spinach mushroom pasta

contents= pasta, mushrooms, spinach, pepperoni, marinara sauce and artichoke hearts. mmmm... pasta

the beasts

carrie dog slash carrie bear slash carrie berry and dafne doodle pants or just pants have been loving their new food. here they are salivating... and waiting for din din.

broccoli... bacon... salad!

broccoli salad with pecans, dried cranberries, ranch dressing, balsamic vinegar, spices and bacon. it gets better with time, make it and chuck it in the fridge for tomorrow. fyi: you need to get a bamboo steamer! they are awesome! you know who you are...

chilly? have some chili!

beef chili with jalapeno pepper and kidney beans. served with cornbread muffins. didn't really like the muffins but the chili? mmmmmm. used america's test kitchen crock pot chili recipe loosely for the inspiration. good for those chilly (?) january days.

ps chili is hard to photograph!

pears and blackberries

jalapeno pretzels

jalapeno pretzels (one with none on top, just inside) are you sick of pretzels yet? matt isn't (in truth, me neither). this was our last holiday treat of 2008. just added the peppers and some of the juice plus a little taco seasoning, black pepper and chili powder.

tacos

regular tacos with ground beef, avacado, black olives, cheese, salsa (because people like to say salsa!) and one ugly kitsch-y slash unbreakable plate.

brunch new year's day

i had herb roasted sweet potatoes and over easy eggs. yummmmm.

matt had corned beef hash (bleck) an english muffin and over easy eggs.

cuban sandwiches

what did we have for new year's eve? that's right, the very traditional cuban sandwiches with sweet potatoes. they consisted of ham, pork, swiss cheese, mustard and sliced dill pickles. i had a large frying pan heated, added butter/olive oil (and drizzled some on top) heated a cast iron pan on another burner put foil over the sandwich and pressed down with the bottom of the hot cast iron pan. they were yummy and i don't really like ham that much (except with breakfast or with pineapple, preferably on pizza).

ps merry new year everyone!!!!