Archive for May, 2009
(almost) bandera salad
Another rip off recipe, this one from Cactus Club. I’d never had this salad at Cactus Club, but it’s Andrew’s favorite so I took a stab at it a while back using the description from their online menu. I’ve since tried it at the restaurant, and while mine is not exactly the same, it’s just [...]
wasabi chicken burgers part 2
I came home with stuff to make Andrew’s favorite – Bandera salad (more on that tomorrow), but Nicole called and propositioned us (!!). Her offer: she’d bring beer (and cheese) if I’d make my wasabi chicken burgers to go with the beer (and cheese) and the Canuck’s (last, as it turned out) game. The only [...]
a night out
Hurray! I didn’t have to cook. We were invited to Nicole’s to eat, drink wine and watch the game. She made us an amazing dinner of salmon with (I think?) a sour cream sauce, bocconcini salad and steamed new potatoes. I’m reserving this space for her recipes, if she’ll give them to me, since Andrew [...]
OMG PIZZA
At IGA right now they have a stamp saving promotion where you can collect bakeware after collecting x number of stamps. I spent $350 there in a few weeks, so I got *free* pizza pan the other day. Really, it’s for making homemade pizza and we wimped out and used Boboli crusts, but still. Free! [...]
steak with spinach salad
There’s not much to say about the steak, other than I rubbed some pre-made steak seasoning on it (a low-sodium version) and BBQ’d. Oh wait, there is one other thing. I really want a meat thermometer. HINT HINT ANYONE WHO IS READING THIS FOR WHOM I COOK DINNER FOR EVERY NIGHT HINT HINT. This is [...]