Tuesday, November 8, 2011

More Daisy Sleeps

A few more shots of Daisy May's silly sleeping positions...





Friday, November 4, 2011

A Second Look at Fettucine Alfredo

Back in June, I posted about fettucine alfredo. That dish was made with butter, parmesan and pasta. The one I'm posting about now is made with butter, parmesan, CREAM and pasta. Wow. This is a serious treat. Either recipe is delicious, but if you really want something that's comforting go for the second recipe with cream. You'll only need a small bowl with something this yummy!

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Pasta with Whiskey, Wine & Mushrooms + Garlic Bread

Mike and I had a long week a while back so we came home on Friday and made a really indulgent meal... grilled steak with pasta and garlic bread.

The steak was just typical... t-bone or rib eye... I can't even remember at this point. Grilled to medium and seasoned with salt and pepper.

I cooked up this pasta (half of it anyway) from Pioneer Woman - pasta with whiskey, wine & mushrooms. It sounds odd but trust me, this pasta has really good flavor (plus it has cream so you can't really go wrong there). My only complaint is that our mushrooms really shrunk while they roasted in the oven so next time I would actually add more. (Sidenote, the pasta can really be served without the steak, Mike just was extra hungry and pasta alone wouldn't do.)

I also made garlic bread using a mash-up of a few recipes I saw on pinterest. Basically, I took a baguette, halved it and then split it. I took 4 tablespoons of room temperature butter and "zested" a glove of garlic into the butter using a microplane. I then buttered the bread and sprinkled it a little bit of salt and pepper. I closed up the half, wrapped it in foil and let the bread warm through in a 300 degree oven while I made the pasta.