This is for Liz, who will be embarking on her first Crock-Pot Pot Roast soon! This recipe came to me from my ex-mother-in-law, and is really the best pot roast ever! The best part is the leftover juice/water/onions can be used as french onion soup (and it freezes well too!). Between the leftover meat [...]
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Crock-Pot Pot Roast
Posted in Cooking, tagged food, Recipe on September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Potato Tomato Fry-Up
Posted in Cooking, tagged Cooking on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t sure what to call this. The idea came from this Potato Tomato Tart recipe, but of course I had to do it differently.
1 potato, sliced thinly
1/4 onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper (or 1/4 each red and green bell pepper), julienned
1/2 zucchini, cut length-wise, then sliced
1 tomato, thinly sliced
Feta cheese
Basil
Heat oil in a skillet and [...]
Summer Orzo Salad
Posted in Cooking, tagged Cooking, food, Recipe on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a recipe I make all summer long with variations. Now, to start off, there’s only 2 mandatory ingredients, orzo pasta and olive oil, everything else is changeable. This recipe makes 6-8 side dishes or 4 main dishes.
Cook 8 ounces of orzo in boiling water until just tender. Rinse in cool water.
Meanwhile, make the “sauce.” [...]
Greek Pasta
Posted in Cooking, tagged Cooking, Greek food, pasta, Recipe on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I whipped up a triple batch of Greek Pasta the other day. It’s not so much a recipe, but it was yummy! The leftovers were good both hot and cold.
Ingredients
8 oz dried pasta, any shape (I used bow ties, but I’ve used penne in the past)
1 small jar artichoke hearts, drained
3 roasted red bell peppers
1/2 [...]
Chili Rellanos
Posted in Cooking, tagged chili rellanos, Cooking, Mexican food on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I made Chili Rellanos today – so easy and good!
Ingredients
5 mild* chilis (I ordered 6 from Good Apples, but used one for salsa)
1 cup shredded jack and/or cheddar cheese
3large eggs (or egg substitute)
1 cup Masa Harina (corn flour, most grocery stores carry it, check the Mexican food aisle)
Water
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash chilis and [...]
Goodbyes and Jam
Posted in Cooking, Seattle, Travel, life, move, tea, tagged blueberies, blueberry jam, friends, jam, Mercer Island, Recipe, tayberries, tayberry jam, tea on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up this morning in a panic about driving a moving van/truck to Pittsburgh. I decided to re-evaluate the cost of driving that verses driving a car and having a moving company ship my stuff. It wound up being the same price, so I decided to cancel the self-move and have the [...]
