Written on October 19, 2007
We already know that my husband is a “Meat… po-tay-toes” kinda guy. So any excuse for that combination seems to be reason for celebration to him. Well, having had country fried steak (again) earlier in the week, we had two more defrosted cube steaks sitting in the fridge, wanting to be used. The man was…
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Written on October 1, 2007
We were avoiding grocery shopping, but we needed to eat. So we pulled out several items we already had and I concocted this “pantry-buster” of a meal. It was so good it might become a menu item in the future. First, I browned some chicken. We had bought two bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken…
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Written on August 29, 2007
That’s what my husband says when he’s excited about a manly dinner. “Meat… Po-Tay-Toes…Yah” in this crazy-low hyper-masculine voice. I should post pictures of our house here soon! I just need to take some and make sure they’re good ones. haha.
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Written on August 21, 2007
Man food, too… which means the meals usually have meat in them. I’m not used to that, but it’s pretty tasty. Pork ribs (a Paula Deen recipe) and baked potatoes. Italian sausage and potato salad. Homemade tortilla chips again, and margaritas. So yummy. (Not photographed: Cheese quesadillas) Grilled Caribbean jerk chicken (It’s really delicious on…
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Written on August 18, 2007
EmmaH asked for the details about my guy’s birthday cake , so here they are! First, the recipes. This is the recipe I use to make chocolate cake. It is so fast, simple, and delicious that I’m not sure you’ll ever look to boxed cake mixes again for chocolate cake. This is the recipe for…
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Written on August 12, 2007
On Friday, the man and I squeezed into our tiny kitchen to make dinner together. He made his fantastic spaghetti sauce, full of good stuff like (very cooked) onions, garlic, mushrooms, and meat. He also adds a green pepper, which I could do without, because I think the flavor permeates everything, which is fine if…
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Written on August 8, 2007
We’ve been settling in to our new house here in sunny Florida, after *insert long story* finally getting all of our things from South Carolina. We’re mostly unpacked, and we have been using our new pots for some yummy home-cooked dinners. The first night we were here, we went to Wal-Mart and got cereal, which…
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