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was my side dish tonight.  I’ve recently found I like cauliflower!  I found a recipe I liked, but tweaked it a bit with what I had on hand and to bring the calories/fat content down. 4 slices cooked bacon, chopped 1.5 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 head of cauliflower, but into florets (mine ended up being 4 cups) 4 ounces reduced...

turned out really good!  The only thing I did differently was leave out the onions, of course (called for 2 whole onions!) and reduced the amount of cinnamon from 1.5 teaspoons, to .5 teaspoon, and left out the brown sugar all together. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon ground...

I decided to make me and Hannah a frittata, since she wasn’t home the last time I made it.  It is so simple! 1 cup shredded hash browns 1 cup egg beaters diced red pepper shredded zucchini (make sure to squeeze out the zucchini in a paper towel) 2 ounces mozzarella cheese 1 teaspoon oil Pam spray In my small cast iron skillet I heated...

at least not in the dark anyway!  Truth be told, Tony is an AWESOME griller, be it the gas grill or the trusty weber.   Um, I started out with big thick pork chops: Hannah had chicken, which I had to pound out really flat – hers was good! But sadly, I over cooked the pork!  Noooo!!!!!  At least Ed enjoyed them! But my side dishes...

Ed was so excited to be back on the trail he nearly dragged me to the ground getting out of the car!  I would have thought more people would have been out since its so nice out, but it was just us. But as we got further on this trail, parts of it were all snow, 2 inches of slush or all water! Lunch out...

It’s funny when you think 45 degrees is balmy!  I walked outside in a t-shirt to get the paper and it felt like summer!  I am just glad all the dirty snow is melting, it looks so gross outside now. I started my morning with a big cup of coffee.  Then I pan fried some potatoes: And a fried egg with diced red pepper and...

So everyone had a different pizza tonight!  Hannah:  red pepper, onion, spinach and mozzarella cheese Tony:sausage, mushroom, anchovy, bacon, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese So I scoured recipes for buffalo chicken pizza and some of them called for using blue cheese dressing as the sauce, and the thought of warm salad dressing kind of made me throw up in my mouth a little!  So I settled...

is our local beef stand and that’s where I picked up lunch for me and Tony.  Now if there is a holy grail (Tony’s words) of the ultimate comfort food, it is the Pizza Puff.    I don’t think Tony and I have had one for over 15 years but today seemed like the day to take a walk down memory lane.  And of course, no...

Every once in a while I get a jones for pancakes.  Although my usual go to is eggs, Tony reminded me that we had this in the fridge: My first batches didn’t turn out – I don’t know if it was the addition of the blueberries, or I didn’t use enough batter? So I went back to the drawing board.  I reduced the heat and...

Okay, I really believe I have redeemed myself with the oven fries!  Sure enough, good old Cook’s Illustrated gave me the best results! 3 russet potatoes (about 8 ounces each), cut into even size pieces (I left the skin on) 5 tablespoons peanut oil (divided) salt and pepper to taste Adjust oven rack to lowest position; heat oven to 475 degrees.  Place potatoes in large...