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Archive for February, 2008

Dad’s Stuff and Junk

Posted in breakfasts, cooking on February 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Every few weeks I make what we call Dad’s Stuff and Junk for Saturday breakfast. It varies from week to week depending on what I have on hand, but usually goes something like this.
Dice potatoes into half-inch cubes. Saute rosemary and garlic in butter, lard, or olive oil or a combination of those for a [...]

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Food Fun

Posted in breakfasts, family on February 23, 2008 | No Comments »

If you want your kids to eat your cooking, sometimes you have to make the food fun. For breakfast this morning we had fried leftover mashed potatoes, turkey bacon, scrambled eggs, orange quarters, and Gouda from Holland.

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Salmon Pasta

Posted in cooking, lunch, recipes on February 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I was faced with a meal I hadn’t planned for. I almost caved and just took the kids out to a restaurant, but we had just been out the previous day. I decided to go home and see what I could invent from what I had on hand. Here it is. Micah liked it [...]

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Lent

Posted in faith, tradition on February 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I’m not Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopalian, or Orthodox. I have never observed Lent in my life and had to look it up to find out what it was. In my quest to understand traditional Christianity better, I have decided to observe Lent this year.
According to Wikipedia:
Converts to Christianity followed a strict catechumenate or period of instruction [...]

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Black Bean and Squash Soup

Posted in cooking, recipes on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »

We just got back from vacation and didn’t have much in the house to eat. I made do with what I had and here is the result. I found it quite tasty. It has a unique combination of flavors that I liked but Shari did not. She didn’t seem to like the sweetness that the [...]

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