More Musing on Bloggin

I almost feel I should be typing "Dear Diary"...

Still musing over what I shall use this blog business for - thinking maybe since I try so many new recipes (at least 3-5 per week), maybe I'll try to keep track of them - by week?

So, to that end, here's what I cooked since Thanksgiving day - this idea may turn out to be a great way to late find recipes/dishes I'd like to repeat.

11/20/06
Sage Dressing Timbales (original name 'Muffins' - hoakie) - great dish. I added dried cranberries; next time I'll make more like family favorite dressing/stuffing - adding sausage, chopped fresh (or dried?) apples. Also love the idea of 'muffin' shaped dressing that can be frozen in serving size.

11/22/06
Margarita Jello Shooters - Oh My! Denise (defen from C@H forum) got us in real trouble here. Neighbors were in, thank God, to help drink these - and for Roy's descriptive "they're like flavored snot" - he had so many, off to bed he went and was hurting in the a.m. :)

Pumpkin Pie - naturally Libby's - made two to be able to snitch pieces over the next week...(11/29 note: which we did!)

Butternut Squash Fritters with Blue Cheese & Pumpkin Seeds - definate repeat. Nice make ahead appy to be fried at the last minute for serving. Couldn't find pumpkin seeds so subbed toasted pine nuts.

Ribeyes and Fries were on the menu for our anniversary dinner after the neighbors left, but see note on Shooters!

11/23
Scallop Pineapple - made this to take to the neighbors for Thanksgiving dinner - silly a$$ people, only three of us ate this. Neri tried and did like it, but no one else. Started making this when the kids were little and wanted dressing, but didn't like 'adult' dressing, they liked this one.

Southwestern Cranberry Salsa - CrabbyCake's recipe from two or three years ago - love this stuff.

Pumpkin French Toast - from Cornelius Daly Inn, Eureka B&B. This would be a wonderful offering for when company is staying over. It's even decadent.

11/26/06
Roy (Chris' boyfriend) brot us 2 Dungeness crabs this a.m., so I scurried around looking for ideas for using all this wonderful meat. Started out with:
Cranberry Crab Meaat & Cream Cheese Appys - (dollop posted this on C@H forums) - very good, especially using some of the S.W. Cranberry Salsa as topping.

Etta's Classic Dungeness Crab Cakes - from Tom Douglas' Book. Very good flavor, but one of the most delicate cakes I've made - but with no filler at all, the flavor was wonderful, just hard to keep together. Served these as a 'surf & turf' dinner with the steaks from our anniversary that did not get eaten...

The next nite, added the leftover crab cakes to a Cajun Pasta dish that was wonderful!!

11/26
Warm Red Cabbage Salad with Feta and Bacon - June posted this somewhere and one of the dishes I wanted to try for T.day, but just had too much food for that day. One of Roy's favorites and it is really good!

11/28
Lemon Creme Mold - VeraBlue posted this on D.C. forum - Yummy!!! Kept one 'mold' for us and gave three away to neighbors - great feed back. Had some S.W. cranberry salsa left and topped the salad with it - great combination!

Served above with l/o cabbage dish, meat loaf and baked potatoes (wow, haven't had this forever - MEATLOAF SANDWICHES TOMORROW!!

Well now, this will be quite a history of our kitchen...