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Dinner Last Week #5

Since the Superbowl is this weekend, I'm including our Sunday-before-last eats that we enjoyed while watching our team lose. Hopefully you can work one of these into your Superbowl festivities.

SUNDAY - Barbecued Ribs, Green Salad, Cheesy Corn & Black Bean Dip, Roasted Garbanzos, Chips+Salsa+Guac and other goodies + Beer Soaked Oven Fries

Nick made the ribs, Mom made the salad. I made....
Cheesy Corn & Black Bean Dip from Simply Scratch

Via

I made an attempt at de-fatifying this by substituting the majority of the mayo with greek yogurt. Don't be like me. Although mine didn't turn out terrible, it didn't set either. This is meant to be an indulgent dip, so don't mess with the recipe, just go for it.

Roasted Garbanzos from She Wears Many Hats

Via

If you want a healthier snack this is it. I've made these before and we always gobble them up. Similar to a corn-nut but not quite as crunchy, but just as satisfying. Plus, I love that she calls them Garbanzos instead of Chick Peas!

Beer Soaked Oven Fries by The Beeroness

Via

This recipe was the favorite of the three. These are restaurant quality fries and worth the wait. We had them as a side with the ribs and salad. The Beeroness' Stout French Onion Soup recipe is also delicious.

MONDAY - Weeknight Pan Roasted Chicken by A Girl and Her Fork

Via

We talked about this before. I gave Nick the choice between this and Foodiecrush's Honey Mustard Chicken, which I would still like to try.

TUESDAY - COSTCO Dinner

No I'm not kidding. I actually had an eye appointment and got my first perscription for glasses (can you say old?). Nick wandered around and picked out Bao Asian buns and tortilla soup for our dinner. Did you know "Bao" is pronounced "wow"? Anyway, the wow buns were good and although it seems weird to eat them with tortilla soup, we did it anyway.

WEDNESDAY - Veggies with Red Curry and Jasmine Rice + more Bao buns

I used up all of our leftover veggies to make a quick Thai-ish dish. It went like this:

2 tbsp. pre-made red curry paste
1 can coconut milk
veggies of your choosing
1 cup of jasmine rice, cooked and prepared to package instructions

Saute your veggies in oil (I used olive). Add in the red curry paste and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add the can of coconut milk and stir until it changes to a light red color. Simmer everything for about 5-10 minutes. Serve over jasmine rice. Eat some WowBao buns if you have them.

THURSDAY - Crock-pot Chicken Tacos

Seriously. The recipe is coming soon.

FRIDAY - Pizza Night! Pizza #1 - sausage, mushroom, onion, bell, with red pepper pesto; Pizza #2 - olive oil, collard green, aged white cheddar, sweet potato with egg.

So Friday I decided to whip up some homemade pizzas. I always use Trader Joe's dough. Pizza #1 was pretty basic, but I got a little crazy with Pizza #2. Here is how Pizza #2 went:

Peel and slice sweet potato into bite sized pieces, steam in microwave (put a tad bit of water in the bottom of a microwave safe dish, fill with potatoes, cover loosely and heat). Set aside.
Clean and slice collard greens (I used 3 leaves) and toss in a bit of olive oil and salt. Set aside.
Grate aged white cheddar.
Once your dough is rolled, spread olive oil over the crust.
Top with white cheddar, collard greens and potatoes. Crack your egg(s) onto the pizza now.
Cook in your hottest oven until egg white has set but yolk is still soft.
Crack yolks upon serving.

Pizza #2 didn't turn out as I'd envisioned but it was still really good. I put my eggs on too late (at the end of cooking), so don't be like me.

That's it!
TCW

Pinspiration! Recipe Finds

Photo via Pinterest

Slow Cooker Coconut Ginger Chicken & Vegetables

The Scoop - I was excited when I found this recipe because it looked so much tastier (and healthier) than most crock-pot dishes. Also, I thought it would be a great meal for the night I do my FIT track workout. I made it and I was dying to come home and eat it.

The Verdict - Dare I say it was a little bit....bland?! Seems weird right?! With such savory and colorful spices like turmeric I didn't think bland was possible. But it was hearty and tasty after a long workout.

The Fix - If you make this, add more of the spice blend and more salt and some pepper.

Mentionables - I did not use thighs, because I only had boneless skinless breasts; this switch worked fine and the chicken was nice and juicy. I didn't use the canned corn cobs, instead I got a frozen veggie blend from Trader Joe's that already had the corncobs and some other good stuff

Photo via Pinterest

Cookin' Canuck - Vegetarian Naan Pizza with Eggplant and Cilantro Jalepeno Pesto

The Scoop - Wow was this good! I can't wait to make this pesto for a bunch of other stuff. The flavor of it really made the pizza. I've also never roasted eggplant and I like this method a lot for a quick cook.

The Verdict - YUM! I will totally make this again.

Mentionables - I didn't use naan, instead I made this on a fresh (not pre-cooked) pizza crust and made one big pizza instead of individuals. I also didn't use fresh mozzarella (although that would have been amazing), instead I used what I had which was basic shredded mozzarella. Last, we had some prosciutto, so I topped it with a bit of that. We thought the salty-ness of the prosciutto added to the overall flavor.

Disclaimer - I didn't find this on Pinterest. I found it on the blog and pinned it to Pinterest myself.

Photo via Pinterest

Lemon & Dill Chicken

The Scoop - I bought dill at the farmer's market and I had a bunch of tasty Meyer lemons in my fridge, so I was looking for something to make. I searched "lemon, dill" on Pinterest and this popped up. The Verdict - This was a healthy recipe and it was tasty. The Cyclist is not a fan of dill, but he liked this a lot. Mine did not look like the picture, but still tasted good.
The Fix - You may not need this fix but.....my sauce wasn't thickening as I thought it should, so I added a few sprinkles of Wondra.

Mentionables - Pinterest wasn't the first place I looked. I searched the same thing on the Whole Food's recipe app and all I was coming up with were seafood dishes. I knew I wanted to use chicken and I thought it was weird I couldn't find any "chicken, lemon, dill" recipes.....but there on Pinterest it popped right up.

More Pinspiration coming soon!

Savage Sprints at Hot Italian 1/22/12

We have missed the last few Savage Sprints for reasons including this:

But we were happy to return last night!!

And in attendance was last season's Savage Sprints Champion,

Kevin Mansker...

...who you can pretty much bet on seeing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Very cool to have Kevin participating in Savage Sprints;

it always makes for an exciting and record-setting evening.

As well as drawing a large crowd...

...and a band of ninja warriors riding Ducati Motorcycles...

Haha. Just making sure you were still reading.

Now. I must disclaim that I had trouble paying attention to every single bit of Savage Sprints when this was going on...

However. I did mention it was a record setting evening, right?

And, although Mr. Mansker's presence definitely ups the ante,

I think the real credit for last night's speedy showing on the boards is due to this very generous man...

Mr. Bill Nicely.

Bill (on his birthday) donated $100 to Sac Valley Velodrome Association for every time under 8 seconds.

So, between Mr. Mansker,

THE GAME,

and of course pizza,

or should I say,

Seasonal Pear with honey, Gorgonzola and pancetta pizza

(um. yum!),

and beer (!),

(because it's illegal to have pizza without beer, fact. And why would you when Racer 5 is on tap?)

Let's just say,

my head was on a swivel.

There was a lot of action including

not 1

not 2

not even 5

but

ELEVEN

times under 8 seconds.

Seriously.

That's what I said Bill.

Eleven.

Now, including those eleven showings, there were also new men's & women's records set for the evening.

Below you can check out video of the men's semi-finals...

Oliver v. Allen

women's semi-finals...

Women's Finals...

Missy v. Autumn

(Dang ladies, there is your new time to beat!)

And the showdown,

Men's Finals

Oliver v. Mansker

Dang. 7.3?!

Dear Cyclist,

I know you don't like getting 2nd place. But, I say losing to a track champion/future Olympian at least 10 years your junior is not too shabby. Good job!

Wife

Below are more photos of another great night at Savage Sprints!

Thank you again to Mr. Bill Nicely for your generous donation to the cause!

Last but not least, look for a Sacramento Bee article on February 5th!