Super Easy Salmon Cakes

Sep 12, 2007 - I've been trying to incorporate more fish into my dinner time plans (I've heard it's good for migraines, plus just plain good for you), so last night I decided to take a different approach in how to cook it. Lately, I've been all about salmon, but we've just been marinating it overnight and then grilling it. Which, by the way, is delicious and quick, but still, I wanted something a little different and where I'm less likely to burn myself. - 5 Comments

Chicken Littles & Easy Greek Salad

Jan 24, 2008 - Tonight for dinner I made Jen's Chicken Littles and GirlC's Easy Greek Salad. Since I was fresh out of Chick-Fil-A Honey Roasted sauce, I just gave the chicken a quick squirt of lemon. The kids LOVED it and kept asking for more. - 36 Comments

Partysugar's Beef and Potato Burritos

Aug 13, 2007 - Partysugar posted Fast and Easy Dinner: Beef and Potato Burritos last week and I thought it looked so delicious, so I made it a few nights ago for dinner. Cooking the diced potato Chopped onion and jalapeno Potato, ground beef, onion and jalapeno cooking up Added the tomatoes, paprika, cumin and salt simmer down now... Layering sour cream on the tortilla Added the meat and potato mixture Added cheese, cilantro and a squeeze of lime Rolled it all up, garnished with a lime wedge and served it to a very happy husband. - 12 Comments

Quick and Easy Tilapia

Jun 12, 2007 - Last night was quick and easy night at our house. I love fish night...I can whip something up in about 20 min and it's good for you food! We usually try to do fish night at least once per week. - 7 Comments

Reception tips and ideas

Oct 29, 2009 - Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives,  it's a celebration of love and commitment.  But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw.  So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember.  We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique  reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests.  Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.

If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.

Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.

Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom.  As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.

Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables.  To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt.  Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception.  Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.

Don't like the  disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests?  Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.

Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.

Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost?  Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available.  Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com

Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself. - 0 Comments

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Veggie Stir-Fry

Oct 26, 2009 - I love stir-frys since they are quick and easy weekday dinner! After the chopping in less than 20 minutes, dinner is served! This week was brussels sprouts, bell pepper, snap peas, onions, ginger, carrots, bok choy and soy beans. - 3 Comments

Liquid Memory: Why Wine Matters: A Review

Oct 20, 2009 - I was reading the NY Times' book reviews and I came across an interesting review on the book, Liquid Memory: Why Wine Matters by Jonathan Nossiter. (262 pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux $26) As background, I would hope that every serious wine drinker has seen Modovino by this time, a movie ostensibly about the world wine trade.  if nothing else it is fascinating.  I will admit here and now that I am no fan of Robert Parker nor of that other popular wine magazine which seems like it is at every checkout counter.  however I dislike them for different reasons.  Parker, at very least, knows something about wine, but his mere favorable  mention of a given wine has been known to send it soaring.  There are many popular examples.  The other magazine, which shall go unmentioned, has attempted to manipulate wine drinkers into various drining habits.  Not without its merits, especially in areas of travel articles, there is a common joke in the wine trade that when a wine is panned in the magazine, it is said that the winery probably forgot to pay its bill.  In any case, I thought this review was a pretty good one, of not only the book but the way in which we find the wine world today, so I am posting it here.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. - 0 Comments

I love Trader Joe's.

Jul 25, 2008 - You guys, if you have a Trader Joe's near you and you're not vegetarian, you must try their tri-tip roast. It's already marinated; you pop it in the oven for about 30-40 minutes, and you have the most perfect roast beef ever. I'm so obsessed with this right now. - 4 Comments