July 12th, 2009
Just a little photo-log from the San Diego vacay, thus far. Highlights (and lowlights) as of the first 36 hours:
1. BEST BEACH HOUSE EVER. We’ve been coming the last couple of years and this one has just an amazing rooftop patio. Unparalleled.
2. The poor Merrills’ car AC died in Yuma. It was 118. They rode the rest of the way in swimsuits with the windows down and arrived dehydrated and happy for cooler temps. What troopers.
3. We have free passes to both the San Diego Zoo and Legoland!! Woo!
4. The weather is just spectacular. Amazing. A- Maze- ing.
July 9th, 2009
And just for good measure:
A horseshoe of sausage (seriously, what do you call that? I have no clue), cut in half and sliced
A red bell pepper, sliced
A green bell pepper, sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 tablespoon of olive oil
Garlic salt
Jar of marinara sauce
French rolls
Butter
Provlone cheese
Sauté peppers, onions, sausage in olive oil till soft and brown. Butter rolls and broil till bread is brown (how’s that for alliterative cooking?). Heat marinara sauce over stove. Spoon peppers and sausage mixture over bread, top with marinara and then two slices of provolone cheese. Put finished sammies back under broiler until cheese is melted. Close and slice in half.
These were my favorite meal in the last two weeks, at least. Loved it. And Jonas (who is almost two and allergic to dairy, eggs and nuts) ate the sausage, peppers, onions and marinara mixture from a bowl like it was going out of style. But of course the two big boys were not at all into it. Sigh. They will love my cooking someday, right?
July 9th, 2009
Dug it, forgot to take a pic, passing it on:
Ingredients:
1.5 pounds stew beef, cubed
4 carrots, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 can of beef broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced gingerroot
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
Package of frozen snap peas
Jasmine rice
Toss beef, carrots, green onions, garlic, beef broth, soy sauce, and gingerroot in the crockpot on low in the morning. When you get home from work, mix the cornstarch and water in a bowl and pour into crockpot. Turn the crockpot up to high and add snap peas. Put the jasmine rice on the stove to cook for 20 minutes. When it’s done serve crockpot stew over rice.
I added salt to my portion. It was super easy, quick and delicious, though!
