talked about...

It’s been a while since I’ve made homemade pizza!   This is the first time that I’ve made the dough before work and left it on the counter all day.  About 3:00 in the afternoon I called Tony and said “is the dough overflowing??”  Nope!  I think the saran wrap kept it under wraps!   I kept the ingredients simple:  Tony:  sausage, green olive and bacon. ...

I think its a taco soup I made with refried beans.  This one definitely has been in the deep freeze too long!   It kind of tasted like hot dish water – not that I know what that tastes like, but you get the idea! On to plan B.  I went down to the cafe and had every intention of getting a salad, until I saw...

So glad its Friday!  This has seemed like a really long week for some reason! Who has plans this weekend, or are you just going to relax? We don’t have too much planned – lunch with my SIL and her grandson on Sunday, my step-son is coming out on Sunday too (hey Joe!) and my mom is coming over for a bbq on Monday. Today’s...

I flew too close to the sun with this recipe!  In my mind it turned out amazing, um, not so much!   While I had hoped that while it didn’t look pretty, it would taste great, the texture of the refried beans made me think I was eating raw beef, even though the burger was cooked – and I could have added a TON more...

I had a few chicken tenders I needed to cook up from our kabob night the other day – chicken tacos it is! 2 corn tortillas 3 ounces chicken with taco seasoning 1 ounce pepper jack cheese baby carrots red peppers green peppers asparagus guacamole **** I used Pam and about 1 tsp. smart balance oil to pan fry my tacos – love it when...

Is all I can say about last nights American Idol!!  American Idol Spoiler Alert! First of all, I can’t believe Kris won!  My money was on Adam the whole show.  That being said, I thought all the duets were amazing – I loved the Steve Martin banjo song, Danny and Lionel Ritchie!   All the performances were amazing, and I think I’ll download David Cook’s song...

My friend Renee and I did level 2 of Shred today – we avoid that level like the plague and now remember why – we think its the hardest one!  I was a sweaty mess after that workout! I made Renee and I this lasagna for lunch today, because no one in my family will eat it!  I make it so its two GENEROUS servings...

The grocery store on my way to work had blackberries for $1 a pint – marked down from $3.99!  I had to stop there anyway to pick up a birthday cake for our May office birthdays – I also picked up an angel food cake and fresh berries to go with it. With my customary egg white sammie (no spinach though!).   I finally used the...