It’s May, and I have not purchased a single box of waffles since I began this waffle quest. I’d say that is a pretty successful New Year’s Resolution. Perhaps my most successful resolution ever. Wish I could say the same for exercise.
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Wow. We are on a roll, people. This was a good dinner. I totally forgot to make rice, and almost forgot the salad, but no matter. The enchiladas were awesome (The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook, page 350). I know, lame word, but absolutely appropriate description.
We were in full force tonight, so I doubled the order and made 20 enchiladas. We had three left.
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I need a new system. I keep saying this or that recipe was so simple. Really, do I cook anything complicated (ok, except the Christmas gnocchi, but I’ll get to that later)? Not so much. Maybe a sliding scale of easy? I’ll work on that.
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I haven’t had spaghettios since elementary school. My mom used to put them in my thermos for lunch. Imagine lukewarm, over-cooked pasta in a Wonder Woman thermos. Kind of makes you hungry, doesn’t it? Kind of explains why I really need to follow the recipe if we ever want to eat anything tasty around here. Anyway, when the little twins were born, we discovered a dive of a restaurant in Boise that actually had spaghettios on the menu. We brought the older kids there for dinner one night and none of them had EVER had spaghettios. Can you believe it? If they end up in therapy, I am certain this will be the reason.
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