Jul. 22, 2009 5:15 pm
Updated: Oct. 6, 2010 7:01 am
Cooking for one is something I cannot get used to, so I have stopped cooking entirely.My husband James, the person who inspired all of my cooking, died in late May in a freak accident. Getting used to not being married anymore, not having someone to "take care" of, not having someone to cook…
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Apr. 7, 2009 8:02 pm
Updated: Apr. 17, 2009 9:18 pm
Being part Mexican, you'd think cooking Mexican food would come naturally. Not the case, at all! Truth be told, I'm really intimidated by it. The main reason is that a lot of it uses ingredients and cooking methods I'm not interested in, such as frying in solid fats/oils, high sodium content,…
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Mar. 30, 2009 7:25 pm
Updated: Apr. 2, 2009 4:02 pm
This is a dish that my husband and I absolutely love. It takes about an hour to prepare and another 45 minutes to cook, but it's worth it!I don't really go by a recipe, but here's what I do:I start by boiling a box of giant pasta shells and let it cook until al denté, and then cool.I then sauté…
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Stuffed Shells
Mar. 19, 2009 10:30 pm
Updated: Mar. 20, 2009 6:12 pm
Tonight I made Emeril's Key Lime Pie. This was actually my first time making a pie, if you can believe it. I've made every other dessert out there, but not pie!It was easy, but I used store-bought lime juice. The little lime I bought for the zest also had major problems and I could barely get…
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Key Lime Pie
Mar. 15, 2009 6:09 pm
Updated: Mar. 17, 2009 6:16 pm
I felt like doing something in the slow cooker the other day, and had a package of beef tips from Omaha Steaks that had been sitting in my freezer for... I don't even want to think about how long. So, I didn't go by any recipe but just kind of threw some stuff together.I started by browning the…
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Slow Cooker Beef Fajitas
Cilantro-Lime Rice
Mar. 12, 2009 5:28 pm
Updated: Mar. 13, 2009 1:37 pm
Last night I cooked my second batch of this. I saw it on a re-run of Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals a few weeks ago and finally got around to trying it about a week ago, and wanted to make it again. I love this recipe! I really should have taken a picture of it. The meatballs are the best part;…
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Mar. 5, 2009 7:16 pm
Updated: Mar. 10, 2009 1:03 pm
I had a not-so-nice time in the kitchen tonight. I was baking a salmon fillet, preparing boxed rice pilaf, and steaming some carrots. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, my steamer basket is a POS and one minute I'll have plenty of water, and then next I smell a horrific burning smell and my pot's…
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Jan. 26, 2009 7:38 pm
Updated: Jan. 26, 2009 7:39 pm
Tonight was Baked Spaghetti, James's favorite. I follow the recipe pretty closely, though I substitute parmesan for the cheddar cheese (Seriously, cheddar? Cheddar would be gross in this dish). I add fresh crimini mushrooms to the skillet instead of canned as well as a quarter cup of white wine…
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Baked Spaghetti I
Jan. 26, 2009 5:12 pm
Updated: Jan. 27, 2009 9:39 am
I looooooove red velvet cake. Fiercely. I've tried to make it once or twice before, but never had a good result due to either a crappy recipe or my own crappiness, I'm not sure. But the other day I watched a repeat of one of Paula Deen's shows in which she made a beautiful three-layered red…
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
Jan. 26, 2009 4:50 pm
Updated: Jan. 27, 2009 9:40 am
I've been blogging for nine years, eight of those years on Livejournal. However, LJ hasn't been keeping my attention lately and I've been considering creating a food blog because not only do I love talking about what I cook/bake, people often ask me for my recipes and since I don't usually…
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