Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Hibachi Chicken & Shrimp


Many of my blog posts, you will find, will be retroactive attempts to document previous entrees I've cooked before I started blogging. I wish I had the gumption to cook every night, but that's just not realistic. I mostly cook big meals and munch on leftovers for as long as I can. I'm a firm believer in leftovers, plus it keeps me from having to spend money on lunch and dinner everyday... which gets expensive, trust me!

So this Hibachi Chicken & Shrimp recipe is yet another modified version of what I found online. The original recipe can be found

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Sloppy Lasagna

While sitting at home one afternoon watching the Food Network (one of my favorite TV shows btw) I saw Rachel Ray cooking up what looked to be such an easy recipe for lasagna. I decided then and there that I wanted lasagna for dinner that night! The picture to the right is the final product, and the picture below is a good cheap vino blanc that I bought at Wal-Mart that complements the dish quite nicely. I had to call my mom to tell her how great this turned out. It felt like a sin to eat it because it was soooo good!!
There's actually a funny story that goes along with this Sauvignon Blanc... So, when a recipe calls for wine, I usually leave it out. One. Because I don't drink wine. & Two. It can be expensive. This time I decided to be fancy and include the wine. I got home, started cooking up the sauce, and when it was time to add the wine, I picked up the bottle and started to screw off the top. SIKE, this bottle had a cork and I didn't think to get a bottle opener. Ugh... I tried a knife, a screw.. nothing  worked! I took my pot off the stove, grabbed my keys, jetted off