Since the Navy owns Nick now, he was not able to accompany me to Massachusetts for my week long vacation. He did, however, get to come up for about 28 hours to make it to our friends’ wedding. In the 28 hours that we were both out of our house, tragedy struck. I got back…
Archives for July 2012
Quinoa Tabbouli
So I’ve been MIA again, but this time, at least I have an excuse! I spent a lovely 11 days last week up in Massachusetts. I got lots of wedding planning done, had a wonderful bridal shower thrown for me, and got to celebrate the marriage of 2 of our best friends. So many weddings…
Chicken Fiesta Casserole
I mentioned almost a year ago that I wanted to make this recipe for the blog, and I am jusssst now getting around to it. Oops? This is one of the first meals I ever made for Nick. I had a friend in town, who noticed The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook on my bookshelf,…
Chile Rellenos Casserole
I’ve mentioed Nick’s love of chile rellenos before, and even made them at home for him! They came out great, but they’re definitely not an easy weeknight dinner. Nick’s aunt thought of us and sent me this recipe for Chile Rellenos Casserole. All the same flavors, but a whole lot less work! A few days…
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatballs
Imagine all of the delectable parts of a bacon cheeseburger– juicy beef, salty bacon, sharp cheddar, sweet caramelized onions– all rolled up into one delicious little bite-sized ball from heaven. Guess what… they do exist! This is all Nick’s fault. Well, partly. A couple months ago, our commissary had a case-lot sale. For those of…
Chicken Pad Thai
I’m not brand new to cooking Thai-inspired dishes. In fact, I’ve made quite a few of them. But until now, I’ve never made our favorite: Pad Thai! Pad Thai seems to always be a favorite among Thai dishes. I’m not sure if it’s because it’s so tasty, or simply because it’s the most well known….
Grilled Grouper with Basil-Lime Pistou
What is pistou, you ask? Good question. I wondered that too. Turns out, it’s pretty much just the snotty French way to say pesto. Actually, that’s not entirely true. Apparently, pistou doesn’t include pine nuts, like a traditional pesto does. But basically, it’s a snotty French nut-free pesto. I’m allowed to make fun of the…
American Flag 7-Layer Dip
Happy 4th of July!! Holidays are my favorite excuse to make food because I love cute themed stuffed! Last year, I made some patriotic white chocolate dipped berries. This year, I wanted to make something different. I found lots of sweet suggestions, but wanted to make something other than dessert. Finally I found a flag…
