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Easy Cheesy Rice and Red Beans and Rice

Monday, January 06, 2025, 06:39 PM

• Red Beans and Rice [Joy the Baker]
• Cheesy Rice [Yummy Toddler Food]

This is part of an effort to make one large meal for 3-4 days for the adults. Meredith also made the rice--both for the red beans and the kids food--with a mix of real and cauliflower rice.

The red beans and rice were delicious as always. Maybe even better than usual. The kids were mixed on the rice.

Sausage and Peppers

Sunday, January 05, 2025, 02:05 PM

McGriddle Bites

Saturday, January 04, 2025, 04:42 PM

Meredith made McGriddle Bites using Chicken Breakfast Sausage [Downshiftology]

Used half of the sausage called for in the McGriddle bites. Put the remaining sausage in the protein biscuits.

Next time, reduce sage in the sausage.

New Years Meals

Wednesday, January 01, 2025, 01:34 PM

Lunch: Black Eyed Peas and Benedictine Sandwiches

For lunch we had Cheesy Baked Black-Eyed Pea Dip, ham and cheese croissants, and Benedictine Sandwiches [Southern Living] on croissants.

Afternoon (Afternap) Tea

• Leftover macarons
• Cranberry Bliss Bars
• Candy Cane almonds

Dinner: Okonomiyaki

We had Okonomiyaki [Dan Leo] though we also called it a vegetable latke. Meredith added a bit of water which she regretted but I thought they were fine!

Open Face Croque Monsieur

Sunday, December 29, 2024, 07:06 PM

We had a lot of leftover ham and some frozen baguette so I made open-faced Croque Monsieur [Bon Appétit]. I actually doubled the amount of béchamel and froze half (I didn't intend to but I accidentally doubled the flour). I also grated the cheese larger. This was faster and easier.

These were very good! I would do it this way again. Maybe even as an appetizer to bring somewhere.

Biscotti

Saturday, December 28, 2024, 06:58 PM

Best Biscotti By Far...

I cooked it a bit longer and let it sit a bit more. This helped with cutting!

Christmas

Wednesday, December 25, 2024, 06:00 PM

We made a pretty simple, low-key Christmas dinner. It was just us, Brooke, Bill, Ann, and Lulu.

For dinner it was:

• Dressing (I also added some notes on the page)
• Green Bean Casserole
• Ham (Costco)
• Loaded Mashed Potatoes (Costco)

For dessert, Brooke made macarons. Lulu brought traditional Cuban Flan (we asked her to bring something meaningful). And a cranberry pie dessert from Trader Joes

Armadillo Eggs

Wednesday, December 25, 2024, 07:17 AM

I made a double batch (four packs of sausage) of Armadillo Eggs. I devised some notes/tips/tricks that I will include on the page but also include here:

• Wear gloves
• Divide the sausage into 6 servings/roll from the start.
• Use the liquid from the jalapenos to moisten your hands when working with the sausage
• Assembly line it by the sausage roll. Keep the unused one cold.

I also made bacon wrapped ones with the remaining peppers.

Making

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