July 27, 2009

This soup recipe could not have been easier, since there are so few ingredients: 8 ounces ground sirloin 1 tablespoon hot sauce (I used Thai hot sauce) 3 cups baby spinach 8 cups chicken broth (I use soup base which comes in a jar – only 10 calories per 1 cup of broth) crushed pepper to taste per one cup serving: 96 calories, 5 fat,...

This week is going to be catch up from last week – I didn’t look at any emails, my desk is a mess and my filing pile is over a foot high!  But this is steady busy, so I am okay with that after last week! 😀 one homemade bun toasted (tastes WAY better toasted!) 1/2 cup egg whites 1 ounce deli ham .8 ounces...

I got the inspiration for tonight’s dinner at Heather site: GirliChef!  Since I knew I would have half of a beef brisket leftover from our homemade burger lunch, this really worked well.  So I spent $17 on the brisket, but that was lunch for 4 and dinner for 3, and leftovers for the dog!  I had a great grocery shop too – $86 this week!...

My friend John (although we’ve never met!) made these burgers and Tony and I were in!  Although, while I am sure his tenderloin made an excellent burger, I went with a boneless beef brisket. First is the buns – The Hamburger Bun from Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads (adapted because I added white whole wheat flour): 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white...

We had such a nice time last night!  Before I get to that though, even though I had to go into the office yesterday for an hour, I still managed to make grilled tomatillo salsa and whole wheat bread!  I used Rick Bayless’ recipe – its very simple: 1 pound tomatillos 2 jalapenos (I ended up only using 1) NO ONIONS two cloves of garlic...

It was better pickings at the CSA today – 2 big pints of blueberries!  I am going to try making a whole wheat blueberry muffin with some of them.  What’s your favorite blueberry dish? Look at how giant that cabbage is!!  I am going to try and make homemade sauerkraut with it – I am not a big fan of raw cabbage.  I did pick...

the most hectic work week I’ve had in a long time!  I almost had to go into work today, but no phone call yet so I am assuming I don’t have to go in! 😀 I forgot my camera yesterday, but it doesn’t matter – the food was less than exciting.  My typical egg sammie for breakfast, and pizza was ordered for lunch (eaten at...

I am in the home stretch!  Another non-stop day, but I just kept my head down so I didn’t have to work too late 😀 I miss you guys!  I haven’t read hardly any blogs since Monday!  I was already warned I’d have to work late tomorrow night, so not sure when I’ll be able to post tomorrow – and I am supposed to have...

Another non-stop day at work – but this time it was almost back breaking.  I had to put 48 binders together, then box them up (13 bankers boxes in all), put them on a cart, get them down to my car, load up my car, then unload them at FedEx!  It wasn’t until I dragged the 12th box in that the woman said “do you...

Or better yet, Saturday??   While the day started out contained, as it progressed to lunch, it just got busier and busier!  I should keep my expectations that it is going to be crazy busy, and then consider myself lucky if its calmer! 😀 I tried making a chimichurri sauce, but with all cilantro – maybe I didn’t have enough, but I couldn’t get the right...