Archive For The “Cooking” Category

Easy Garlic Noodles

By | December 15, 2011

photo from BudgetBytes I adapted this recipe from Budget Bytes and it turned out great! Easy Garlic Noodles 12 oz whole wheat angel hair pasta 1/3 cup margarine 4 Tbsp minced garlic 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced, set aside 2 Tbsp 4 tsp soy sauce 4 Tbsp raw sugar 2 tsp vegetable or sesame [...]

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Celebrating Our First St Ambrose Day

By | December 7, 2011

“St. Ambrose is also known as the “Honey-Tongued Doctor,” a pun on the saint’s name (the word for honey in Latin is ambrosia); his preaching was said to be mellifluous, as sweet as flowing honey. Also according to legend, when Ambrose was a baby, a swarm of bees settled on his mouth, an omen that [...]

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Camarones Especial con Tomatillo Salsa

By | July 28, 2011

I had a bunch of items left over from our CSA last week, so I put together this recipe.  My husband came up with the title because it has a very mexican flavoring to it.  This may not seem like something you would like, but we highly recommend it! Camarones Especial con Tomatillo Salsa Ingredients 1 [...]

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Chili, Chips and S’Mores

By | May 31, 2011

Tonight I made several new dishes that I have never made before. For dinner, we had White Chicken Chili served with Homemade Tortilla Chips, and for dessert we had S’Mores Brownies.  Yum!! Michelle’s White Chicken Chili Ingredients: 2 cups of Great Northern Beans (I cooked an entire pound and saved the rest for later in [...]

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Staying Away from Spicy Food… And Craving It At the Same Time

By | March 29, 2011

I have arrived at the stage in my pregnancy where I am dealing with major heartburn and acid reflux.  Sunday night was not good for me at all.  I ate something with a lot garlic in it and spent part of the night paying for it.  Fun times. I am now trying to stay away [...]

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A New Family Fave: Broccoli Pesto with Farfalle

By | March 24, 2011

The kids loved this- Spunky even had seconds! Broccoli Pesto with Farfalle (adapted from Vegetarian Times Magazine) Time: 25-30 minutes Serves 4-6 Ingredients 2 cups broccoli, cooked until tender 8 Tbsp hazelnuts, toasted and chopped 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp dried parsley 5 garlic cloves 1/2 cup oil (plus more to achieve desired consistency) [...]

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Trying to Keep to My Lenten Menu Plan

By | March 15, 2011

We are only a little more than a week into Lent, and I’ve already had a difficult time staying with my menu plan. I definitely haven’t failed, but there have been days when I could have done better. Last night I made several “firsts”: Asparagus Risotto, whole wheat artisan bread and green beans prepared in [...]

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Homemade Brown Rice Milk

By | March 15, 2011

Since taking Bunky off dairy, I’ve been buying him organic rice milk and giving him just 8 or so ounces a day.  Then I saw a recipe on mothering.com for homemade brown rice milk.  I tweaked the recipe a bit, so here is what I did: Michelle’s Organic Brown Rice Milk Ingredients 3/4 cup organic [...]

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Valentine’s Day Lovin’

By | February 14, 2011

We all dressed in red or pink. Spunky had on a pretty heart fleece. We ate pink, heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast. We painted coffee filter hearts with watercolors. We ate angel food cake with strawberries. We ate SweetTart Hearts and acted out what every heart said. Mommy ended up getting lots of hugs and kisses. [...]

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A Few Glimpses of Our Christmas Day

By | December 28, 2010

We had a very nice, quiet Christmas Day. We went to church in the morning and then came home for a meaty-cheesy-eggy breakfast, just what my hubby wanted.  We opened presents and had some snacks.  I even took a nap in the afternoon.  Then we had dinner, which I had prepared a few days ahead [...]

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