I learned two things tonight. #1. If you're going to make satay you've got to have skewers. #2. Don't over pack the meat in the marinade or it won't get covered well enough. The first issue was easy to fix, I sent my husband to the store to pick up...
I wasn't planning to share tonight's dinner at all because I didn't think it was going to be anything all that special. Oh... my... goodness.... YUM!!! We had 32 pieces of leftover gnocchi from last night . I was concerned because the uncooked...
I've finally done it! For years I've wanted to learn how to make gnocchi and have put off trying to make it without being taught by someone who really knows how. I kept reading you need a gentle hand and I was nervous that I'd really mess it up. I...
As a reward for enduring 2 nights of dry pot roast (though very tasty despite its dryness), tonight I made the three of us some Mini Chocolate Chip Cakes. They sort of look like fluffy choclate chip cookies. These are tasty little cakes that you can...
Last night Dan prepped a chuck roast and closely followed EatingWell's recipe for Coffee Braised Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions . He did a great job; the only thing I did was brew the "strong coffee", which was as simple as microwaving...
Dont tell anyone, I'm not a big fan of bacon. However, I do appreciate good bacon-related humor. There's this t-shirt I've seen called press button, receive bacon. Every time I dry my hands in a public restroom that has one of those air dryers with...
We often find ourselves buying fancy sandwiches at places like Panera Bread. Sometimes we get sandwiches at Subway. Why is it though that when we make sandwiches at home they're usually on regular whole wheat bread and nothing but maybe some meat...
Unfortunately we can't dine at a five star restaurant every night. Sometimes, I don't have time or the energy to put together a fancy meal. Tonight was one of those kind of nights where I had to cook something up quick. I recently bought some soups...
Six months ago today, I married my sweet, loving, adorable husband. Shortly after we took this photo, Dan left the table to use the restroom so I took the chance to tweet, "Happy 6 month Anniversary my sweet @danshort . Good thing we figured...
On the 12th day of Christmas I stuffed myself w/ cheese... 4 fondue forks, 3 course meal... & a creme brulee mar-ti-ni! I'm sure if I tried hard enough I could fill in the days and come up with a full Melting Pot version of the holiday tune. I'm...
