Thursday, January 27Pumpkin bread pudding.
Pumpkin bread and dried cranberries in a pumpkin custard, baked and topped with powdered sugar. Rich but not too rich, really flavorful and the cranberries add nice texture.
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Wednesday, January 26Creamed tuna.
Tuna and cheese sauce and toast and cheese and this is really really good. Thanks, Mom.
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Tuesday, January 25Cranberry scones.
Watching BBC programming, I got a hankering for scones. So I made these. Thank you, England. Served with butter, jam would be good too.
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Monday, January 24Avocado.
Half an avocado, drizzled with a garlicky red wine vinaigrette and topped with green onions: the perfect appetizer.
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Sunday, January 23Gyoza.
Trader Joe's has got all things that are good. Like these Thai veggie gyoza, like potstickers stuffed with all kind of vegetables, and General Tsao dipping sauce. Yeah, they're kind of amazing. Served with garlic ginger chicken and fresh veggies.
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Saturday, January 22Pumpkin swirl cheesecake.
I don't love a lot of pies*, but cheesecake is an exception. This one was very autumnal, not too rich but plenty of flavor, with a gingersnap & pecan crust.
*yeah, I said pies.
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Friday, January 21Stir-fry ginger beef.
Chinese food has to be my favorite cuisine, so I love making it at home. Thin strips of beef and ginger, green bell peppers, green onions, and all sorts of delicious sauce ingredients. Served with sauteed garlic green beans.
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Thursday, January 20Chicken paprikash.
Basically, this is comprised of sliced onions, chicken breast and paprika. Definitely a new favorite. Served with creamed spinach.
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Wednesday, January 19Chicken parmesan.
Chicken breast, breaded and sauteed, topped with herbed tomato sauce and parmesan; served with pasta, topped with wilted lettuce tossed with red wine vinegar, parmesan, salt & pepper; and fresh tomatoes. Probably one of my favorite meals.
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Tuesday, January 18Sticky buns.
This is just my regular cinnamon roll recipe, but before I baked them, I put a melted-together mixture of honey, butter, corn syrup and brown sugar in the bottom of the pan, then pressed chopped walnuts into that, and then the cinnamon rolls. These. Were. So. Good.
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Monday, January 17Cucumber sandwiches.
British night = tea, tiny sandwiches and classic BBC programming. Whole wheat bread, cream cheese, thinly sliced cucumber, dill, salt & pepper.
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Sunday, January 16Chinese food.
Thank you, Panda Inn, for always being there when we need you. Clockwise from top right: steamed rice, veggie eggroll, sauteed garlic string beans, Mongolian beef, orange chicken, cashew chicken.
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Saturday, January 15Breakfast croissanwich.
An Anderson classic, consisting of a croissant filled with scrambled eggs, creamed spinach and swiss cheese. It is a beautiful thing.
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Friday, January 14Steak & potatoes.
Thinly sliced beef with a fresh herb chimichurri, served with mashed potatoes and buttered brussels sprouts, probably my two favorite vegetables.
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Thursday, January 13Mediterranean sandwich.
Pita stuffed with sliced turkey, lettuce, yellow bell pepper and chunky tzatziki. Sewww tasteeeey.
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Wednesday, January 12Coffee Crisp.
The best candy bar in the whole world. And also 3 Musketeers.
The best Canadian candy bar in the whole world.
Layers of crisp wafer and coffee creme, all wrapped up in chocolate. This is one of my favorite things about Canada. Besides all the hipster thrift stores, draught beer, live indie bands, $5 comedy shows and every kind of ethnic cuisine you could ask for...you know, besides all that.
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Tuesday, January 11Chocolate eggnog.
Another Trader Joe's specialty that is only available at the end of the year. Snagged this right before they stopped carrying it. A combination of something I like (chocolate) and something I would adopt as my child if it had any human qualities, which I'm thankful it doesn't because then I couldn't drink it (eggnog).
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Monday, January 10Peppermint Joe-Joes.
Joe-Joes are the Trader Joe's equivalent of Oreos, and every year around Thanksgiving they have a special candy cane edition. It is my belief that these are the best kind.
Thanks to Mike for sharing with me.
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Sunday, January 9Chocolate milkshake.
I love me some chocolate milkshake. I like to keep it simple: banana, ice, milk, chocolate syrup. Garnished with chocolate shavings.
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Saturday, January 8Chai iced tea.
Really simple to make, just black tea and sweetened condensed milk. I found that the longer it sits, the sweeter it gets, so tread lightly with the milk. Very tasty, though.
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