It seemed like the best way to reheat my leftover ravioli from Pasquini’s was to fry it up in a little olive oil. I don’t have a microwave. Cold ravioli sounded terrible. I think frying ravioli is a no no, but I’m not 100% sure. Nevertheless, I’m kind of a sucker for fried dough. It [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Dinner'
Italian grandmothers are rolling over in their graves
October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner
Tags: fried food·ravioli
A big Texas-style spectacle
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner
On a cross-country road trip from Colorado to Texas, we found ourselves in the Texas panhandle at dinnertime. Wondering what to eat, we figured steak might be a good option. We were in small-town-ville, so we weren’t banking on much, maybe Appleby’s, TGI Friday’s, Outback Steakhouse or something along those lines. Then, as we were [...]
Nuttin Fancy: tasty fried food in Texas
June 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Dinner, Food
I don’t eat like this in Denver.
Driving through Texas, my man and I stopped in Clarendon looking for dinner. We scoped the town of about 2,000 and chose the Nuttin Fancy Cafe because the parking lot was jammed with cars. (Well the parking lot was full of trucks really, which seems to be what everyone [...]
Tags: fried food·okra
Lemon Pepper Pasta with asparagus and shrimp
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Pasta
Throwing together some pasta, veggies and protein is always tasty and it can be different every time. This week, I pulled this combo together: Lemon Pepper Pasta with asparagus and shrimp, garnished with a sprinkling of bacon crumbles and fresh parsley.
Ingredients:
4 green onions (chopped, use both whites and greens)
1 tbs olive oil
1/4 cup white wine
1-2 [...]
Tags: asparagus·lemon pepper·Pasta·shrimp
A “not-so-tomatoey” spaghetti and meatballs
April 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner
Spaghetti is a dinner stand-by. However, I’m not a big tomato fan, so if I make spaghetti and meatballs, I opt for more pasta and meat sauce, than spaghetti and red sauce. Here’s the latest variation on spaghetti sauce: red wine, basil and kalamata olives.
Meat Sauce:
1/2 yellow onion diced
1 lb lean ground beef
large can tomato [...]
Turkey soup from scratch
April 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Food, Soup
My man was feeling a little under the weather, so I decided to make some homemade soup. Whole Foods had turkey legs on sale, so Turkey soup was the order of the day. Making soup from scratch (stock and all) is really easy, it just takes a little time…
Stock Ingredients
1 turkey drumstick
1 small onion, quartered
2 [...]
Asian Feast at home
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner, Soup
Tonight we had a little asian feast of tom kha soup, vietnamese spring rolls and steamed asparagus. So good and so easy.
Tom Kha Soup:
One can of Thai Kitchen Tom Kha soup, they call it “Coconut Ginger Soup” on the can, with subhead Tom Kha. (This soup is excellent. It comes loaded with spices/flavors, but you [...]
Pan-seared tuna steak topped with shiitake mushrooms
April 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Dairy-free, Dinner, Food
Ingredients:
tuna steak (I used a frozen steak)
olive oil
green onions (chopped, white part separated from green part)
shiitake mushrooms (sliced long ways, from top of cap to bottom of stem)
tamari
cilantro
How I made this happen:
First off, non-stick skillet is the way to go. Put in a little olive oil and the white part of the green onions and [...]
Tags: pan-seared·shiitake·tuna
Valentine’s Day Dinner
February 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner
Our main course:
grilled sirloin, topped with garlic herb butter, served medium rare
steamed broccoli (to balance out the richness of everything else)
redskin mashed potatoes with olive oil and parsley, topped with real smoked crumpled bacon
We enjoyed this with an inexpensive red wine from Cable Car — strong cherry flavor and a hint of black pepper.
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