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Category Archives: Food

Kitchen Experiments #1

I took chicken out yesterday morning for dinner and I didn’t have a clue what I was going to do with it.  I had no plan whatsoever.  You’re always supposed to have a plan.  All I knew was that it was too hot to do out of the fridge thawing and we were out of prawns and that the only thing that would thaw by the time dinner time rolled around would be a boneless, skinless chicken breast.  Now, I do a lot of experimentation in the kitchen.  My husband is a great test subject.  I’ve decided to share these experiments and whether they actually work or not. Continue reading →

Asian Style Beef Tenderloin Teriyaki Wraps

Finished Asian Style Beef Tenderloin Wrap

We finally found a store (an Asian Grocer) that carried rice flour wrappers for different types of Asian style foods, such as wontons, dumplings, and spring rolls. I was experimenting a few years back with the large square wraps that are used for spring rolls and came up with a recipe similar to this one, only using chicken. I made that a couple of nights ago and Chris said a number of times while eating that they were delicious, really good, and a number of other pleasing compliments. I had some wraps left over and I’d taken out the beef tenderloin with the intention of making some Roman Stew, but decided to cut up the pieces even smaller and make a beef version of the chicken teriyaki wraps. I’ve been meaning to document a “walkthrough” for anyone interested in step by step instructions for some of these recipes, so… here we go!
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Ancient Roman Stew – A Recipe

I came across this recipe for Ancient Roman stew and I absolutely had to try it. My husband, thankfully, is perfectly OK with me using him as a sort of test animal and when I mentioned I’d found a stew that had been adapted, but not modernized much, from an Ancient recipe that happened to be Roman, he knew it was only a matter of time before I cooked it. I have a love of all things ancient and Roman, especially when it might have been something the Legions did or ate. Chris indulges me. Continue reading →

The Best Grocery Budgeting Strategy Ever

Several months ago, I decided that my husband and I were spending far too much money on food. Between eating out, quick meals, and groceries, the food bill was getting huge. We were spending between $120 – $200 every week to two weeks at the grocery store plus nearly $300 per month on eating out. A friend of mine, Annie, feeds herself, her husband, and their kids on a budget that is similar to what ours was each month. Continue reading →

Hurricanes Suck and Backwoods Childhoods Rock

After a week of no power, I have come to appreciate the way I grew up in a manner I never thought I would. When I was young, my grandparents didn’t have electricity for a while. I vaguely recall when I was very young the wiring going in, but it wasn’t the most reliable system. There was also no running water in that house until I was around 17. That wasn’t that long ago. I have fond memories of that house on Telachick Road. (Near Prince George, BC, Canada.) Continue reading →

Onions Are Evil

I have discovered an extremely useful reason fingernails exist. Especially long fingernails. It’s because onions are evil. How does this logic work, you might ask?

Step 1: Vigorously chop onion for turkey soup.
Step 2: Be surprised by sudden spray of onion juice in the eye.
Step 3: Chopping hand falters in a jerky fashion and re-positions above hand holding onion. Continue reading →