Sunday, June 5, 2011

june 5 - 11

more new ones...

  • Spaghetti with Spinach, Tomato, and Goat Cheese Since we loved the fried goat cheese from last weeks recipe, we decided to fry the goat cheese again. I sliced the garlic scape we got from our CSA also.
  • Shrimp and Minty Couscous Salad Okay this maybe my new craving! I wouldn't have thought that the mint would taste so good in the couscous! Also, Eric isn't too crazy about couscous but he said that this way actually flavorful...ha, ha! I used whole wheat couscous. Eric found brown tomatoes at our Food Lion (surprise, surprise). They were a good addition.
  • Penne with Asparagus, Sage, and Peas this was okay...needed something else.
  • Spicy and Sticky Baby Back Ribs not a last minute dinner... needs to be marinated overnight and needs 3 hours in the oven BUT so worth it! I made a cauliflower mash (instead of a mashed potato)... it's a really good substitute if you want something lighter with the meat. We have a new food processor (I broke our old one) and added in milk which wasn't needed (b/c the processor is so nice). I processed it with some butter and sour cream.


  • Chicken Tacos with Honey Chipotle Sauce To save myself some chopping time, I threw all the ingredients for the honey chipotle sauce into the food processor. This was a great sauce!
  • Red Apple Salad with Oranges and Feta The dressing here was tasty and light. We had some prosciutto so I put them in the oven to crisp (375 for about 10-15 mins). We tossed some almonds in also and substituted the feta for blue cheese.

Monday, May 30, 2011

strawberry shortcakes...

We got a ton of strawberries from our CSA box this Saturday and we're making good use of them! We topped some over a chicken salad last night and then this morning for breakfast, I made shortcakes. The boys loved them....Eden wouldn't try them, silly girl! They were sooooo good. I found a Paula Deen recipe on Food Network. I didn't have half and half so I used whole milk. Eric said the sprinkled sugar on top made them. Oh for the cream, I mixed some mascarpone cheese with some powdered sugar and add a dash of vanilla.

with some chocolate mint from our herb pots...
the boys don't like green stuff...
so here's theirs without...

quesadillas

Here's the quesadillas we made with the leftover mole sauce and the extra shrimp we had. They were tasty and super quick on the grill.