Daily Archives: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Baked some chocolate chip cookies for a surprise bridal shower at work.  I think I’ll need to start getting an ice cream scoop to help make them the same size, although I must say I do prefer the hand formed look.  Someone from the shower ordered oatmeal raisin cookies from me!!

I’m not big on buying exotic herbs and spices to make particular dishes.  I’ve been able to come up with some decent marinades to kick up our grilling a notch.  Since I never write anything down, I hardly remember exactly what I did (I take after my dad in this respect). Voila, grilled flank steak marinated in dijon mustard, lemon juice, and olive oil.  Sliced it thinly atop a salad of greens, tomato, and avocado, with homemade lemon vinaigrette.  Not … Continue reading →

My hubby used to have quite the garden, but our association won’t let us plant any fruits or vegetables in the ground.  We ended up buying lots of pots and planting herbs and tomatoes on our deck. No tomatoes yet, but we managed to grab some of our homegrown basil to make a yummy grilled pizza with some goat cheese: