October 2009

Thursday night is date night for me and Andrew, and since we exist on a budget of essentially zero dollars/week that means we will be dining at home a la Corelyn. so what will I make? Good question. I have …

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Continuing our tale… We headed over to Griffith Park around 3:00 and Andrew prepped the grill. There was an obscene amount of food for only about 6 people… The boys made fire… The girls looked pretty… While the grill cooled …

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Our typical Sunday involves the following: 9:00 – Farmer’s Market 10:30-12:30 – Andrew and I head to church 12:30-2:00 – Jennie and I have a late breakfast, usually something delicious involving eggs and a vegetable from the market. 2:00-5:00 – …

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So my Chicago sorella has been telling me I must try Pioneer Woman’s artichoke pasta, as well as her new potatoes and garlic heads in olive oil and wine. The potatoes are in the oven as we speak, but the …

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Corelyn and I got Kabocha Squash from the farmer’s market. We followed the directions on the sticker on the squash.   The inside looked liked other squashes we had seen, so we proceeded with glee and excitement.   We decided …

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Last week Jennie and I tried our hand at making pork chops. I don’t think either of us had ever cooked pork chops before, at least not on our own or outside the supervision of the “Shake n’ Bake” box …

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My sister reminded me this morning I neglected to review the dish. The overall feeling was that the chicken was delicious, but the veggies were mush, so I’d like to do those separate from now on. The chicken was NOT …

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Mineral oil writing “Corleyn.” To finish the cutting boards.

Then Jeff was soldering something…so we decided that it would be a great idea to crack the Crock. Recipe 5: Slow Cooked Chicken with Onions and Apples 2 cups sliced onions 2 apples 2 pounds chicken pieces 1/2 teaspoon salt …

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Recipe 3: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Fall Edition 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup Crisco 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup flour 1-2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt Mix together sugars and Crisco. …

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