Spectacular Ginger Soy London Broil

Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under beef, marinades, meal planning | Leave a Comment

On New Years Eve, we had a fun visit from an old and dear friend of mine, and her family. Then we ate Chinese food (Shawn’s tradition) and rang in the New Year watching The Next Food Network Star (I think I want to be the next star!). On New Years Day, Shawn had to [...]

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Fresh, Chopped Onions on a Weeknight

Posted on September 25, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, meal planning, preserving/canning | 3 Comments

No time for a full post this morning, but here’s a nifty little tip. If you have a FoodSaver or a similar device that seals bags while sucking all the air out of them, you can speed up your mid-week cooking.
How?
Chop ingredients like onions, carrots, peppers and potatoes or mince garlic over the weekend. Then [...]

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Links: Meal planning and fishing.

Posted on August 30, 2006 - Filed Under On the web, meal planning | Leave a Comment

Just a few links to round out the afternoon . . .
Are you familiar with the Hudson River? If so, you might be interested in this piece about people who persist in fishing and eating fish from there…Definately not my bag.
For those trying to shed some pounds, this piece might be interesting to you on [...]

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Links: Meal planning and fishing.

Posted on August 30, 2006 - Filed Under On the web, meal planning | Leave a Comment

Just a few links to round out the afternoon . . .
Are you familiar with the Hudson River? If so, you might be interested in this piece about people who persist in fishing and eating fish from there…Definately not my bag.
For those trying to shed some pounds, this piece might be interesting to you on [...]

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Frozen dinners

Posted on July 4, 2006 - Filed Under On the web, meal planning | 1 Comment

Fresh home cooked meals from the freezer? Ones that you prepare yourself and then freeze until you are ready to use them? Could this be real?
Well apparently it is. I was leafing through the local weekly today and discovered two ads for local companies that provide this service. You choose however many dishes you want [...]

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Frozen dinners

Posted on July 4, 2006 - Filed Under On the web, meal planning | 1 Comment

Fresh home cooked meals from the freezer? Ones that you prepare yourself and then freeze until you are ready to use them? Could this be real?
Well apparently it is. I was leafing through the local weekly today and discovered two ads for local companies that provide this service. You choose however many dishes you want [...]

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Thoughts on Meal Planning

Posted on December 1, 2005 - Filed Under meal planning | Leave a Comment

I’ve never done this before. I never thought I would do this before. I mean, how can you plan a week ahead for what you’ll want to eat on Wednesday? But truth be told, I think it’s going to positively effect our wallets and waistlines. It will also ensure that we don’t go through eight [...]

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