Pipari

01/26/2019

It's that time of the year again, in Hungary we'd make a variation of donuts, really fluffy and light. except of course in caloeirs.

From time to time is nice to enjoy things created by others, especially by hubby. The "szalagos fánk" is his specialty, I would nev...

01/26/2019

New Costco recipe, from leftover asparagus bottom, beef and dried bread. Using up leftovers is a habit, nothing got wasted in grandma's kitchen.

I made some rice with asparagus to accompany chicken thigh for school lunch from Costco-s frozen asparagus but the bottom end of the a...

11/24/2018

Rethinking Thanksgiving dinner.

09/06/2018

School lunch day 15: pan fried pork loin with orzo pasta and cucumber in brine.
Apple for the younger one, peach for the older, and the usual this and that..

The food was dinner leftover, and my hubby was the chef per my request while I was attending the Back to school night.

09/06/2018

School lunch day 14: the older one got some stuffed cabbage leftover with sour cream, the younger udon noodles with cottage cheese and sour cream.
Snacks the same: peach sliced, fruit pouch, mozzarella, fruits strips, and nuts.

09/06/2018

School lunch day 13 (its Friday!).. I think I should've packed a black cat. 🤣
Cheese quesadillas with salsa, guacamole, hummus, with some carrots, grapes and mozzarella.
My only disappointment is that I don't have a proper Thermos to keep the quesadillas warm, so I wrap them in foil before packing them in a box, and keep fingers crossed they are still delicious, even if they are not too warm anymore.

09/06/2018

School lunch day 12: gnocchi with feta and bacon.
I had to step up the snacks today as the freshman will be in the band room until 5, so he got some sandwich thins with sausage, grapes, apple, mozzarella bites, fruit punch and a cocoa.

The gnocchi was planned to go with poppy seeds and sugar, but my poppy seed grind got bitter in the box and had to give up on the idea.
Luckily I had fried bacon from the. BLT sandwich from yesterday (which was their breakfast as well) , and with a bit of feta it saved my morning.

09/06/2018

School lunch day 11: leftover salmon was made into Finnish salmon soup for dinner and packed today for lunch as well.
Some fresh crepes, this time with chocolate-hazelnut spread from Costco (like Nutella, for almost half the price.)

08/28/2018

School lunch leftover salmon was made into this delicious Finnish soup.

Phew, what a day.. 9 fires in San Diego, Santa Ana blowing crazy the whole day tormenting the trees, and some 38C in shade. Nothing like...

08/28/2018

School lunch day 10: pan fried salmon with rice dashed with sashimi sauce.
Leftover crepes with strawberry jam, courtesy of the teenager himself.
Apple sauce, fruit punch, nuts brought back from yesterday :).

08/28/2018

School lunch day 9: stuffed cabbage leftover from the weekend with fresh homemade bread (courtesy of the hubby).
No sour cream served, didn't want to risk fermenting in the Thermos.
No pic of the bag, but just the regular ape, nuts, fruit punch.