Tuesday, November 24, 2009

When the refrigerator is nearly empty

We ate hot dogs last night. That's right. We bought them by request for a tailgate party this weekend (I'm pretty sure it was the first and only time I've bought hot dogs...wait...maybe there was one other time...). There was so much better food at the tailgate that we didn't even put them on the grill. When we got home, I froze three packages and left one out.

I haven't been general grocery shopping in three weeks...so hot dogs were a good solution for last night's dinner. But what to make for a vegetable? Frozen? Nope. I don't have any. Carrots. Nope. Gone. The only veggies I had were 3/4 of a red cabbage, some tomatoes, and half an onion.

Using some, but not all, of those ingredients and some other stuff I happened to have on hand, I made a totally awesome slaw that I highly recommend. Thanks, Rachel Ray.

In a medium bowl, combine the juice of 2 limes, 1/4 c honey, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and 2 tablespoons hot sauce. I know it sounds like a crazy amount of hot sauce, but I promise, it won't even be spicy. Whisk to combine. Add 1 small head red cabbage, shredded, and half of a red onion, sliced. Toss to coat. Enjoy tremendously!

Again, a cell phone picture. I hope I'm getting a camera for Christmas. :(



Now...what to make tonight....

The view

The view from my office window...one of the best things about coming to work, outside of the people here. I love Columbus.












Friday, November 20, 2009

Yarn on the cheap and green

Reclaiming yarn from thrift shore sweaters is a fantastic idea!

I already bought my Goodwill sweater, and I'm ready to go! I even have the pattern for the sweater I'm going to make with it. Now I just need some time.

I'm a cooking fiend

Last night I got home from work at 6:15pm.

Around 7:15 a friend came over, and I made dinner. Lamb meatballs over rosemary-honey polenta with caramelized onion tomato sauce. It was quite spectacular. This picture is from my new phone...which has 3 mega pixel camera...and um...I need to work on the pictures....but I guess you sorta get the idea.

After dinner I cleaned up, made a shopping list, and went to the grocery store. I had to buy a bunch of stuff for our tailgate party in Ann Arbor this weekend. I got to the store around 8:45 pm. By 11:30 pm, I had finished my shopping and made 4 dips (white bean cilantro dip, caramelized onion dip, fresh chipotle salsa, and the makings of guacamole minus the avocados...which I will add later), 21 large cornbread muffins, and 48 tiny cornbread muffins.

I'm thinking that I'm pretty amazing. Hopefully I can get my camera to work better this weekend. Then I can share pictures of all the wonderful tailgate food!

Game-day food is the best part of football season!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Beads

Check out the detail on these homemade lampwork beads. They are amazing!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Slippers

These slippers are just too irresistible.

I'm going to buy the pattern as soon as I have money. :) I'll have to buy a camera too so I can post pictures of them when I finish them. ;)

Does anyone know how to make the rubbery sole lines in the picture?

Friday, October 30, 2009

Butternut squash


This soup made me realize how butternut squash got it's name. The recipe uses the squash as a thin-ish pureed base for rice, corn and sausage. It's amazing, so buttery and warm and hearty without being thick. It's a butternut squash revelation.

I only wish I didn't take it to my sexy husband's family's house for dinner. Of course they loved it, but there were no leftovers. :(

(The picture is from the recipe at foodnetwork.com. My camera is still lost.)