Okay, so last week in one of my 7 Things About Me, I mentioned that I had to wear a Jesus First pin in my class picture because my grandma was a tad over religious! After a quick search through my pictures, I thought I had it, but couldn’t find it. But my Mom came to the rescue!
She sent both me and my sister – and I totally remember that Jennifer and I agreed to wear our glasses, but then I took mine off at the last second – but these pictures prove that my sister DID wear the pin just like me – only I never took it off and she put it on right before the picture and quickly removed it as soon as the picture was taken.
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Try not to laugh too hard, okay??!! 😀
BSI – CHEDDAR CHEESE! Thanks to everyone who took the time to submit a recipe – nothing better than cheese in my book! In no particular order:
Emily at Homecookedem’s made Cheezy Southwest Breakfast Calzones.
Sophie sent two recipes – probably since she won all that Cabot cheese from me! 😀
Green Eggs on Mini Potato-Gratin:
And Scrambled CHEESE with Eggs:
Valerie of Chicago Marathon Val sent me Vegan Cheesey Comfort Quinoa!
Morgan from Live/Love/Eat and Play sent me a kicked up panini: Apple smoked garlic cheddar cheese panini with tomato preserves (on a side note – I need to find that cheese!
Faith of An Edible Mosaic made White Cheddar Chowder:
Mara from I Made Dinner made Butternut Squash Mac N Cheese:
And the winner is. . . . Faith with White Cheddar Chowder! While I do love my mac n cheese, I loved everything about Faith’s chowder and it is no on my list of things to make. Awesome photography too! Email me at bdl319@gmail.com and I’ll send you the Jillian DVD! I am passing the torch to Val of Chicago Marathon Val! Thanks for hosting this week – check out her blog later on today to see what the next ingredient will be.
I searched for recipes for homemade corned beef hash since I had a lot leftover. I found one, and after dicing the potatoes and corned beef, I put it in the pan, looked back at the recipe and found out that the potatoes had to be cooked! So I added water to the pan to cook the potatoes, but in the process overcooked the corned beef – this was brunch for me since I slept in so late yesterday!
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Joe came over to watch football with Tony – Italian beef sandwiches were on the menu! After I made this sandwich, Tony informed me that he usually puts about 1/2 a pound of Italian Beef on each sandwich, so mine was a little lean – but cheezy!
So I decided to make ravioli with my pasta machine, so I started looking around to see what I could make for a filling. While I don’t like artichokes by themselves, I love them in dips, so I put this together:
1 jar of artichoke hearts, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup ricotta cheese, 2 eggs and salt and pepper.
I put that in the fridge until I was ready to use it. Then I made Tony’s meatballs – his meat is a combination of ground sirloin and Italian sausage.
For me and Hannah I made quinoa meatballs:
I browned them in a little bit of canola oil and Pam, then put them in the sauce to finish cooking:
Now it was time to make the pasta! I got my Marcella Hazan book out, and followed her instructions – basically 2 eggs to every 1 cup of flour. Look how pretty hers looks!
Look how messy mine looks!
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But after a few minutes, I had this:
I hooked up the pasta machine to my counter so it would stay in place – note – if you have a machine like this, or if you haven’t used it in a while, run a damp paper towel through to clean it out so your dough stays clean. Hannah was my photog in this pic!
I ended up using my biscuit cutter:
The verdict? They sucked. Either my dough wasn’t thin enough, or I didn’t cook them long enough, but they were just plain NOT good. The filling was very tasty, but the dough overpowered the whole dish. I will try again though – I think next time I may have better luck with homemade spaghetti!
I had an awesome grocery shop yesterday!
On the menu (remember breakfast and lunch is just for me):
Breakfast:
- spicy oats with canadian bacon
- breakfast pizza
- quinoa with almonds, agave nectar and diced apples
- spiced french toast
- red pepper and spinach cheddar omelet
Lunch:
- Mexican chicken soup – thanks Cory for the recipe!
- Tofu stir fry with vegetables and thin rice noodles
- broccoli and cheese stuffed potato
- quinoa meatball sub
- flank steak and red pepper fajitas
Dinner:
- Artichoke Ravioli with Meatballs
- Fried Chicken and mashed potatoes
- Classic Beef Stew and Crusty Bread
- Baked chicken cordon bleu with ham and fontina cheese
- Steak, baked potatoes and broccoli
- Party Pizza Friday – with rosemary crust!
Goals for Today:
- mop kitchen floor
- 45 minutes exercise
- 80 ounces of water
- no wine
Off to jump in the shower and get ready for work – have a great Monday! 😀
Oh my goodness, your blog always makes my mouth water. Seriously!!
Thanks for trying out my soup recipe. I really hope you like it.
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Oh, Biz, you and your sister were SO cute! In a dorky way, but adorable nonetheless. The Jesus pin is hilarious. You should have zoomed in and cropped it. lol!
Ah, cheese. Sorry I didn’t win, but I’m glad Faith did! In fact, I KNEW you were gonna choose her, because her chowdah is freaking damn amazing. Beautiful photography too! she totally deserves it!! 🙂
You are soooo right – there is nothing better than cheese.
At first glance at those school pictures I thought they don’t look like twins. Then I looked a little closer and if you were wearing your glasses and her hair was cut shorter like yours then yes you do look like twins!! I have many a photo where I actually look stoned or something! I was always scared of the photographers!!! Some of those cheese dishes look yummy, some not so much! I agree fresh pasta has to be VERY thin or it tastes to strong!! Just roll it out much thinner next time, I bet you will love it then!