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New Book and a 5-Minute Dinner

I’ve had this America’s Test Kitchen book, The Side Dish Bible, on my Amazon wish list since I checked it out of the library a few months back. I liked it because, aside from having 1001 (not just 1000!) recipes, the index makes it so easy to find what you can make based on ingredients. My mommyContinue reading “New Book and a 5-Minute Dinner”

Sunday – Shrimp Tacos, Salsa, and Potato Prep

I’ve been trying to find out for years how to make salsa that tastes like the stuff in restaurants. I think I (kind of) figured it out. Here’s how I did it: I just put in things and pulsed them in the food processor until they tasted good. I am planning on making shrimp tacos either tonightContinue reading “Sunday – Shrimp Tacos, Salsa, and Potato Prep”

Soup-Dinner Saturday – Stuffed Cabbage Pasta Soup

Saturday lunch, my son and I go to McDonald’s on the way home from his sports class (maybe to counteract all the great exercise he did?). So, every Saturday dinner, I make vegetable soup for dinner. I try to use up any vegetables and things I made during the week. This week, I used my leftoverContinue reading “Soup-Dinner Saturday – Stuffed Cabbage Pasta Soup”

Mid-Week Ingredient Prep – Quick Chili

I had a better week than I’ve had in a while, so I made these energy balls, which I found here on Fannetastic Foods. I didn’t have walnuts, so I used raw cashews, and I added some cocoa powder because we like chocolate. My son liked them, too. What made these different than the recipes I usually seeContinue reading “Mid-Week Ingredient Prep – Quick Chili”