Sheri on Oct 31st 2006 BS
Please put a penny in the old….man’s (?) hat.
My wants. Always for the kitchen. Maybe The Man will actually LOOK at my blog and see what I want and actually get it LOL
I love him dearly, but sometimes he can be a little scary when it comes to gift-giving. One year, I asked for a Land’s End hoodie sweatshirt. I got a skin-tight (can’t be worn by anyone older than
Hooters hoodie thing.
Last year, the only thing I asked for was a Spot-Bot. I got it on the first try!
Sheri on Oct 31st 2006 Main Dishes, Sides
On the nights when The Man chooses to not be around for dinner, such as tonight, I take advantage. He is one of the pickiest eaters I have ever met and won’t try a lot of new things. For example, I have to sneak mushrooms, green peppers, and onions past him by mincing them until they’re unrecognizable.
I, however, have taste buds and like to try new things. When I was at the grocery store this morning, I finally found the quinoa (I have read a lot about it on several GF food blogs and have wanted to try it). So tonight, with The Man gone, I decided to make some quinoa.
I don’t know if I will be able to acquire a taste for this - I may have over-doctored it with stuff so if you are reading this and I overdid it, please let me know so I can try again. Don’t get me wrong - it wasn’t bad. Maybe the texture was so different than what I am used to that it turned me off.
Sure looks pretty, though.
Red Quinoa with Peas & Smoked Salmon
2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup red quinoa
smoked salmon
sugar snap peas
roasted garlic olive oil
Combine the broth and quinoa in a pot; cook until all of the broth has been absorbed by the quinoa. Stir in flaked smoked salmon, a handful of sugar snap peas, and a few teaspoons of roasted garlic olive oil. Put the lid on so the heat of the quinoa warms the peas and salmon.
Check for cat hair and then serve.
Sheri on Oct 31st 2006 Hairdroppers
Hair Dropper #1
(Baby)
He never sits still when he sees a camera. This is actually a good picture for him with a digital.
Hair Dropper #2
(Sylvester)
I woke him up to take this. Mean momma.
Sheri on Oct 31st 2006 Quick and Easy
Took the day off of work today to relax and also because I have a podiatrist appointment this afternoon. Did some grocery shopping, coming home with fresh mozzarella cheese and some baby greens.
Tomato, Baby Greens, & Fresh Mozzarella Panini2 slices GF bread
tomato slices
baby greens
slices of fresh mozzarella
basil
roasted garlic-infused olive oil
Set out 2 slices of bread. Cover one slice with baby greens, sliced tomato, and fresh mozzarella. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle basil on the other slice. Combine the 2 slices into a sandwich.
Heat the panini grill to HOT. When it’s ready, put the sandwich on and wait patiently until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasty.
Pick off any cat hair and enjoy your sandwich with a salad.
Sheri on Oct 29th 2006 Main Dishes
Before I left to go to the Haunted Barn today, I threw a bunch of stuff in the crock-pot and prayed it would taste good when I got home LOL
I planned to make a cornbread mix from Bob’s Red Mill, but I was too tired and hungry to wait to eat.
If I make this again, I need to add more chili powder and cumin. It’s good, but needs more spice.
Hodge-Podge in a Crock-Pot
1 green pepper, diced
1 orange pepper, diced
1/2 a good-sized onion, diced
1-6 oz can organic tomato paste
1-28 oz can organic crushed tomatoes
1-28 oz can organic tomato sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
Chicken-I used 2 breasts & 3 thighs (sprinkle with salt and pepper)
1 can organic pinto beans, drained
2 tbsp chili powder (best guess since I didn’t measure)
1 1/2 tsp cumin (best guess since I didn’t measure)
Olive oil
In a pan, put a few tsps of olive oil and then add the chicken; cook until done. While the chicken is cooking, dice up the peppers and onion; throw in the crock-pot. Add the minced garlic, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. When the chicken is done, take out of the pan and let cool. When you can handle touching it, shred it with 2 forks or your hands, whatever is easier. Take the cat off the counter.
Mix together and set the crock-pot to cook for 10 hours. When you’re close to ready to eat, add the pinto beans so they get heated through.
Serve over your preferred rice.
Sheri on Oct 28th 2006 BS, taste-testing
Two more days. Today and tomorrow.
Since August, every weekend has been devoted to the building, and then the running, of a Haunted Barn. The Man and I have been doing this for 4 years now, and while we love scaring the pants off of people, it’s very tiring to put in long days at the office from Monday through Friday and then do the barn thing on Saturdays and Sundays for 8 to 9 hours each day.
Our Haunted Barn is part of a local pumpkin farm called Dollinger Family Farm, which has a corn maze, train rides, face painting…and a Haunted Barn. This all happens on weekends through the month of October.
So The Man and I come up with a floor plan, have friends help us build and put the spooky stuff in, and then on September 30th this year, we opened up. Local groups provide the ghosts and goblins and we run the show.
6 PM Sunday night will be very welcome. The Man took next week off of work so he plans to start tearing down all the walls and spooky stuff. It sure would be nice to have everything down before next weekend (so I don’t have to help LOL).
So what do I eat during these long weekend days? Not a lot until we get home to whatever I may have thrown into the crockpot or lurks in the fridge for reheating. Usually I throw some rice cakes or similar snacks into a plastic bag and head out. The Man grabs bags of forbidden-to-me chips at the store before heading out. There’s nothing at the farm for me to eat, so if I forget to pack something, I grow a pit the size of Texas in my stomach by the time we get home.
Today I am bringing some organic GF crackers from Mary’s Gone Crackers. I love these things. If you haven’t had these yet, try them!
