Last night, I knew I wanted to make a pasta dish and was leaning towards Giada’s orecchiette with cannellini beans and sausage, which is one of Kurt’s favorites. Grace calls it “the dish Kurt can eat out of the pan.” The sauce is made from mascarpone mixed in with a little pasta water. Yes, pasta water. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Dinner
Friday Night Stir-Fried Rice (with Chinese Sausage!)
Yesterday afternoon, I texted Kurt at work to see if there was anything he REALLY wanted for dinner as I was bereft of ideas. “Crepes” was his sole suggestion. I looked at my clock and it was already 2p; Continue reading
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Mac ‘n’ Cheese and Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge
Last night Kurt and I went to see the Reduced Shakespeare’s “Ultimate Christmas” show at Reston Community Center with Katherine and Jacki (two of my high school friends and members of the Mommy Dinner Club) and Jacki’s husband John. It was the first time Continue reading
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Chicken and Dumplings, Jeff-style
The problem with commercial chickens is that they are raised REALLY big. I guess that’s fine if you have a large family, but the 5 pound roaster I bought from the store because I didn’t put in my winter chicken order with my Chicken Man, leaves me with a lot of leftover meat. Continue reading
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The Rest of the Meal– Simple Roast Chicken Dinner
The stack of praline pecan bars has dwindled to a single layer in less than twenty-four hours– a true test to their appeal, at least to my husband. Ken claims he doesn’t like pecans, but that statement is eerily similar to a previous and now debunked 8-year claim that Continue reading
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Moms’ Dinner Night Still Going Strong as We Reach Our First Year!
On the second Saturday of the month, I host a Moms’ Dinner. The event fulfills so many of my passions– entertaining my friends, planning meals and of course, cooking. (I’m not joking about my passion for entertaining; Kurt went along– or maybe I dragged him– with an entire first floor renovation where we switched around rooms so I could bring in Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Cupcakes, Food, Friends, Main Dishes
a cougar in the kitchen 