Simply cooked in white sauce in the oven, topped with broiled bread crumbs. Delicious!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Chicken breasts in sauce.
Chicken breasts were on special, so I got a whole bunch and looked for something to do with them.
Simply cooked in white sauce in the oven, topped with broiled bread crumbs. Delicious!
Simply cooked in white sauce in the oven, topped with broiled bread crumbs. Delicious!
Pepperoni pizza
I got a new pizza pan because my old one was just not cutting it anymore. Really old and ... yuck! ... rusty.
So I test-drove my spanking new one with a pizza made form scratch!
The only thing from a package was the crust mix.
So I test-drove my spanking new one with a pizza made form scratch!
The only thing from a package was the crust mix.
Spaghetti and meatballs.
I had some extra ground meat, so I though I'd try and make some meatballs!!
I used some bottled spaghetti sauce, added some vegetables and made the meatballs.
And it was delicious!
Meatballs cooking
Into the sauce
I used some bottled spaghetti sauce, added some vegetables and made the meatballs.
And it was delicious!
Meatballs cooking
Into the sauce
Final result, with a bit of parmesan cheese sprinkled on. Yum!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Epic Bread Fail
When I moved from Halifax to Charlottetown, my good friend Hilary made me some challah bread as a parting gift.
It's a traditional jewish braided bread. Very yeasty and tastes sweet. I love all breads and was glad to accept it.
The dough gets frozen and you take it out for five hours. It rises and you just stick it in the oven to get some fresh bread! Simple, yes?
Well, a dumbass would put the unfrozen bread on a plate, as opposed to the sheet on which it would expand.
So when I came home, the bread had wonderfully bloated to a nice and plump unbaked bread. And also stuck firmly to the plate. So, I had to pull and fight to get it off the plate. Then, I had to fight to get it off my hands and unto the darn sheet. It got all stretched out and lumpy.
Well, I wasn't gonna throw it away, so I still stuck it into the oven to bake.
Here's the result in ALL IT'S GLORY!!!!
It still tastes awesome, even though it looks like something that died. :)
It's a traditional jewish braided bread. Very yeasty and tastes sweet. I love all breads and was glad to accept it.
The dough gets frozen and you take it out for five hours. It rises and you just stick it in the oven to get some fresh bread! Simple, yes?
Well, a dumbass would put the unfrozen bread on a plate, as opposed to the sheet on which it would expand.
So when I came home, the bread had wonderfully bloated to a nice and plump unbaked bread. And also stuck firmly to the plate. So, I had to pull and fight to get it off the plate. Then, I had to fight to get it off my hands and unto the darn sheet. It got all stretched out and lumpy.
Well, I wasn't gonna throw it away, so I still stuck it into the oven to bake.
Here's the result in ALL IT'S GLORY!!!!
It still tastes awesome, even though it looks like something that died. :)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Scalloped potatos with mushrooms
I'm not very fond of potatoes by themselves, but sometimes get the craving for them. So I figured I'd try something easy. And I had leftover mushrooms that I could use.
My cat thinks she's food. I'm a potato!!
Unfortunately, I seem to have forgotten to take a picture of the final result.
Well, you've seen scalloped potatoes before ... so there you go. ;)
My cat thinks she's food. I'm a potato!!
Unfortunately, I seem to have forgotten to take a picture of the final result.
Well, you've seen scalloped potatoes before ... so there you go. ;)
Monday, February 15, 2010
Potatoe and carrot soup
Pretty easy, even if you've never made a soup!! And came out delicious!
What you need:
Cut up all your veggies right from the start.
- Slice you carrots.
- Cube the potatoes (the smaller they are, the faster they'll cook).
- Chop the onion.
In your soup pot, heat the oil on medium heat. When the oil is hot, throw in the onion, garlic and chili powder.
Mix and coat.
Sautee the onion for about 5 minutes.
Add the 5 cups of chicken broth and the potatoes. Bring to a boil and keep the mixture boiling until the potatoes are done. They will be tender, but still hold their shape.
Stir often do that the potatoes don't stick to the pot.
When the potatoes are done, use a potato masher or a hand-held mixer. Puree the mixture until you get the desired constistency.
Add the carrots.
Add the milk or cream if you want.
Lower the temperature at the lowest and let the soup simmer until the carrots are tender.
If you added dairy, make sure it doesn't boil and stir often.
What you need:
- 3 medium potatoes
- 1 onion
- 3 medium carrots
- 1 clove Garlic (fresh is better, but I used garlic powder)
- 5 cups Chicken Broth
- Chili powder
- Oil
- Salt & pepper
- Optional: 1 cup of milk or cream
Cut up all your veggies right from the start.- Slice you carrots.
- Cube the potatoes (the smaller they are, the faster they'll cook).
- Chop the onion.
In your soup pot, heat the oil on medium heat. When the oil is hot, throw in the onion, garlic and chili powder.Mix and coat.
Sautee the onion for about 5 minutes.
Add the 5 cups of chicken broth and the potatoes. Bring to a boil and keep the mixture boiling until the potatoes are done. They will be tender, but still hold their shape.Stir often do that the potatoes don't stick to the pot.
When the potatoes are done, use a potato masher or a hand-held mixer. Puree the mixture until you get the desired constistency.
Add the carrots.Add the milk or cream if you want.
Lower the temperature at the lowest and let the soup simmer until the carrots are tender.
If you added dairy, make sure it doesn't boil and stir often.
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