Critter Chronicles
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Fun Food Friday: Kid Squid*
So… yeah. I freaked my kids out a few weeks ago. I served them hotdogs with what looked like entrails coming out of them. Before I dressed them up like this – with a pile of spaghetti and creamy tomato sauce underneath – I had plopped them directly onto The Critters’ plates which Tony unceremoniously … Continue reading
Recipe: Spaghetti Hot Dogs, aka Kid Squid*
So… yeah. I freaked my kids out this past weekend. I served them hotdogs with what looked like entrails coming out of them. Before I dressed them up like this – with a pile of spaghetti and creamy tomato sauce underneath – I had plopped them directly onto The Critters’ plates which Tony unceremoniously placed … Continue reading
Recipe: Spicy Creamy Tomato Sauce
>I needed a fast and easy recipe for a creamy tomato sauce this past weekend and happened across this one. Unlike traditional Italian tomato sauces this one has a smooth feel coming from the mascarpone cheese with a bit of a kick coming from both the red pepper flakes and the balsamic vinegar. Together it … Continue reading
Recipe: Teriyaki Marinade
>Tony and I held a couple of barbeques at our house last year before we moved away from Okinawa. At the first gathering a friend of his brought teriyaki marinaded chicken and it went quickly. We asked him for the recipe to use at the second gathering, and when I was planning a menu for … Continue reading
Recipe: Savory Lemon Sauce
>I’ve been reading Catherine Newman’s blogs for about eight years now; hers was my first introduction into the world of blogging though it took me another five years to join the party. When I first discovered her she was writing on Babycenter; she has since migrated to other blogging venues as well as maintaining her … Continue reading
Recipe: Homemade Chicken Stock
NOTE: I’ve updated this method from my original entry since learning more about the process of making stock that will really help to reap all the benefits of making it at home. If you want to see my source of inspiration and learn more about it, check out this blog. Three and a half months. … Continue reading
Recipe: Vanilla Caramel Corn
>Let me tell you a story. The night I made caramel corn was the night Murphy’s Law came to play. It was a Friday night, and Tony had gotten off work a little earlier than usual, and because we were going to use the next day to get The Critters a new playset we’d found … Continue reading
Recipe: Homemade Pizza Dough
>Tony and I love to eat pizza. Unfortunately for us, our options here on Okinawa are pretty limited. We’ve got Pizza Hut (which I’ve never really liked), Anthony’s Pizza (which, despite sometimes having a crust similar to Papa John’s falls far short of the “quality pizza” mark), and then there are a few other places … Continue reading
Recipe: Heather’s Fizzy Cranberry Mocktail
>Tony and I really don’t drink much alcohol, and for Lent Tony gave up soda. So we were looking for an alternative to those two items to drink as a special treat now and again – something other than the water we normally consume at meals. I made a trip to our convenience store, in … Continue reading
Recipe: Steak Marinade
>I have made this marinade several times when I’ve needed something interesting to do with a 1 lb. top round steak that I had waiting to be cooked in the fridge. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com, and after my tinkering came up with this end result. The one time I made this as a … Continue reading
