Tackling more home-grown ingredients was the goal tonight. Up tonight: Tomatoes and Yukon Gold potatoes. First up – the Yukon Golds. These were some cute little guys, so I cut the bigger ones in half and left the smaller ones whole, to prep for an oven roasting. Love that enticing gold flesh inside. Next I tossed … Continue reading »
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Favorite Summer Dishes – Caprese Salad, Pineapple Teriyaki Kabobs, Chickpea Feta Salad
I am BACK for a second post today. After grocery shopping this morning (at Meijer, and then over to Whole Foods for a couple things I couldn’t find at Meijer, which you’ll see in the blog later this week [garam masala!]), I made a rather tasty lunch. In the top left corner is some roasted red … Continue reading »
Weekend noms and brews in Depot Town, then Novi
Beer Battered Pickles. Sidetrack. $3.95. Score. Tom’s dinner. Out. of. Control. Nachos. My dinner. Black bean burger tacos. Forgot to ask for sweet potato fries! Opps! Got beans and rice as a default – they were still delicious. Beer #2. Beer #1 was a mysterious smaller brew brought to me – I just thought the … Continue reading »
Tomato Basil Veggie Burgers and Porcini Mushroom Tortellini
After last night’s laborious dinner, tonight’s dinner was all about ease. First up – frozen Morningstar veggie burger. Love these things. Only 120 calories each, too. While the burgers were heating in a skillet, I had a Cheese Situation on my hands. Holy noms, I realized I have A LOT of cheese in the fridge … Continue reading »
Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Baby Bella Salad with Tofu
Barley? Tofu? Not typical ingredients in the meg.goes.nom.nom pantry. By no means. Tonight got pretty adventurous in the kitchen. I found a vegetarian recipe for “Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Shiitake Salad with Tofu,” in the September 2010 issue of Cooking Light magazine (you can also view the recipe here). New Ingredient #1: Pearl Barley. … Continue reading »
Arugula, Tuna, and White Bean Salad
Today wasn’t the tastiest day of nomming, unfortunately. It was also just a really annoying day in general. I just feel irritated by the day. ARG. Anyways… For lunch I had a Mexican vegetarian bowl from WF and while it tasted alright, it left the WORST cilantro aftertaste in my mouth. BLECH!!!!! For dinner, we tried … Continue reading »
Bacon in my dinner, Bacon in dessert
Tonight before dinner I spent a… well, I guess, a couple hours in the kitchen, prepping bowls of veggies, pasta, dressings, etc., for the week ahead. I find this a relaxing way to spend part of my Sunday, much better than on a work night (minus all the dishes, though). This was also done after … Continue reading »
EPIC Papa Romano’s Pizza
Papa Romano’s is pretty much my favorite place to get pizza in Ann Arbor (though there are some tasty contenders…Cottage Inn?!), and I definitely couldn’t wait to take advantage of one of their coupons received in the mail last week. Listen to this: 1 large pizza, any toppings you want (up to 9!) for $9.99. … Continue reading »
