Consciously Eating…

Tonight, we decided to try a recipe from the most recent issue of Cook’s Country. Skillet Tamale Pie was the choice and as it was coming together, it was looking and smelling good, but I don’t think we were expecting it to taste as good as it actually did! The “pie filling” is ground beef, [...]

Cornish Game Hen w/Winter Squash:

America’s Test Kitchen’s Lemon Cake:

America’s Test Kitchen’s steak, beets w/blue cheese & walnuts, baked sweet potato fries:

America’s Test Kitchen’s Mexican-style Skillet Vermicelli:

Pork chops with apricot bourbon sauce, white wine braised fennel, and mashed potatoes:

Tonight we had New York Strip steak, sweet potato oven fries and beets.  Yes, that’s right beets.  Part of this whole eating healthier thing was to try new vegetables.  I’ve never had beets before, so this one was an adventure.
First, the beets.  We roasted them in the oven, wrapped in foil, for a little over [...]

New York Strip Steak with Chilean Salsa from America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook. Steamed squash on the side:

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Quick dinner night…beef and broccoli stir fry w/salad:

Smothered pork chops from America’s Test Kitchen’s Family Cookbook w/mashed sweet potatoes made on the fly:

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