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2.3.10 Stuffed Pork Chops...mushrooms, cheese (not sure what kind), bacon...roasted taters, & mushrooms 2.11.10...snow day! all gone!...I think we had chix?  not sure cause it was so good there was very little evidence!  Scott made a mushroom, carmelized cream sauce that was delicious...and sliced roasted tater "chips" Toffee!  for Valentines...never had a chance for Christmas, so I made heart day toffee & heart suckers...so cute..and DELICIOUS! given as gifts to our loved ones for Valentines 2.14.10  Happy Valentines Day...Mac N Cheese & Cake! my army of ingredients...cheese, broccoli, chix, bacon, mushrooms, pasta, cream, butter, bread crumbs & freshly ground pepper & nutmeg lots of leftovers for lunches! yellow cake w choc cream cheese frosting with mini choc chips YUM!..the guys at work got the rest of this...oh I wish I had some now!  This was a wonderful Valentines day...Napoli's the night before...and the whole day together today. 2.17...

we finished out january with some very good meals...several homemade soups, seared fish with a fresh made mango salsa, chix fahitas, pork "marriage" chili and baked chix taquitos... acorn squash soup, tilipia with mango salsa...ala Scott...YUM 1.20.10 1.23.10 chix fahitas with guacomole, cilantro & carmelized onion 1.25.10 pork "marriage" chili freshly cubed pork loin portebello mushrooms...so earthy and beautiful our favorite aromatic veggies..carrot, onion, jalepeno, bell pepper 1.27.10 butternut squash soup...while Scott was making this, he accidentally dropped a fork in the blender, which promptly shot straight up to the ceiling and splattered him in roasted vegies...this soup had squash, I think sweet tater?, hot sauce, broccoli...oh so delicious so thick, rich and yummy...no cream, but you'd have thought it did 1.30.10 chopped chix, with bell pepper and other yummy carmelized vegies and some fresh cilantro filling for our baked taquitos a little army ...

boy oh boy am i behind on blogging our dinners...it feels good to have a moment to sit, write, reflect and daydream of the past and next meals.  January was a beginning of better eating.  Alton Brown inspired.  we made our favorite marinara and used it several times over the these days for different meals...all healthy and full of delicious ingredients. 1.16.10- mushroom marinara over capellini (I think?) with a balsamic salad and sour dough toasts...& lots of parm cheese...YUM. mushroom marinara...recipe posted already 1.17.10 roasted bell peppers under the broiler...with artichokes & chix w/our marinara artichokes: boil 30 min in water w/a little citrus after trimming.  Our favorite sauce is a tbs of mayo, 2 tsp mustard, s&p and a 1/2 sweetner pkt (or sugar)...YUM!  I dressed the roasted peppers in balsamic dressing. 1.18.10  cheese toast with tomato, balsamic, carrots & olives...a quick, simple dinner after a long day at work...not grea...

First I must write down a quote from Anthony Bourdain we heard yesterday and we both burst out laughing..."nothing clarifies the mind like beer & failure, except perhaps hunger" quoted from his show No Reservations...very funny and often true. Okay...while I relax and write while smelling the aromas of Scott cooking our pasta & shrimp dinner...I had the silly thought to document our fridge as it is today...just as the guys on "the ticket" radio show did the other day...hilarious and curiously interesting.  Okay, here goes: top shelf: eggs, baby yogurt, cilantro, nonfat plain yogurt, milk,artichoke,peeled & deveined shrimp for tonights dinner (i did those:), lemon, roasted whole almonds...can't see what's in the way back since I'm looking at the pics and not the fridge itself. shelf two:romaine, deli chix, roasted garlic, mousse pudding cups, bell peppers.  shelf three: 100% cran/pom juice, broccoli, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, bacon drip...

oh, the apartment smelled so good tonight.  Scott took over dinner prep...we spent this afternoon store hopping for our weekly groceries. Costco, Kroger, Walmart...each store holding a few favorites...even if we forgot a few things. We tried some other fish earlier this week...and it was yucko...so back to a "cheap" yet dependable fish, Tilapia...breaded with a bit of panko and pan sauteed in olive oil...topped with a squeeze of lemon.  then shoestring cut sweet taters, baked at 425 with olive oil, s&p...a little broil at the end YUM.  sauteed baby bella 'shrooms...and our favorite balsamic dressed salad of cucumber, greens, tomato, parmesean (that Scott realized was a little too close to the rind and we got a giggle over how rubbery they were)...and homemade croutons.  It was as enjoyable to smell while being prepared as it was to eat it.  Now I'm pleasantly full...watching silly bazaar food shows and listening to the rain washed streets being driven ov...

Marriage Chili was calling our name...added a bit of carrot for a little extra sweetness.  This was so delicious...and made for quite a few servings...yummy with a bit of torn toasted bread or crackers added in...also a bit of cheddar and dollop of sourcream, and a bit of cilantro a bit of bacon :)