i love food. i mean, i really truly am madly in love with food. that's why i married a cook!

this blog was originally started to write about food. i have expanded to all kinds of things available alongside food, like shampoo, conditioner, dishwasher powder, and laundry detergent. i hope i can enlighten your curiosity.

Friday, February 25, 2011

another round at trader joe's

well... we tried trader joe's polenta provencal.  it wasn't bad.  but i don't think i would buy it again.  the little polenta balls didn't really taste like anything,  and there wasn't nearly enough spinach.  the cream sauce was also a little strange.  all in all, not a waste, but not a repeat buy, either.

trader ming's spicy szechuan style beef & broccoli, however, is bangin'.  that i highly recommend.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

what a twist!

tonight i write from my kitchen.  that's right.  lizzy is in the kitchen, and not just to get something from the fridge.

lizzy made dinner.

don't get scared, now, the house is still standing.

in the oven as we speak is ina garten's mac and cheese.  fancy, no?

i'm pretty sure i screwed up somewhere along the way, as the cheese sauce was not as cheesy as it was saucy with pieces of cheese in it, but i mixed it in with the pasta, and put more cheese on top before adding the tomatoes and breadcrumbs. (yes, i made them myself.  aw snap!)  hopefully it won't kill us.  better still, it might just taste good.

but i will have to get back to you on that one.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

don jose

a friend of my mom and russell said don jose was their favorite mexican restaurant.  so, the other night, we decided to go there instead of driving all the way to tinga.  i had been there once before and was not impressed, but i thought perhaps it was worth a second try.

i was definitely underwhelmed.

everything was just... alright.  except the refried beans.  they were really tasty.  everything else just kind of fell flat.  my beef enchiladas were good, but lacking in flavor besides salt and cheese.  i expected the red sauce to taste like more.  eric got one of the platters, a chicken tamale, a chili relleno, and a cheese enchilada.  he liked the cheese enchilada the best out of the 3.  i tried a bite of the chicken tamale, it was better than my beef enchiladas.

in the end, we were full, but not satisfied.  next time, we will just make the trip to tinga.