In the last 9 months, I have lived in 4 different apartments/houses, in 3 different cities, in 2 different states. I’ve changed my address over and over, and I’m still getting letters with 3 separate yellow address stickies layered on top of each other. I started getting sick of changing the addresses on all my…
Archives for June 2011
Belgian Wit Beer Cookies
A couple months ago, Nick brewed a Belgian Witbier. It was our first all-grain batch, and you may remember I made dog treats for Kaiser out of the spent grains. The beer has orange peel and coriander in it, so it’s a bit reminiscent of a Blue Moon (one of my favorite mainstream beers, by…
Cilantro Lime Margaritas
Happy Saturday! It wouldn’t be the weekend without a little cocktail, so check this one out! Cilantro Lime Margaritas! How this cocktail came to be is a bit of a long story. It all started last weekend when Nick was putting the finishing touches on a honey lemon wheat beer. I had to squeeze 7…
Buffalo Chicken Risotto
Sounds really strange, I know. But trust me, it works. My love of buffalo chicken has led me to try many variations of it: buffalo chicken pizza, buffalo chicken dip, buffalo chicken burgers, buffalo chicken mac & cheese, buffalo chicken nachos, buffalo chicken wraps, wings, salads. I’m sure there are more. But still, when Nick’s…
Paprika Shrimp with Citrus Cilantro Quinoa
Today’s recipe is another one brought to you (and me) by my mom. This one didn’t come out of the McCormick cookbook she sent me, but it DID come from their website. My mom saw the quinoa and decided to pass the recipe on to me since lately I’ve had a bit of an obsession…
Strawberry Salsa
I’ve always loved the combination of sweet & salty. Chocolate covered pretzels? Yes, please! Dunkin’ Donuts everything bagels with strawberry cream cheese? You betcha. Margaritas? Mmmmm. So when Nick’s Aunt Diane sent me a recipe for Strawberry Salsa, I jumped right on it! Though Nick questions some of my salty/sweet combos, I was pretty sure…
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
A couple weeks ago, when I made Pasta with Peas and Ricotta, I mentioned that pasta is not Nick’s favorite meal. I admit that I made that one for myself! Though while we were eating it, Nick confessed that he actually does like pasta, but only when it’s straight up spaghetti and meatballs with red…
Adventures in Gardening: Fail.
So, you might be wondering what ever happened to the herbs I planted a while back? Well, the inevitable happened. I killed them. All of them. Ok, well, not all of them, there are still a few really sad looking chives that refuse to grow any larger than newly planted grass seed. I should have…
