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world clash sandwich

Bitter and heated, hardcore . . . this sandwich almost tastes similar to a reuben, but it is not that. Made up of two thick pancakes, thin sliced roast beef, monterey jack cheese with jalapenos, and ginger paste, this pungent sandwich will wake you up! You won't know if you'll want another one. But then there you'll go, you'll make another one. Some day.

peppers, curds, and dumplings

Anthony asked if I could make noodles tonight. I looked for a good recipe, but didn't find one right away, so I just winged it since it was time to make supper. I used flour and water for my noodles that were actually more like dumplings. We are thinking about getting a KitchenAid Pasta Roller so we can actually make noodles instead of dumplings!

I also created a sauce to go with the noodles. I was careful to cook my peppers and tomatoes before adding yogurt hoping that the yogurt would not curdle. I was so pleased that the yogurt did not curdle when I added it to my sauce. I kept my sauce on low heat once I added the yogurt. Before I could serve up dinner, the yogurt curdled. I was disappointed. I'm wondering what made the yogurt curdle. I added black pepper and nutmeg near the end. Not sure if possibly the nutmeg could have caused some reaction. I know in Indian curries, spices are cooked first, onion and tomatoes are then added, finally yogurt is added (probably to prevent it from curdling). I will have to do some research. Dinner was still good, and Anthony even got seconds.

Romantic Breakfast: Crepes With Yogurt And Blueberry Sauce

My husband and baby were sleeping in. Anthony is still on spring break. I decided to make a fancy breakfast for him! I thought I would make crepes with yogurt and blueberry sauce because we had some blueberries, and because I had never made crepes before. I tried a simple recipe I found online: All Recipe's Basic Crepes Recipe. I made up my own recipe for sauce. I cooked half a pint of blueberries with a cup of water and a tablespoon of honey. I just used straight Chobani plain Greek yogurt for my filling. I set the table fancy, and we had fun.

Eating crepes brought back memories of having crepes with Russian and Ukrainian friends through the years, abroad and locally. Crepes can be made savory or sweet. Savory ones are generally served with sour cream. Sweet crepes often are served with whipped cream like at IHOP. I used yogurt to make our breakfast a little healthier.

 

 

 

Blueberry Pecan Wholewheat Pancakes

Yesterday, Anthony asked me what I wanted for breakfast. I said, "blueberry wholewheat pancakes." Was I surprised when he made them for us. He also added pecans! Delicious.

Creation Walk: Baby Shastya Meets a Little Waterfall

dalmatian stromboli

We were out of meat, so I made a vegan garden stromboli. When I pulled the stromboli from the oven, our dinner had a funny spotted dalmatian pattern on it, thus I named it damatian stromboli. The dough may have had a tiny bit too much flour in it, but I know why. I was in a hurry to make dinner so I did not use any hard copy recipes, online recipes, or measuring spoons and cups. I just used my own personal memory and best guesses. For the dough I dumped olive oil, yeast, warm water (mixed these three before adding the rest) all-purpose flour, and salt into my bread machine canister. Then I dumped a little bit from what I thought was a bag of sugar into the container. It was not sugar. It was a bag of self-rising flour. What did I do? I just opened a bag of sugar, and dumped some of it in too! I didn't bother letting the dough rise because of time. For my beautiful scrumptious vegetable filling I chopped: zucchini, garlic, mini sweet peppers, roma tomatoes, and fresh parsley. I was surprised at how bright and delicious my stromboli turned out to be!