Christian, Wife, Mommy, Homemaker, Retired nurse, Fur-mama,living a simple and minimal life!
I cleaned our front and backyard this week and wasn’t up for cooking dinner after that, so I declared to Hubby that “I deserved some steak” LOL…so off we go to Flat Iron Grill and used a coupon that I purchased a while ago. I always order their Flat Iron 10 oz. with salsa criolla, goat cheese polenta and chimichurri! It’s so good:)
I’m participating again at ThePleatedPoppy for WIWW! It’s been a very nice fall season here in WA this past week, sunny yet chilly so I had to wear lots of sweaters and my super comfy black boots!
This is the first dish that I prepared after my vacation from PI. With the cold weather and fall season officially here, there’s no better time to make some yummy soup! I got this from the food network website and looks like Tyler’s recipe got the highest rating:) This is one delish soup!
Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, about 25 minutes. Add the wine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated and the onions are dry, about 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Dust the onions with the flour and give them a stir. Turn the heat down to medium low so the flour doesn’t burn, and cook for 10 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste. Now add the beef broth, bring the soup back to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
When you’re ready to eat, preheat the broiler. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the slices with the Gruyere and broil until bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.
Alternative method: Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with 2 slices of bread and top with cheese. Put the bowls into the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.
This weekend was such a fun time with my sis and Hubby! We watched the movie 50/50 with Joseph Gordon Levitt and we loved it. You’ll laugh and cry at the same time (I recommend it if you haven’t seen it yet). Then we had some yummy Italian dinner at Maggianos (bellevue square). Saturday, it was movie time again at the cheap theater(3$ per movie) we watched Captain America and The Devils Double (so disturbing and depressing).
I got this recipe from Bon Appetit ( the Italy issue, May 2011) and let me tell you that this pasta dish was super easy and surprisingly yummy! Orange and Prosciutto, just two ingredients that I’ve never had together in my pasta before:) I’ve always loved Prosciutto so I knew I had to make this dish. We liked the dish and most likely I will be making this again, but I’ll have to remember next time to “follow” the recipe exactly because I “doubled” the amount of the prosciutto (was too excited!!) and it came too salty (DUH!!!).
You’ll need:
12 oz. egg tagliatelle or fettuccine(preferably fresh)
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
2 oz. thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into 1″ pieces
kosher salt,zest and juice of 1 orange
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
fresh black pepper,1/4 cup finely grated parmesan
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Season with salt; add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally,until 1 minute before al dente, about 2 minutes for fresh pasta,longer for dried. Drain,reserving 1/4 cup of pasta water.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a large heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add prosciutto; saute until browned,about 3 minutes.
Add reserved pasta water,orange juice,half of zest, and cream;bring to boil. Add pasta; cook,stirring, until sauce coats pasta and pasta is al dente, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheese and divide among warm bowls.
I’m linking up with Lindsey at thepleatedpoppy for WIWW. The weather in PI was really hot during our vacation so what I had mostly was the basic tee and shorts! Nothing super special with what I wore but I still wanted to join the fashionistas out there:)
Hi All!! I’m back from my 6 week visit in my native country, the Philippines. It was a lot of fun with family and friends, comfort filipino food( I think I’m 5 lbs. heavier:-)…and lots and lots of white beaches and sunshine! I will be blogging about my PI adventures in the coming weeks:)
We had a nice little vacation in South Beach, Miami this weekend! It’s fun with their beautiful beaches and warm weather (not so pleasant on our last day though due to the terrible thunderstorm which delayed our flight!) We loved the beach, the water was really warm and clear (what’s not to love?!). The hotel that we stayed in was comfortable and nice and within walking distance from the beach and Ocean drive:) We will definitely be back in Miami for our future travels:)
Hi! We will be in Miami for 5 days to just have a little vacation:) We are loving the beach and warm weather. We hope you guys are having a great weekend!
My Parent In laws just got back from the ocean this weekend, and we asked them to get us some tuna bellies. I grew up eating a lot of tuna belly (grilled), it’s part of our usual Sunday lunch with family. Now that I’m married to my hubby, it makes me laugh to see him eat tuna belly like a typical Filipino. He loves it big time! He savors it like the layers of meat are the most delicate type of fish meat ever! I always tease him that if it was not for me, he would be missing a lot in the world of tuna belly:). So this is very simple dish, I marinated the belly with a little soy sauce, olive oil, pepper and garlic. Grilled it 4 minutes each side.
