Breakfast Served by a Nine-Year Old

The kiddo got to choose what she wanted for breakfast and this is it. Whipped cream with cherries on top, and ice cream with chocolate sauce.

Steel Cut Oats

Steel cut oatmeal with a little sugar and milk and bananas. And, it was dinner, not breakfast. Warming and filling on a cold day :) This is very different than instant oatmeal, or rolled oats. There's more of a bite to the grains.

Cream Cheese Won Tons

A food that sounded good, but didn't taste so good. But there's potential. These are cream cheese won tons. They were a frozen food, and a homemade version is on my to-do list. They need a flavored cream cheese filling. These were too blah.

Sunday Pot Roast

Warm food for a cold day. This pot roast was simmered in a crock pot.

Retro Doritos

I purchased these for New Year's Eve snacking because the bag looked interesting and retro. Then one of my sisters posted on Facebook that these were the Taco Doritos we ate as kids. Only....I have absolutely no memory of eating these Doritos. I remember the Nacho Cheese ones, but not these. I even tasted these and no taste bud memories were triggered. Do you remember these from years ago? (my husband, one of his buddies and a girl friend of mine all say they don't remember them) I do, however, have a shadowy member of Pizza Wheels, or something with a name like that, and I would like to try them again.

Garlic Press: R.I.P.

The pin that holds the pieces together disappeared. It's just as well, because the finish has been chipping off for quite some time. It was my favorite press. I have a back-up, but it's harder for me to grip.

Crab-Stuffed Shrimp

A treat tradition for New Year's Eve at our house: crab-stuffed shrimp. Shredded king crab, little bit of mayo, Old Bay seasoning, 1 clove of minced garlic, a little bit of melted and slightly cooled butter, some shredded Parmesan cheese and crushed saltines make the stuffing. Use raw shrimp, and butterfly them only enough to make them sit up straight. Form a small ball of the stuffing and bring the tail over the top. Bake at 400 until shrimp are opaque. These taste good hot out of the oven, at room temperature, and even cold.