Lunch: Leftover Deliciousness

Today is my last day off on a long weekend I took.  My mother’s youngest brother and his family came from California to visit.  He and his wife brought along with them their two youngest (both in their upper teens).  It was a lovely weekend full of LOTS OF FOOD.  I’ll get to all the… Read More

Recipe: Apple/Walnut Stuffed Pork Chops

Yet again, I’ve tried my hand at designing a recipe on my own. This had rattled around in my brain for long enough. It was time to work it out. It came out well enough. There is just one problem…the sort of mushy bread.

Bento: The Bread (232)

It may be 9:43 p.m. on Monday, but I figure better late than never getting today’s bento posted same day rather than next day.  Here we have two of the bread/eggplant/pepper/cheese concoction along with the cannelinni beans.

On the side I brought a quick salad using butter lettuce.  I’ve never had it before; good stuff!  And… Read More

Bento: Crawfish Cornbread (203)

I have been craving crawfish cornbread for awhile now.  Last night, I found a recipe and tried it out.  It turned out REALLY well.  It’s only problem: a topping of crawfish etouffee.  For now, I can deal with that.

And it became the main feature in today’s bento.  Crawfish cornbread with the last of the roasted… Read More

Raisin Bread Love

If you’ve read my blog over the last few months, you may know I’ve become quite enamored with my bread machine and making homemade wheat bread.  When I found the recipe for the wheat bread, I had also found a recipe for raisin bread.  Boy, that Recipezaar.  Gotta love ‘em.  I bookmarked that recipe for… Read More