Lunch: Black Beans & Spanish Rice

Last Wednesday, I had my last scheduled day to eat out this month as part of the monthly meeting at work I’ve mentioned before.  And as usually happens in the middle of the month I became extremely busy with professional and personal obligations that normallly leave me feeling harried with little time.  This is always… Read More

Lunch: Spaghetti & Broccoli

Yesterday, I had baked spaghetti for lunch. Today, I had baked spaghetti for lunch. So, how do I try to make it interesting for you, my readers? By throwing in a nice spot of green color and playing around with the photographs. I love this photo. And I love the dish. More please!

Lunch: Baked Spaghetti

A few days off of work and cold weather equals the desire to defrost some chili and relax with a movie. There’s only one problem. That package of red sauce I defrosted wasn’t chili but spaghetti. Oops! Never fear, baked spaghetti to the rescue!

NTM: Grinding Hamburger Meat

It’s time to put that Christmas present to work! Out comes the KA Food Grinder for its maiden grind of chuck roast for my very own hamburger meat. It was wonderful, and made a great amount of ground beef for a variety of recipes: chili, spaghetti, and kibi burgers!

Photo Friday: My First SS Pan

Recently, I’ve noticed that my favorite skillet I like to cook with, the one featured often here on not exactly bento, is having problems.  Foods are starting to stick in it, which isn’t supposed to happen.  The bottom looks much blacker than normal, which I think is causing the sticking problem.  It’s a hard anondized… Read More