10.27.2008

Such good looking food





    





        I'm looking through my photos, and I have pictures of food that I know longer recall how to make. I think that posting the pics will help me remember. The first photo is a Turkey burger, topped with cheese, with sauteed asparagus on the side. Next is a breakfast burrito consisting of scrambled eggs, cheese, potato, hot sauce, and peppers. Next, a breakfast of scrambled eggs with cheese and sour cream, turkey bacon, and sauteed spinach. The last photo is a turkey burger on a whole wheat bun, topped with swiss, mushrooms, and avocado.

10.20.2008

Vegetarian Chili


Bob likes to think of himself as a chili making master. He makes a pretty decent green chili, a very spicy red chili, and once he made a whiskey chili that he doesn't like to speak about. But I make a pretty decent vegetarian chili. Like most of my recipes, its a Rachael Ray recipe.

Start by turning the stove top heat on medium under a large pot. Add some EVOO. Toss in a large chopped white onion, a chopped red pepper, and 2 chopped cloves of garlic. You can also add a chopped jalapeno, but I since I am not allowed to chop jalapenos since the time I got some juice in my eyes, I don't add jalapenos. Let the pepper, onion and garlic cook down for about 5 mins.

After the pepper, onion, and garlic have cooked down, add 1 can of drained kidney beans, 1 can of drained black beans, 1 can of refriend beans, 1 28oz can of crushed tomatoes, and 8oz of vegetable broth.  Toss in a handful of cumin and a handful of chili powder. Let the mixture come to a boil, then bring it down to a simmer. Simmer for 5mins, then enjoy.

I like to put some blue tortilla chips in the bottom of the bowl, spoon some chili over top, then add some shredded cheese and sour cream to the top.


Blackberry Habanero Jam


Bob and I have been doing appetizer meals lately. We get some frozen appetizers and toss them in the oven. We'll eat some fruit, maybe a desert treat, and some veggies. This type of meal came in handy when we were preparing to move and cleaning out our fridge. And of course, no appetizer meal would be complete without cheese and crackers. Bob got this awesome Blackberry Habanero Jam that we have been adding to our cheese and cracker routine. Its awesome - sweet with a kick.

10.15.2008

Where have we been?


So we haven't really been blogging much lately. It's not that Elizabeth has stopped cooking and Bob has stopped eating.......but we moved. The day that I published the last blog, Bob and I went to an open house, liked that house, and a few days later we put in an offer. We are now in our new home. And we love it. Here is our new kitchen that has tons of space for cooking.

We did do some cooking during our month of stress. Bob participated in a chili cook off, I made some fancy stir-frys, and together I'm sure we created something yummy. We just didnt write a lot of it down, and I have no idea where my camera has gone to. So here is our pledge - to be better at the blog. We'll start updating more.

We ate out a lot while we were busy with the move, work, school, and life. And I'm sure we'll post some great recommendations at some point.