Monthly Archives: July 2009

It's not delivery, it's do it yourself!

Two things came into play this evening. No, three. 1) I had leftover pepperoni in the fridge from making toast pizza. 2) It’s summer and I prefer to grill food whenever and wherever possible in the summer–I mean, I have grilled breakfast before. I won’t turn on the stove if I don’t have too. 3) [...]

Eat at Bill's

So we didn’t really wake up until almost 10am this morning. By the time I finished taking our dog Winston on a 2 mile morning walk, breakfast was pretty much a no-go. So Josh and I each downed a bit of fruit and then pondered what to do for lunch. I was already of the [...]

Farm Share Goodies: July 10

So I was extremely ticked when Josh brought home this week’s farm share on Tuesday because it included three of my favorite vegetables of all time: cabbage, potatoes (red skin!) and broccoli. Not only are all three of those foods extremely tasty, they’re also versatile and very healthy. Cabbage is not only low in calories [...]

Our default summertime meal this year is definitely grilling burgers

Tonight’s meal, in pictures: Dolce bleu cheese, heirloom tomatoes, green leaf lettuce Grilled corn on the cob with lime and grated parmigiano cheese Bleu cheese burger!

Strawberry Poundcake Parfaits with Chocolate Whipped Cream

You will need: 1 quart fresh whole strawberries, washed and sliced 4 1-inch slices poundcake 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1 tsp vanilla 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 2-3 tablespoons vanilla sugar (or just regular sugar)

Good Ol’ Meat and Potatoes

I like meat. That’s about all there is to it. Sure, I go vegetarian from time to time and that’s fine, too. But I like meat. Like steak. Steaks are good. Satisfying on a primal level. Josh doesn’t really like steak too often. Opposites attract, right? But after having a good steak at a wedding [...]

And for dessert…

Poundcake topped with macerated strawberries and homemade whipped cream!

A Hamburger Named Happiness

So. Full. So deliciously–nay, delectably full. So content. So…you get the idea. We made hamburgers tonight. Glorious hamburgers. I wanted to try pure bison burgers, but the meat counter was out of ground bison, so there went that idea. There was also no grass-feed beef available (what is the deal?!). So we made do with [...]

Olé! Dinner out at The Prickly Pear

The Prickly Pear is a restaurant on Main Street in Ann Arbor that serves southwestern cuisine. Josh and I end up there about once a year, and apparently, we’re one of the few people we know who aren’t stark raving mad about the place. To be honest, we think the food is okay but completely [...]

Sorry Nemo: Fish Tacos

Those who know me know that I…hate fish. I don’t want to hate fish, but I do. I don’t like the smell, I don’t like the texture. I want to like it because it’s versatile and because that’s a whole arena of the culinary world that I don’t get to participate in. Luckily, Josh does [...]