Entries from January 2009

fennel and tomatoes over… anything

January 30th, 2009 · 41 Comments

  i used tilapia. o’charley’s perpetual "catch of the day". and really,  it’s a nothing kind of fish. farmed. not terribly exciting, yet i buy it all the time. tilapa is inexpensive. you can’t seem to overcook this fish. it crisps up with minimal oil. and it goes well with almost anything and everything. it’s […]

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Tags: fish · greens · mushrooms · tomatoes · travel · vegetables · venison and other game

dinner on a budget

January 26th, 2009 · 63 Comments

no no, not the economic kind although that is being taken into consideration around here too. but i’m talking calories… i’m budgeting my calories. big time. after playing with a few different methods of how to make this whole weight loss thing happen in my world, i finally decided that i had to go back […]

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Tags: pasta · vegetables

bison – it’s what’s for dinner (aka FRET 10)

January 9th, 2009 · 785 Comments

i present, a well grilled strip of grass-fed bison on a bed of steamed spinach with a sauté of caramelized red onions, golden raisins, granny smith apple and a splash of sherry vinegar. my version of a decadent dinner for the current ’09 regime… because, here’s the deal. ’08 was quite the interesting and wonderful food odyssey. […]

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Tags: beef · FRET

o8/o9

January 4th, 2009 · 769 Comments

merle, my loved and adored burmese kitty: february 1, 1994 – december 25, 2008 happy new year. it’s been so seemingly long now since i’ve written that i barely know where to begin except to say that i’ve thought of you. often. like every time i cooked or ate i’d think – i’m a food blogger and […]

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Tags: asian · baking · beans · chicken · fish · vegetables