11/12/10 Dinner @ Home

Yes, it's true. I haven't eaten anything in days, hence the lack of posts.  Actually I had some really kick ass food but it was at a "leadership offsite". So 1) I wasn't supposed to be using my phone since we were "offsite" and 2) it was really really busy. Instead you'll have to see my crazy tacos.

I wasn't in the mood to cook, go out, or even microwave anything but I managed to muster up enough energy to combine random stuff from the fridge.  Multi-grain Tortilla, Chicken, Avocado, Egg and Spinach.  It's no gourmet by any stretch, but wasn't too bad.

10/26/2010 Dinner @ Home

Salmon, Couscous and mixed veggies.  

10/19/10 Dinner @ Home

Mushroom Fettuccine with Chicken, tomatoes and some spinach for color.

10/17/10 Dinner @ Home

My family is in town and my mother-in-law made this delicious Pot Roast with potatoes, garlic, carrots, celery and onions. We also had some sourdough rolls and spinach.

10/9/10 Dinner @ Home

Simple dinner at home.  Garlic & olive oil couscous with some sauteed shrimp, grape tomatoes, green onion and portabello mushroom. Mmmm tasty.

10/6/2010 Dinner @ Home

I needed to improve upon last night's frozen pizza meal (hey, I added fresh garlic!) so I decided to go big.

I bought a slab of pork ribs Sunday and decided to use this recipe. (I apologize for the photo quality, which is universally crap in this post).

The recipe called for me to boil the ribs for an hour.

After that I cut the ribs apart...

...then covered them with the sauce I just prepared. 

The ribs cook for a half hour at 350 degrees with the foil cover. I then remove the foil cover and cook them for another half hour. All this waiting means vino.

The sauce contained a lot of good stuff, including:

• Fresh chopped garlic
• Brown sugar
• Stubb's Honey Pecan BBQ Sauce
• Ketchup
• Worcestershire Sauce
• A1 Steak Sauce (Duuuude, steak sauce!)

The ribs after 2 hours of cooking...

Capped off with some mac 'n cheese.

This recipe was delicious. The ribs were sweet and tasty and they fell right off the bone. Juicy and delicious. I wish I had more ribs RIGHT now.

10/4/2010 Dinner @ Mike and Andrew's

We received a call at about 6ish that Mike and Andrew were offering us burritos. What a feast!

Fresh corn, homemade pico de guayo, cheddar

Fried catfish (left) and medium rare seasoned grilled steak (right)

Steak burrito!

Catfish burrito

Apple pie w/ whipped cream from Trader Joe's

Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream from Trader Joe's

9/29/2010 Dinner @ Home

Grilled Cheese and Lumpia w/ Sweet and Sour Sauce

• Cheddar
• Pan seared Italian Sausage
• Butter toasted bread

AKA "Digging through the fridge night"

9/26/2010 Dinner @ Home

my bad, i didn't realize this was already starting. also, given my primitive little phone, i cant promise to keep up super effectively, but we'll see what happens. either way, here is sunday night's dindin - pork country ribs marinated in a dates/garlic/sherry/brown sugar thing and then cooked with some onion, bell pepper, half a jalapeno and some spices, served over saffron egg noodles. some cauliflower (multicolored!!) with a simple cheddar and mushroom sauce on the side. not a bad way to start off.

9/26/2010 Sunday Night Dinner @ Home

Tonight we're experimenting a little:

• Chicken thighs 
• Placed on top of lemon slices
• Fresh lemon juice over the top
• Honey over the top
• Fresh peaches put within
• Salt, pepper
• Cook at 375 degrees in the oven for approx. 30-40 minutes.

Chicken (pre-oven)

Mixed greens, sliced pears, Gorgonzola, walnuts, cranberries, salad dressing

Cooked chicken

The chicken was good but a little light on flavor. We're going to give it another go with a few changes:

• Marinate the chicken thighs for a few hours with lemon and honey
• Don't cook the chicken in lemon juice. We think the lemon juice plus juice that came from chicken drowned it and zeroed out the other flavors (still cook on lemon slices, though)
• Cook longer at a lower temperature to let the flavors soak in

The peaches were delightful and the chicken was still quite juicy (with vague hints of lemon and honey). Hopefully next time we can pack it in more.

9/25/2010 Saturday Night Dinner @ Kim's

Lemon pasta (zesty!) with shrimp

Angel Food Cake w/ Whip Cream and Berries