Bits&Pieces

Recipes from yesterday

Some of you had requested recipes. So, here is the recipe for this bad boy. It's a Thai Chicken Noodle Salad from Everyday Food magazine. Of course, I'm substituting the chicken with tofu.

Here is a downloadable PDF that you can trim out and place in any 6 x 6 page protector.

Download Thai chicken salad

This printable is formatted to fit into my recipe binder album. Remember that fun little guy? I keep adding things all the time. Love that little project.

 

The Potato-Leek-Goat cheese pizza you can find by clicking here. I Tweeted the recipe yesterday in response to requests for the recipe, but I figured I'd post it here because not all blog readers are necessarily following me on Twitter. (But maybe they should, because I really do give all my best secrets away on Twitter… ahem.)

 

The gazpacho recipe is from the fabulous Ree, aka The Pioneer Woman. And it really is one of the better gazpacho's I've found.

And this salad?

 

Why it's just spinach, blueberries and strawberries. Pick a dressing and enjoy!

Thanks for all of your comments and suggestions yesterday. I'm eating them up. No pun intended.

A quick recipe share for your weekend, or anytime

I made this lovely soup from the New Basics cookbook last week, and it was so dang good, I'm making it again today. The New Basics was the first cook book I ever bought after shacking up with Dan. Sigh. Those were the days.

Anyhoo... remember the old Recipe Binder Project from back in 2007? I wanted to share this recipe in the same format, so… if you're looking for a really tasty, super low points (comes out to about 3 per serving, at least that's what happened when I used the Build A Recipe tool on weightwatchers.com).

You can print and trim and fit it right into your binder. Or if you don't have a binder, hello? Fun weekend project!

EDITED: Whoops! i had the recipe saying "1/2 red wine".

That would be 1/2 CUP, not bottle.

Here is a corrected PDF!

Download Tomato lentil soup

Fall is for chili and U2's October

First, the chili. I think i've posted this recipe twice before, and if you think I'm not going to post it again, well, in the words of Judas Priest, you got another thing comin'.

It is seriously one of my favorite fall things. Serve it with lots of fresh lime wedges, cilantro and crushed tortilla chips. And you can't mess up this recipe. I usually reduce it a bit when I make it (two cans of white beans, one of black, and two - three cans of broth.)  Thanks to Margie's cookin' (and handsome) hubby, as always, for the recipe!

Download chililicious.pdf

And the other thing I'm really into on account of the cooler weather? October by U2. It reminds me of Seattle. And long haired boys who were prettier than me. Freshman year of college at the University of Washington.

But the cool thing is? The album holds up. Bono was so young. The Edge had hair. And this song? Absolute perfection.

It's a salad! It's a meal! It's for vegetarians! It's for everyone!

I may have posted this before, but I can't seem to find where, so here it is again. It's my most favorite summer salad ever that I got from my cute neighbor, Sarah. Very simple. I usually make it with whole wheat pasta and my most favorite brand of baked tofu, Soy Deli Honey Sesame. (This really is the BEST baked tofu. Check your local specialty market or co-op. The Honey Sesame is KEY to this dish.)

However, you can always substitute chicken, I SUPPOSE.

This is one of my very happy vegetarian dishes. I make it and we eat it for three nights in a row, and no one complains. Well, by "we," I mean me and dan. The kids? They stage a full on revolt, actually. Still....

Last night, as an accompaniment, we also grilled some super spicy vegan sausages. Mmmmmm. Humane sausages.

Here is the recipe for your downloading pleasure. Bon Apetite!

Download SesameNoodleSalad.pdf

it tasted a lot better than it looked

So I made that pot pie last week… and as you know, there's not many food items much sexier than a home-made pot pie, really… but i'll be damned if it didn't turn the whole kitchen amber.

This is EXACTLY why I don't work in photography or color correction.

Bon apetit!

p.s. I think Dan was surprised that 1,200-plus people didn't enter to win his rockin' mix. Oh  honey, don't you know? You can't compete with foam stamps. (And let me tell you… this won't be the first time he's heard that one.)

what I did this morning…

Don't ever let it be said that I don't know how to have a good time!

What did I tell you? (and yes, i too, wore a black, dress shirt to perform this operation, and…i moved very deliberately and slowly just like the dude in the clip!)

Sort of beaming with pride right now that I replaced my very own broken control panel on my trusted Xerox Phaser 8550.

Also proud that it's summer, and time to bust out good summer fare, like my most favorite salad ever: spinach salad with blueberries, strawberries, orange segments, pecans and a nice raspberry vinaigrette. You know that salad? right? Not that original but so, so good.

So I'm looking for great summer favorites of yours that are light and healthful—killer salads, awesome marinades…stuff like that. Anyone? I'll show you mine if you show me yours…

Raspberry Vinaigrette
1/3 C raspberry vinegar
1 C olive oil (light)
1/2 C sugar
1 t dry mustard
1-2 t poppy seeds
1 t salt

Shake well. Toss with spinach, blueberries, strawberries etc...

Mmmmm.

[edited to clarify from yesterday's post: I'm not saying I don't think Depp is hot. Believe me. I'd hate to give that impression, which is entirely erroneous. Because yes…side by side in today's market, Grieco=no Johnny Depp, by a celebrity mile… I'm just saying my "memory" of Grieco circa 1990 is still fairly…memorable.)

…and this one was just right

When I layed out my new Squeeze Punches (thanks to my good friends at Fiskars, I couldn't help but think, "Awwww…it's like the three bears. A punch for EVERYONE!" But the twist? All are just right.

We recently featured these in the May/June issue of Simple Scrapbooks (keep checking back...the May/June will be up soon!) and I couldn't wait to play. They make so much sense and they cut like buttah. I love a great product! (As well as the trimmer they're sitting on. I have now added a tradtional paper trimmer to my scrapbooking tool supply list, in addition to my other fave, the BasicGrey Precision Cutting Mat!) I can't wait to make circles.

In addition to "yesterday was an awesomely good mail day," my recently placed order from Cats Life Press arrived, too. I've seen what Ali does with stamps like this, and thought, "Hey! I want some!" Plus, you ever just have a burning need to buy something on the internet? Exactly.

But…in the not only can he build you a tree fort but he'll also cook circles around you category, I present to you, Jason and his…

…secret, prize-winning recipe for white chicken "Chililicious".

A little disclaimer: Jason, who is the other, equally fun half of my dear friend Margie, does not really use...measurements. He's that good. So I basically took his recipe, and kept track while I went yesterday. Plus, I added both cumin and coriander, which may or may  not add much. You have been warned.

So, here is a downloadable PDF, taken straight from the pages of my cute little favorite recipes scrapbook album thingie. I use a half-sized Hiller binder for my favorite recipes. It takes a few makings and judgings before I add the recipe to the binder. Jason, you have made it! Booya!

Enjoy…

Download Chililicious.pdf  

…works equally well on a plate, for those who must know. And seriously? The Le Crueset pan rocks, totally and completely rocks, my world. Bon Apetit!