Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Antioxidants
I could make some homemade bread is my answer to everything. Not sure slathering a loaf of Italian in pizza dip with cheese would bequeath her queen majesty with enough greatness to swear by pepperoni to make it worth a shot and an entire green pepper, sneaking a few baby orange bells and sliced black olives in for the running. I lean towards the vegetables in my quest to make beet soup possible. What, I just pull beet hash salads out my ears? No standards.
Pineapple hurdles
Might have to break my no Hawaiian Pizza Dip rule and indulge in a block of Neufchâtel destined for eternal greatness when a cup of mozzarella couldn't have worse timing, or planning. Who confirms gossip better than a half teaspoon oregano and a quarter teaspoon garlic powder...a cup of pineapple and 3 oz of Canadian bacon according to you. Well, layer that conundrum with any homemade marinara you've laying around there, store bought's not better.
Ten years shy of my fiftieth birthday, I should know by smarts that a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes and 2 T tomato paste can make each teaspoon of oregano and two teaspoons basil you meet seem peculiar. A teaspoon red pepper flakes does NOT replace the love I have in my heart for two cloves minced garlic sautéed for two minutes over medium. Browning fragrant garlic turns out to be my specialty, but from bubbling to low for 5-10 minutes happens to add insult to injury, hosting salt and then pepper, like forever unimportant.
Oh, it's a gift, trust me. So your brand new sauce recipe that will likely make panko breaded mozzarella bites show up unbidden, can be left alone to itself and bask in feeling superior. Try asking the last cup of pineapple what it wants then, a shell shocked 3 oz of Canadian bacon holding up the fort, while a cup of mozzarella browns the top, at 350 for at least 20 minutes. Dip with pretzel chips, bread or crackers, or astound your friends and get over it.
Ten years shy of my fiftieth birthday, I should know by smarts that a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes and 2 T tomato paste can make each teaspoon of oregano and two teaspoons basil you meet seem peculiar. A teaspoon red pepper flakes does NOT replace the love I have in my heart for two cloves minced garlic sautéed for two minutes over medium. Browning fragrant garlic turns out to be my specialty, but from bubbling to low for 5-10 minutes happens to add insult to injury, hosting salt and then pepper, like forever unimportant.
Oh, it's a gift, trust me. So your brand new sauce recipe that will likely make panko breaded mozzarella bites show up unbidden, can be left alone to itself and bask in feeling superior. Try asking the last cup of pineapple what it wants then, a shell shocked 3 oz of Canadian bacon holding up the fort, while a cup of mozzarella browns the top, at 350 for at least 20 minutes. Dip with pretzel chips, bread or crackers, or astound your friends and get over it.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
The final outcome
Whipping up banana blueberry muffins upon request was easier than, say, the chocolate chip blondies missing their walnuts, can you forgive 'em? Look deep into your heart and soul and sans the two loaves of English muffin bread you must've whipped up in a state of delirium, and the Killer Crunch brownies that were declared the best brownie hands down eaten in a lifetime, ever.
Meaning that and sticking by it is the key to all that comes after. Honestly, sweet potato fries diced and tossed with rinsed black beans and a smattering of salsa, rolled in a lightly cheesed tortilla, now an every day staple. Becoming salad's best friend and thinking shredded carrots and shredded purple cabbage would be a lovely accompaniment leaves you craving the hard boiled eggs expected of everyone, a source of protein.
Sprinkling sunflower seeds on top, pulling out of your hat a recollected sausage and peppers with some mushrooms thrown in, a little saucy but delightful with penne, I've warned you. Thinking you know everything and holding on to a grudge to spare your dignity, yeah, I've witnessed. Of all the recipes going through my head, if only you were of upright character, no one underestimates the drama you'll unfold.
Yes there's an excuse or explanation for all things, an understanding that will set steel cut oats with thawed cherries, bananas and blueberries free. It's the brown sugar, pure maple syrup, cinnamon and salt conundrum that gets what it expects at every false turn though, 1/8 cup, 1/8 cup, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp to a 1:3 cup oats to boiling water ratio.
Meaning that and sticking by it is the key to all that comes after. Honestly, sweet potato fries diced and tossed with rinsed black beans and a smattering of salsa, rolled in a lightly cheesed tortilla, now an every day staple. Becoming salad's best friend and thinking shredded carrots and shredded purple cabbage would be a lovely accompaniment leaves you craving the hard boiled eggs expected of everyone, a source of protein.
Sprinkling sunflower seeds on top, pulling out of your hat a recollected sausage and peppers with some mushrooms thrown in, a little saucy but delightful with penne, I've warned you. Thinking you know everything and holding on to a grudge to spare your dignity, yeah, I've witnessed. Of all the recipes going through my head, if only you were of upright character, no one underestimates the drama you'll unfold.
Yes there's an excuse or explanation for all things, an understanding that will set steel cut oats with thawed cherries, bananas and blueberries free. It's the brown sugar, pure maple syrup, cinnamon and salt conundrum that gets what it expects at every false turn though, 1/8 cup, 1/8 cup, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp to a 1:3 cup oats to boiling water ratio.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Serial gastronomy
Having great success in life is a predisposition, either you've attributed your baked egg and sausage sandwiches to good luck, or done everything you could to avoid it. I'm not one of those persons who under pressure cracks an egg AND stuffs cheese into every crevice of these snack worthy muffins, but I'm willing to assume the best in others, and trust me I've tried.
When it comes down to it, my kitchen has an eternity to talk me out of baked chicken nuggets with sweet potato fries on the side, stuffed mushrooms optional. I've cleaning to do, that's no lie, an entire three baskets of laundry to mangle, disagree with, and ultimately besmirch. It's tablespoons galore with olive oil taking the lead at three, and exonerated sugar making a sound choice of just one, finally, a grown up!
Seeing what I've seen, a single teaspoon of every mistake known to man you can imagine, just thinking chili and garlic powder can vouch for your goodness while cumin and oregano denigrate your well-versed character. This gets you irritated? Well baste the damn sweet potatoes yourself then, 425 for about 15 minutes gets you over who else, but we warned you.
Heating your pans, plus the caramelizing sugar and carefully determined spices, a cup or so of "red and orange vegetables" in, without a fuss? You don't just get Panko crusted chicken nuggets that come out crispy, but then can be sliced for crispy corn tacos with salsa, cheese, sour cream, and even corn and black beans. Doesn't add up, not even on Friday.
When it comes down to it, my kitchen has an eternity to talk me out of baked chicken nuggets with sweet potato fries on the side, stuffed mushrooms optional. I've cleaning to do, that's no lie, an entire three baskets of laundry to mangle, disagree with, and ultimately besmirch. It's tablespoons galore with olive oil taking the lead at three, and exonerated sugar making a sound choice of just one, finally, a grown up!
Seeing what I've seen, a single teaspoon of every mistake known to man you can imagine, just thinking chili and garlic powder can vouch for your goodness while cumin and oregano denigrate your well-versed character. This gets you irritated? Well baste the damn sweet potatoes yourself then, 425 for about 15 minutes gets you over who else, but we warned you.
Heating your pans, plus the caramelizing sugar and carefully determined spices, a cup or so of "red and orange vegetables" in, without a fuss? You don't just get Panko crusted chicken nuggets that come out crispy, but then can be sliced for crispy corn tacos with salsa, cheese, sour cream, and even corn and black beans. Doesn't add up, not even on Friday.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Take note
Blueberry crumb muffins are going to get my day going, much like cheesy chicken spaghetti fulfilled my week, it was the baked chicken solution that took it over the top, satisfying everyone. Only sprinkled lightly with a medley Pioneer Woman concocted for a chicken tortilla soup that never made it into existence, let alone anywhere near the running. Heating up my stovetop for an hour and a half of stewing didn't make sense for me or my family, overriding aromas tend to cancel out Feng shui happiness. Haven't you looked inward?
A teaspoon and a half of cumin, an ordinary teaspoon chili powder, a half teaspoon garlic powder mini remedy, purported to heal everything but gout, even wickedness inherited. Take a 375 degree oven and prove me wrong then, the olive oil was the adherent, an hour later the plan. All this family pack had to offer in the end was the quarter cup of onion, green and orange bell peppers, the mushrooms I snuck in. Otherwise intentionally neglected, left to struggle independent of any guidance, thrown to the wolves in another sense.
Shredded chicken in that manner nearly knocked me over, tumbling self-righteously into quesadillas, mixed with rinsed black beans, a quarter cup of salsa calling a do over. Shredded cheddar hates to admit when it's wrong, so why wouldn't you, too? Like cream of chicken soup, the crumb topping tends more towards enjoyment, less towards a splendid repertoire of fandangled new casseroles. I fear none of them.
A teaspoon and a half of cumin, an ordinary teaspoon chili powder, a half teaspoon garlic powder mini remedy, purported to heal everything but gout, even wickedness inherited. Take a 375 degree oven and prove me wrong then, the olive oil was the adherent, an hour later the plan. All this family pack had to offer in the end was the quarter cup of onion, green and orange bell peppers, the mushrooms I snuck in. Otherwise intentionally neglected, left to struggle independent of any guidance, thrown to the wolves in another sense.
Shredded chicken in that manner nearly knocked me over, tumbling self-righteously into quesadillas, mixed with rinsed black beans, a quarter cup of salsa calling a do over. Shredded cheddar hates to admit when it's wrong, so why wouldn't you, too? Like cream of chicken soup, the crumb topping tends more towards enjoyment, less towards a splendid repertoire of fandangled new casseroles. I fear none of them.
Friday, February 28, 2014
It happens
I know, I know what you're all thinking. You don't just make homemade baked donuts from scratch, insert a pair of English muffin bread loaves into your diehard repertoire, insist the fudginess of these quick, easy brownies didn't astound you in their refrigerated condition, unless you're bored.
And reckless. In search of the homeschooling solution my whole life, wherein self-directed learning takes the cake, and betting your life on all you know matters makes the difference you were looking for. A meal plan into it and everyone's fed, and nourished, and happy.
It's an easy balance knowing everything I need is in my pantry, should beans and tomatoes suddenly wage certain war, if headstrong romaine forces broccoli, cauliflower, and shredded carrots into convincing a tricolor cheese tortellini to embrace Alfredo, scooping in the Parmesan.
And reckless. In search of the homeschooling solution my whole life, wherein self-directed learning takes the cake, and betting your life on all you know matters makes the difference you were looking for. A meal plan into it and everyone's fed, and nourished, and happy.
It's an easy balance knowing everything I need is in my pantry, should beans and tomatoes suddenly wage certain war, if headstrong romaine forces broccoli, cauliflower, and shredded carrots into convincing a tricolor cheese tortellini to embrace Alfredo, scooping in the Parmesan.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
My own new casserole
It sits well to have forgone the absentee cabbage, making acquaintance with oregano like never before raised the gold standard, that and pepper. You see, browning 3 lbs of ground pork and ground beef with two small diced onions to congratulate them on their togetherness, in public anyway. Behind closed doors you see what two cans of diced tomatoes are made of, two cups of water and a cup and a third of rice into the equation, and you've got the boiling to simmering down to a pattern.
Hope you remembered the 2 tsp oregano and gallon of pepper invited, just kidding it's only a teaspoon adopted from foster care. About twenty minutes later, if you've kept your pot covered, your goulash has morphed from cabbage roll ingredients to a Shepherd pie bottom. Sure you still mix the cupful of cheese in, gotta have your dairy. Layer the bottom of your 9 x 12 with half that 28 oz can of tomato sauce, having stirred the 2 tsp sugar and a tsp of dried oregano in, a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes will cover the magic.
Of course you're a stubborn old Capricorn goat like myself, and you layer 2 cups mixed frozen vegetables, awash in tomato sauce, atop goulash for another layer. Thank every lucky star in the sky that you pre-made 4 lbs of peeled, sliced 3/4 in, covered with cold water and then boiled somewhere between 10 minutes and fork tender. Mash with 12 T butter and 2 cups half and half, or just use milk and stop at a cup, then salt and pepper with abandon.
It's a mess to be cleaned up, an agreed flotsam we can both spit on, you and I are freed. To know layering Easy Mashed Potatoes upon mixed frozen vegetables, upon pork/beef/rice/tomato/onion goulash, with an extra half cup or so of shredded cheese propped on top, like icing.
Hope you remembered the 2 tsp oregano and gallon of pepper invited, just kidding it's only a teaspoon adopted from foster care. About twenty minutes later, if you've kept your pot covered, your goulash has morphed from cabbage roll ingredients to a Shepherd pie bottom. Sure you still mix the cupful of cheese in, gotta have your dairy. Layer the bottom of your 9 x 12 with half that 28 oz can of tomato sauce, having stirred the 2 tsp sugar and a tsp of dried oregano in, a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes will cover the magic.
Of course you're a stubborn old Capricorn goat like myself, and you layer 2 cups mixed frozen vegetables, awash in tomato sauce, atop goulash for another layer. Thank every lucky star in the sky that you pre-made 4 lbs of peeled, sliced 3/4 in, covered with cold water and then boiled somewhere between 10 minutes and fork tender. Mash with 12 T butter and 2 cups half and half, or just use milk and stop at a cup, then salt and pepper with abandon.
It's a mess to be cleaned up, an agreed flotsam we can both spit on, you and I are freed. To know layering Easy Mashed Potatoes upon mixed frozen vegetables, upon pork/beef/rice/tomato/onion goulash, with an extra half cup or so of shredded cheese propped on top, like icing.
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