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Tex-Mex chicken and beans

I actually made a tasty dinner last night, which is remarkable on two counts: 1) I made it (AND it was ready in time for dinner with no help from Dave); 2) it was tasty! So here it is for my future reference: chicken boneless/skinless thighs (2 packages) 1 jar of salsa 1 can black [...]

Dill mac nut salmon with arugula

I improvised a marinade for our salmon tonight. It was really pretty good: fresh dill (from our garden!), tsp garlic salt, 1 clove garlic crushed, mac nut oil, lemon juice. We served it over arugula (also from our garden) with papaya seed dressing.

welcome home, Jay!

We enjoyed welcoming Dana’s husband, Jay, home from a 3 month deployment last night. He got home a week ago and immediately went to shift work, so we hadn’t seen him yet. They came over for an impromptu dinner last night – I’d harvested herbs in the morning and had a bunch of thyme on [...]

Krug kitchen pizzas

We have enjoyed grilling pizzas since about 2003, when I first started baking fresh bread leavened with natural airborne yeast. We were living in Pensacola for a month, I’d just quit my job to move across the country with Dave, and was without a car since we’d sold one before moving. Only I could be [...]

Asian fusion pizza

Dave made a fabulous new pizza for Mother’s Day dinner. Great bend of sweet, salty and sour! The only problem we ran into was the watery veggies, even after straining and drying. Try adding the veggies last after you take the pizza off the grill. marinate pork in char siu then grill stir-fry: chop suey [...]