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175/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

frittata & bagel breakfast.

that ended up being my lunch...
because it was 230 before i ate it.

i like frittatas...
and like experimenting with different ingredients.

today's frittata contains...
sausage, potatoes, shallots, padron peppers, cilantro and feta.
eggs, salt and pepper are the constants.

*the padrons are from my garden. :)

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174/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

banana pudding parfaits...

today is mrchazman's birthday...
and he LOVES banana pudding.
well...
i don't make it quite as often as he'd like....
um...
never...
so i thought i'd make it for his birthday...
and found this EASY recipe for parfaits.

the finished version will have whipped topping on it...
but i wanted to post my photo now!!!

have a great day!

***
here's the recipe from the kraft website...

what you need
12 NILLA Wafers, divided
1/4 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
1 small banana, cut into 10 slices, divided
2 JELL-O Vanilla Pudding Snacks
make it

CRUSH 10 wafers to form coarse crumbs; place 1/4 of the crumbs in each of 2 parfait glasses. Top each with 1 Tbsp. COOL WHIP, 2 banana slices and half of 1 pudding snack. Repeat layers of crumbs, bananas and pudding.

REFRIGERATE 15 min. Meanwhile, wrap reserved banana slices tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate until ready to use.

TOP parfaits with remaining COOL WHIP, wafers and banana slices just before serving.

***

note...and WHEN have you known me to follow a recipe.
ummmm...NEVER!
i used sugar free pudding...
and added lemon juice to the bananas (for freshness and to prevent browning)...
and a dash of my homemade vanilla extract to the pudding.

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166/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

cinnamon rolls...

last week...
after staring at the cover of my may food network magazine...
with the cinnamon rolls on the cover...
i had a craving for them.

so...
when mrchazman was going to the store...
i asked him to bring some back...
so that i could bake them.

this morning...
i finally had time to make them.

yes...
they were yummy!
i have no idea of the calorie content...
but i worked in my garden for two hours...
and hope i've burnt up the calories i consumed.

it's been a relaxing saturday thus far...
cinnamon rolls...
gardening...
and singing along with my iplaylist.

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163/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

one-pan pasta.

when i saw this in my living magazine...
i knew i wanted to make it.

yesterday...
i went to tjs...
and picked up the tomatoes and pasta.
the basil is from the garden...
and everything else i already had.

***

Ingredients

12 ounces linguine
12 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or quartered if large
1 onion, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
2 sprigs basil, plus torn leaves for garnish
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4 1/2 cups water
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Directions

Combine pasta, tomatoes, onion, garlic, red-pepper flakes, basil, oil, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and water in a large straight-sided skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil mixture, stirring and turning pasta frequently with tongs, until pasta is al dente and water has nearly evaporated, about 9 minutes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper, divide among 4 bowls, and garnish with basil. Serve with oil and Parmesan.

***

my notes...

i used spaghetti instead of linguine...
added an additional 1/4 cup of water...
and cooked for 20 minutes.

how was it?
delicious!

here's the photo of the finished dish.

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160/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

pancake breakfast...

courtesy of...
the MarthaPantry pancake & waffle mix!

when i was listening to xmradio on the way home friday...
i was delighted to hear that JCP now has the MarthaPantry line.

so saturday...
we packed up the baby...
and headed to JCP.

yes...
there are less expensive products out there...
but i am a Martha fan...
and I wanted to try them.

so...
for our breakfast this morning...
we had pancakes...
turkey sausage...
scrambled eggs...
and coffee.

then...
to work off our breakfast...
we went out back with the baby and her ball...
and ran around the yard.

after bath time...
we put 'through the wormhole' on the tv...
and let Morgan Freeman's voice lull us to sleep.

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156/365, a photo by credd on Flickr.

spicy chicken wings.

today...
i got a new cookbook...
'the soul of a new cuisine'...
by marcus samuelsson.

i've been a fan of his for a while...
and his harlem restaurant...
'the red rooster'...
is on my 'yelp' bucket list.

this morning i took some chicken wings from the freezer...
planning to grill them when i returned home.
after receiving my book...
and looking thru a few of the pages...
particularly concentrating on the spices and rubs...
and discovering that i have quite a few of them...
i decided to bake my chicken instead.
of course...
the fact that the wind was whipping madly thru the backyard helped my decision.

to season the chicken...
i used berbere, cayenne and garlic salt...
and basted it with a mixture of bbq sauce, homemade hot sauce and honey...
topping it with scallions before serving with black rice.

i'm looking forward to cooking my way thru his book...
and sharing my journey through my photos.