Quickie: Yogurt & Granola w. Blackberries + BLT w. Sriracha Mayo

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with bacon, blackberries, blackberry, blt, bread, breakfast, brunch, food, granola, lettuce, lunch, mayo, mayonnaise, sammie, sandwich, sriracha, toast, tomato, vanilla, yogurt April 25, 2010

Seeing that I work 6 day weeks for 5 weeks straight, I had to make the most of my one & only day off this week. Once I peeled myself out of bed after a much needed sleep session (interrupted too often by allergy/cold induced coughing fits), I knew I needed some fuel to get through the chores on my list. I set out for the kitchen on a quest for Sunday Brunch for 1. 15 minutes later, I came out with a bowl of Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla Yogurt topped with Cascadian Farm Oat & Honey Granola and fresh whole blackberries for the breakfast half of brunch.

Vanilla Yogurt & Granola w. Blackberries

A classic BLT with Sriracha mayo was a perfect match to complete my brunch couple. And so the rainy day laundry & cleaning & bloggin begins…

BLT w. Sriracha Mayo

Quickie: Grilled Somen Tuna Steak & Chili Oil Bok Chok

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie, via Blackberry and tagged with bok choy, chicken stock, chili oil, cooking, dinner, entree, garlic, grill, grilled, macadamia, sauteed, seaweed, sesame, somen, soy, tuna, tuna steak, vegetable April 6, 2010

Waiting on the new external, so here’s a quick little treat to hold you over! I defrosted an individual tuna steak, marinated it in Somen dressing, & seared it on each side. While my grill marks set, I tossed baby bok choy in my wok with Somen dressing, chili-infused macadamia nut oil, minced garlic, chicken stock, & a splash of fish sauce until wilted and flavorful. In under 15 minutes, I had a perfect, healthy dinner for 1.

Grilled Somen Tuna & Chili Oil Bok Choy

Quickie: Everything Bagel w/ Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with bagel, breakfast, cream cheese, cucumber, everything, food, herbs, peppers, snack, toasted, vegetables, veggie, work April 2, 2010

I’m alive, I promise! I’ve had to take a temporary hiatus from blogging between computer issues & a much needed vacay. Thought I’d share some quick food love with you this great Friday in Spring. I fell in love with my chef’s veggie cream cheese at the Philly Mag Martini Madness event this past week at work. Man, I was thrilled there was some leftover to schmear on my toasted everything bagel this morn. I loved the ample cucumber & peppers (a few years ago you’d never hear that out of my mouth, or in my mouth for that matter) and it’s fresh veggie taste has me excited to start my garden this weekend.

Everything Bagel w/ Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese

Happy Spring, readers! I promise to be back in the swing soon with lots of amazing food love to share!

Quickie: Sauteed Pierogies & Brussels Sprouts

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with blog, brussels sprouts, cheese, cooking, food, monterey jack, pierogi, pierogies, Polish, potato, recipe, sauteed, sour cream, swiss March 1, 2010

Tuesday night, I found myself with an empty house and a surplus of Brussels sprouts inching their way to the trash bin. My Polish heritage inspired me to rescue the mini cabbages by pairing them with pierogies. I followed my usual Sauteed Brussels Sprouts recipe. Lazy & hungry, I resorted to boiling some frozen Poppy’s Potato, Swiss, & Monterey Jack Pierogies and quickly browned them in butter. I think I just discovered a new comfort dinner!

Sauteed Pierogies & Brussels Sprouts

Quickie: Griddled Ham, Turkey, & Swiss Sandwich w/ Spicy Remoulade

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with bread, dinner, garlic, ham, Lorraine, Philadelphia, potato bread, remoulade, sandwich, snack, snow, swiss, turkey February 9, 2010

The snow’s coming again! We got 28″ over the weekend and now, 3 days later, Philadelphia is putting the “Closed” sign back up as we expect 12-18″ more. I’m actually enjoying being stuck in the house as I’ve had more time to cook. For dinner tonight, I made a perfect belly-warming sandwich – Maple-Honey Ham, Roasted Turkey, & Lorraine Swiss w/ leftover Spicy Remoulade on Potato Bread, griddled with Garlic-Herb Butter.

So… effin’… good!

Griddled Ham, Turkey, & Swiss Sandwich w/ Spicy Remoulade

Quickie: Southern Catfish Burritos

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with beans, blackeyed peas, blog, burrito, catfish, food, garlic, lettuce, olive oil, onion, recipe, red peppers, rice, romaine, sour cream, Southern, to taste, Tony Chachere's, tortilla February 8, 2010

With Dre getting done work at late, I have to think of quick, easy dinners for us. Last week, I whipped up what I call “Southern Burritos.” I seasoned Catfish Fillets with Minced Garlic, Tony Chachere’s seasoning, Sriracha, & Olive Oil and pan-fried them in bacon fat.

Burritos aren’t complete without rice & beans, so Dre made some Rice-a-Roni (read: quick) with sauteed Red Peppers & Onion to jazz it up a bit. Glory Foods Seasoned Blackeyed Peas are a favorite go-to side dish and were a perfect addition. After adding the Catfish, Rice, & Beans to a Whole Wheat Tortilla, we topped them off with Romaine & Sour Cream for delicious Southern Catfish Burritos!

Southern Catfish Burrito

Quickie: Eat Me!

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie, via Blackberry and tagged with eat, magnet, pig, Serious Eats February 3, 2010

Our Payroll & Benefits Director from the home office just sent me this ADORABLE magnet from Serious Eats, one of my regular g0-to food sites. LOVE IT! Thanks, Marianne!