Posts

Showing posts from March, 2011

2.4&5.11 Burgers!

Image
Scott's burgers with kettle chips....and MS sliders....YUM! jalepeno cheddar sliders...with a dollop of feta mayo...OH MY

2.2.11 ?

Image
no clue what we made, except it had chicken in it and we ate popcorn at some point...

2.1.11 a snow day...

Image
well, we were snowed in today...and I cooked away...no school but lots of food.  we had vats of canned peachs and one very old box of instant pie dough...made a make shift version of Ma's cobbler leftover lasagna for lunch my new fav cocktail...brut sparkling wine with a big twist of Wanda's orange...a Wanda cocktail chix/sausage with pilaf and beans....a feast

1.30.11 Anne's lasagna

Image
Ingredients Kosher salt 1 1/2 (16-ounce) boxes lasagna noodles Olive oil 1 pound bulk Italian sausage 4 cloves garlic, smashed, divided Crushed red pepper flakes 1 (12-ounce) package cremini mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced (I don't remove stems...reg mush would be fine) 1 zucchini, cut in 1/2 lengthwise and cut on the bias ( no zucc in house...we used a roasted pepper 2 cups ricotta 2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, divided 2 eggs 6 to 7 basil leaves, cut into chiffonade (we used our pesto instead...no fresh basil in house...lots of pesto) 1 recipe Chef Anne's All-Purpose Marinara Sauce, recipe follows (we used our fav marinara, bertolli) 1 pound grated mozzarella Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Working batches, cook the lasagna noodles until they are soft and pliable but not limp, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove the pasta from the boiling water and lay flat on a sheet tray to cool. Reserve. Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring to

1.29.11 inspired by Alex's special sandwich

Image
Love Alex G on food network...she made a killer turkey sam and we made a chix version a poppy seed heavy cream dressing ...we added blue cheese to thicken it up...it was a bit too runny our maters were a little shriveled...scott soaked em to pep em up sliced american onion rings ready for the fire rosemary spiced chix breast toasted ciabiatta hello beautiful!  These were good...not great, but good

1.23.11 Leftovers

Image
can't let good leftovers go to waste...macncheese...and pizza

1.21.11 Onion rings & burgers

Image
Time for Scott's onion rings and burgers....sliced onion drenched in buttermilk and hot sauce a little seasoned flour and cornmeal a proper breading station in the fridge to set little army of burgers...ground chuck, s&p and garlic powder buttered buns...onion buns maters and boars head american slices

1.20.11 Mac&Cheese...it should be one word

Image
Macncheese with mushrooms...chix and rigatoni... Sprinkles cupcakes to celebrate the test I'd taken that day...and passed