Simple Mirepoix

My quick mirepoix. Prepping for my Chef!

Custom Apron

This adorable apron was a custom order that I shared a while back.  Here are some customer appreciation photos.  I loved this customers idea to have a little baking birthday party.

Lego Cake

The Mr MadManCheffer & I had some cakes to do recently that I’d love to share. 

This Weeks Dinner - Week 7

Monday: Toasted Salami & Bacon Sandwiches on Sourdough, Sweet Potato Chips & Salad

Tuesday: Grilled Salmon, Sauteed Spinach, & Fired Roasted Vegetables

Wednesday: Shredded Pork & Calabacitas

Thursday: Potstickers, Stir Fry Vegetables over Quinoa

Friday: Creamy Garlic Pasta with Spicy Shrimp Salad

Saturday: Turkey Sliders with Sweet Potato Fries

Sunday: Chef Danny's Zuppa Toscana

This Weeks Dinner

This Weeks Dinner - Week 5

Monday: Asian Fried Rice
Tuesday: Cheese Crusted Baked Spaghetti w/ Garlic Bread
Wednesday: Super Chicken Salad
Thursday: Spicy Pork, Spanish Rice, & Corn
Friday: Noodles Romanoff
Saturday: Smoked Turkey Wraps
Sunday: Steak Stir Fry over White Rice

Manicotti & Garlic Bread

Wednesday nights dinner.

This Weeks Dinner - Week 4

Monday: Tortilla Pie 

Tuesday: Peachy Chicken over Rice

Wednesday: Manicotti & Garlic Bread

Thursday: Turkey Wraps with Bacon

Friday: Shredded Pork Burritos

Saturday: Left overs

Sunday: Pizza

I'll start posting some pictures of my dishes, I promise.

This Weeks Menu - Week 1

Remember this Kitchen Chalkboard?  Recently, I've been trying to put it to better use by writing up my full weeks dinner menu vs. a daily one.  Most Mondays I sit down and create my menu for the week.  My family loves it.  This also helps me.  Something about having it up and written down makes me feel more organized.  Even if you don't follow it completely, it's nice to have a plan.

So, I've decided that I wanted to start sharing this with you every Monday.  By doing this I'm hoping that my most Mondays turns into every Monday.  This helps keep me more accountable.

Also for my kids, school starts tomorrow.  They bring lunch from home.  I will be putting together a lunch menu for them as well.

What do you pack for school lunches?

Skateboard Cake

 

My husband and I made this for our sons birthday party.  It was a combined birthday party with the neighbor.  They were born on the same day 10 hours apart.  No wonder they are so much alike.  They are both really into skating and were stoked to have a cake to represent it.  My writing was a bit goofy but I’ve seen much worse.  I used a new recipe for the cake itself.  It was out of this world!  We used Satin Ice Vanilla Buttercream fondant…great stuff!  We have recently found a great source for all our cake and baking supplies.  What do you think?

Dinner for My Chef

The Chef and I have been craving Asian food lately.  I finally decided to make some since we aren’t aware of many places here.  We sure miss our hot spot back in Cali, Noah’s Hof Brau (yes, it’s Asian food) it was the best.  Eh, homemade is better.
Call what you want but it’s chicken with a side of my own version of fried rice (RAMEN).  Yes, Ramen.  Don’t knock it till you try it.  This is something that I’ve made for years now, it’s easy to make and good.  The chicken on the other hand is something new.  I decided to use some of my favorite Asian sauces as a marinade.  To add a special treat, we tried some of our Pickled Radishes we made a while back. (I’ll post about that a little later)
Dinner was a hit!  My Chef who said, “I wasn’t even that hungry,” had two large servings and so did the kids.  This was quite the tasty dish.  I’ll definitely be making it again.
For the chicken marinade I used:
Oyster sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, a splash of fish sauce, Asian Toasted Sesame salad dressing, honey, Sriracha (I love this stuff), garlic, salt, and pepper.
I marinated the chicken with half the sauce.  Then I made a reduction with the rest to top it with.
For the Fried Ramen I use:
RAMEN (of course), diced carrots, onion, peas, soy sauce, a little oyster sauce, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
This was the Pickled Radishes. (Post soon to come)  They went well with my dish.