Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Relaxing at Rudy’s Tacos
We live just down the street from Rudy’s Tacos. It is a nice little Mexican style restaurant that uses mostly fresh and local ingredients. They even have a table tent telling you what percentage of each type of produce comes from the area. The cheese and meat are from Iowa and the portions are generous [...]
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Tags: Food, fresh, good, iowa, local, mexican, restaurant, Rudy's tacos, vegetarian, waterloo
Tomato & Tomatillo Flowers
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Tags: flower, plant, tomatillo, tomato, yellow
I had left over ground meat (it could be beef, venison, turkey) so I added spices I like such as: Chili Powder, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Pepper (black/white/crushed red… whatever you prefer depending on the spice you want to achieve!) You can also add Cumin, Oregano and Paprika for color and flavor. Cook the meat, [...]
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Tags: Bake, burrito, cook, mexican, sour cream, toaster oven
Potted Patio Garden
With the exception of the two tallest plants, I grew all these babies from seeds. This is my first garden so I’m still learning… as for the tall plants, they are called tomatillos and Angie donated them to my patio garden! The tomatillo is also known as the husk tomato, jamberry, husk cherry, Mexican tomato, [...]
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Tags: dirt, fruit, garden, grow, patio, peat moss, plants, pots, vegetables
Revisiting Steamboat Gardens
More photos taken outside the iconic Waterloo restaurant! View my original post/review of Steamboat Gardens Restaurant here.
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Tags: building, Food, iowa, restaurant, steamboat gardens, waterloo
They are getting much bigger! I am planting some more herbs soon they are super easy to grow… this was my first time and the basil already smells amazing!
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Tags: basil, chives, garden, grow, herb, parsley
The Week From… Heck
No, I’m not shy about saying the double ll word, hell, there you go! I am, however, also a big fan of the word heck! I’m also hoping things don’t get too much worse, hard to imagine but I would like to reserve “hell” just in case my head goes flying off or something horribly [...]
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Tags: debt, DHS, food assistance, life, money, write
Homemade Potato Chips
I usually have a few potatoes left in the bottom of the bag. I started slicing them up, frying them in oil and adding salt. Ok, it isn’t the healthiest snack ever but it is better than reaching for that overinflated, under-filled bag of “Ray’s” or whatever brand you prefer! ;P The best part is [...]
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Tags: chip, homemade, oil, photos, potato, snacks
Grow A Little More Each Day
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Tags: daisy, pepper, plants, sprout, tomato
Steamboat Gardens Restaurant
My grandma used to take me to Steamboat Gardens Restaurant. I was in the car reading a picture book about a witch on the way one time. I still feel at home when I sit and wait for my meal. They used to have an old school Pac-man game that I always wanted to play [...]
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Tags: Food, local, restaurant, shrimp, steamboat gardens, tug boat
I planted these little babies a few weeks ago and they are really coming along. I’ve already transplanted a few and I just found two more large pots to keep my tomato sprouts in. With luck, I will have tasty snacks in a few months! ::tummy rumble:: I will try to update you on them [...]
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Tags: dirt, plant, seed, soil, tomato, water
Sweet Sloppy Joes
We got some rolls and venison from the food bank so I started thinking of things to make. I used the garlic bread we got to make pasta the other day and I wanted something a bit different. I used a green and orange pepper (also from the food bank) and dried onion flakes because [...]
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Tags: Food Bank, Ketchup, postaday2011, Sloppy Joes, sweet, Venison
Tasty Pasta Bake
Create with: a box of noodles, seasoned ground meat, pasta sauce, a blend of cheeses and spices.* Cook in a warm oven until it looks about like this :) 350-400 depending on your oven/schedule. Covering with tinfoil at first will help the pasta stay moist inside and uncovering near the end will give you a [...]
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Tags: Bake, pasta, postaday2011
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