Thursday, April 3, 2014

Indian Shrimp Curry!


I found an awesome recipe for supper: My Indian Recipes' Shrimp Curry. I looked at a couple other shrimp curry recipes first: Food Network's Shrimp Curry, and AllRecipe's Indian Shrimp Curry Recipe. I thought the recipe on My Indian Recipes looked more like one Anthony and I would enjoy. Besides, I had most of the ingredients for that one, so I didn't have to "fudge" on my ingredients.















Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Two-Tone 3D Printing



The 3D printed model is a combination of red ABS filament and blue PLA filament. Anthony used the stop/start method to print it. 



The Little Climber





Freezer Burned Flavored Burritos


eh, presentation was better than taste on these. i think the whole-wheat tortillas had been in the freezer too long. lol. freezer-burn . . . cough, cough.



Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Ninja Flex

So my husband has a new kind of filament for his 3D printer. The filament is called Ninja Flex. It is rubbery like a tire and extremely flexible. Very fun. You should get some.






Future Clemson Student?


graphing calculator + orange & purple outfit =

4th Meal


We had lentils and rice for dinner earlier, but Anthony and I were hungry again. We didn't want to eat anything too unhealthy. I asked Anthony what he wanted, he replied, "chicken salad." Well you have to understand, Anthony doesn't like mayo-based chicken salad. You also must understand that we have shrimp in our fridge this week instead of raw chicken. All things considered, I replied to Anthony, "continue." He said, "well we have those chicken strips, and spinach . . ." I was like, "Oh!" I had forgotten we had frozen fried chicken strips in the freezer. I then gathered supplies to make our salad: spinach, celery, chicken strips, dried cranberries, grated parmesan cheese, frozen pecan pieces, and bacon ranch salad dressing. I heated the chicken strips in the microwave, and I chopped some spinach on a plate. Meanwhile I snacked on frozen pecan pieces. Then I thought twice about the celery and the grated parmesan. I ended up returning them to the fridge without using them on our salad. I also put the pecans back in the freezer without using them on the salad. I didn't want our salad dressing to be gloppy so I added a little water to it and shook it up. Our salad 4th meal of the day was amazing, not too heavy, and not too light.


The Drinker




French Lentils Inspiration


I wanted to make lentils and rice for dinner, but I wanted to try a slightly different prep (I've been making Indian food a lot lately).  We had some celery, so I just googled "lentils and celery." Spark Recipe's French Lentils With Celery, Carrots, And Onions was the first recipe I saw. I didn't really follow the recipe, but I did use the the French flavor profile from the recipe: celery, carrots, onion, garlic, thyme, and parsley. Dinner was delicious and easy to eat. We did not have to think twice about whether it was too spicy or not. It was not.







Monday, March 31, 2014

Shastya Baby Foodie: Carrot Puree

Perhaps my baby eats more gourmet than me! Today she had carrot puree for lunch. I had to remind myself to save the carrot puree for baby Shastya after I sampled some to make sure it was good. I had boiled four chopped carrots on the stove. I then pureed the cooked carrots in a blender with 1/4 cup of water and a couple dashes of ginger. I think I could've eaten the whole container. I'll have to make carrot puree some time for Anthony and I with a fancy dinner. 




 



Sunday, March 30, 2014

Shrimp Scampi Pizza


This evening I wanted to use shrimp and spinach on a pizza, and I wanted to achieve the optimal results for doing so. I also thought it might be fun to try adding honey to my pizza crust. I googled "honey pizza crust" to make sure it was okay to use honey in pizza dough. Food.Com's "The World's Best Bread Machine Pizza Dough Recipe" came up. I noted quickly that the recipe included both honey and sugar. I also included both in my own pizza dough recipe. I thought maybe if I added only honey the yeast might not do right since the yeast usually eats the sugar. Anthony, Shastya, and I went for a walk while the dough was being taken care of in the bread machine. When we returned, I threw together some shrimp, olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper, salt, and onion in a skillet to saute them. I added fresh chopped spinach at the last minute. Then I just did the usual dough, sauce, cheese, topping thing. The flavor of our pizza was reminiscent of shrimp scampi.