...Wow.

Wow... I... uh... really need to update this... It's been longer than I thought... Sorry about that! I have just been really busy with school and dealing with personal issues... Hopefully I can start doing more posts soon!

Not dead!

I'm not dead! Lots of stuff has happened between my last post and this one, an update should go up within the next week... School and whatnot...

Spaghetti Aglio E Olio w/ Shrimp

I saw this recipe on food network the other day, and it looked really good. I made it last night following the recipe on foodnetwork.com, while changing it slightly.

I boiled a pound of spaghetti for approximately 5 minutes, after salting the water liberally. Meanwhile, I heated about 1/3 cup of olive oil over medium heat in a 12 inch stainless steel saute pan, while I peeled 8 cloves of garlic, and sliced them all thinly. By then the spaghetti was done, so I took about 1 1/2 cups of the cooking water, and put it off to the side. when that was done, I poured the spaghetti into a colander and turned my attention back to the sauce. The garlic was golden around the edges by that point, so I then added red pepper flake, and after about 30 seconds, poured in the water. At this point I also added in salt and the shrimp, and let it boil for about 5 minutes. While I was waiting for the sauce to finish, I grated a cup of fresh parmesean cheese, and another cup for garnish. once the sauce had reduced by 1/3, I added it to the drained spaghetti, which, by this point, I had returned to its pot. I stirred in the cheese, and served. I garnished with the extra parmesean, and ate.

This turned out REALLY good... Almost the whole pot was gone by the end of dinner.

Would I recommend this recipe? Yes, most definitely, if you like cheesy, shrimpy, slightly spicy food.

Pizza

Twas just a pizza night, from a new place that we have never tried before... It was ok.

Guy Fieri Tri-Tip Roast w/ Macaroni and Cheese

Again, sorry for being late with this one, if only by a day.

Last night was another "What's in the fridge" night. So we had picked up a Tri-Tip roast from Costco the other day, and last night finally got around to cooking it.

I tried cooking it per the directions on the bag, by using a grill pan, but that didn't cook the interior, so after about 25 minutes, I put it in a 350F oven, for about 20 minutes. 

While I was waiting around for the roast to cook, I made some Kirkland Macaroni and Cheese, per the box's directions. I didn't have milk, however, so I just used Half and Half.

After pulling the roast out of the oven, I let it rest for a couple of minutes, and then I cut it into thin slices, against the grain.

After which, I plated with the Mac and Cheese, and served.

Frankly, the Mac and Cheese was better than the roast. The roast was kinda meh; it didn't really have very much flavor to it, even tho it came in a bag of some sort of "marinade" type substance.

Would I get the roast again? No.

Pot Roast w/ Mashed Potatoes and Corn

... I have no excuse for this going up TWO DAYS LATE. Sorry.

This was a "no-inspiration-whats-in-the-fridge-oh-that-looks-good-what-would-go-well-with-that" night. We had a pot roast, and some instant mashed potatoes.

Just before the pot roast and potatoes were done, I realized that I needed a veggie, so I pulled out a small pot, and filled it with some frozen corn. After the corn was cooked through, I added a pat of butter.

I then plated all of the ingredients, and there were some dripping from the pot roast, so I used those as a loose gravy for the potatoes.

Dinner turned out pretty good, for one of those nights.

Aw feck!

It's far too late too post dinner. I'll do it tomorrow >_<