As much as my husband Kurt loves my braised pork loin with its creamy mustard cider sauce, it takes a while to prepare and it makes a lot. When I make my standard barley side dish, the amount of food lasts for days. Continue reading
Category Archives: Main Dishes
As the Family and I Slowly Sink Under the Weather, a Little Va-Va-Voom Meal to Bring Us Back to Life
My family is smack in the middle of that six-week period of winter when germs move back and forth among us. Two weeks ago, my husband Kurt wasn’t feeling well. This week Ken has been complaining of headaches and stomach aches. Continue reading
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Baby Steps to Indian Cuisine: Jacki’s Red Lentil Dal
When I learned that several of my mommies had never tried Indian dishes, I thought it would be good to do another Indian dish here. Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Friends, Main Dishes, Yeast Breads
“You Girls Were Cackling Away So Long That I Couldn’t Fall Asleep!”
Thus said my husband Kurt this morning. I totally forgot that he was getting up early (for a Sunday) to go hiking out by Front Royal. Oops. The moms were here really late last night…even Ken said he expected “to see some of them asleep at the dining room table,” because we were still going strong when the guys went to bed. Continue reading
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Prepping for the First Mommy Dinner of 2013!
When I initially sent out my email reminder to the mommies this month, several immediately responded that they couldn’t make it. I was slightly distressed because my neighbor Penny, whom everyone has missed over the last few months, was coming. Continue reading
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When You Want Something Besides Hamburger…Bolognese Sauce!
I bought two 1-lb packs of organic ground beef over the weekend because I was with Ken and he was rushing me. I buy organic ground beef because my friend Linda mentioned at one of the Mommy Dinners, the video circulating the internet about “pink slime.” Ew. Continue reading
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a cougar in the kitchen 