Tonight’s dinner brought to you by: VEGETABLES. Included on the plate is rainbow chard and onions simmered in chicken broth, and acorn and spaghetti squash. It was decided that acorn squash was better than spaghetti. However, I do want to try turning the spaghetti squash into “spaghetti” and see how that goes.
Doesn’t this look delicious? I know. It does. Wouldn’t you like to make one for yourself? You sure would! Here’s how you make Mini Apple Pie Cups.
First get out a few ramekins. Next take out your store-bought pie crust. I used a rolling pin to flatten it out a bit, just to get a bit more crust out of it. Cut it into quarters and put each quarter into a ramekin, being careful to push it into the dish without tearing it.
M and I made a traditional meal in honor of his heritage. It included fried plantains, black beans, rice with red and yellow peppers and steak a la milanesa. M really had a craving so we set out to recreate this dish. It turned out pretty well, although we didn’t document the process. It was delicious.
This year’s Christmas featured a delicious ham that was the perfect excuse to make a delicious soup. I chose the White Bean & Ham soup from Wives with Knives.
The night before, I set the beans to soak.
The day of making, I first chopped up some ham. I didn’t have ham hocks so substituted the ham bits and the juices leftover from baking.
The ham went in the pot.
Tonight’s dinner featured Pioneer Woman’s meatballs and mashed potatoes, from her cookbook. Enough cannot be said about these meatballs. I thought my recipe was good; these are also amazing! The meatballs are mixed with quick oats and milk to create a moist, crumble-in-your-mouth effect. The mashed potatoes are creamy, yet substantial and reheat perfectly! I didn’t include cream cheese because I’m not a fan, but fans would probably love it with the addition. Go out and buy these ingredients right now so you can make this meal. You won’t regret it.
since Jan. 1, 2011
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