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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Weekend/next week cooking/baking/eating
What have you been cooking/baking/eating this past weekend that you want to tell us about? I bet a few of you are making some special treats for the 49ers game today!
Or what do you have planned for the coming week? If you've got some good recipes, please share!
Re: Weekend/next week cooking/baking/eating
I made my usual Mark Bittman potato leek soup (from my "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian" cookbook) on Friday night and it was yummy. I put an extra potato in it this time which I don't think I'll do next time -- a little too much potato flavor/texture this time than I wanted.
Yesterday, I went over to a neighbor's house who wanted to ask some questions about our wedding (her daughter just got engaged) so I brought some Earl Grey shortbread cookies. I was looking to replicate a cookie I had once at Peet's last year (and haven't seen since). These were really easy to make and very pretty, but I wasn't getting a whole lot of Earl Grey flavor. I will probably try another tablespoon of tea leaves in there next time.
Today, I'm making some pea, mint and parmesan dip (on crostini) as a snack for the Niners game. I'm contemplating throwing a little bit of goat cheese in there... I made this for Thanksgiving and it was really good, though if you plan to make it, I strongly encourage using a food processor and not a fork. The ingredients weren't quite as smashed up/well-combined as I would have liked the first time I made this.
For dinners this week, I've got cauliflower soup, mushroom bourguignon, roasted winter vegetable and citrus salad, a bok choy stir fry (this with some additions to make it a complete dinner), and a veggie pot pie.
Reading that post just exhausted me.
My plan is to make some homemade baguettes, French onion soup and roast some garlic in the crockpot. Given the hour, that might be a bit ambitious. We'll see.
Oh I made alot of food for today's game:
-pizza egg rolls
-buffalo chicken eggrolls
-turkey chili
-cornbread
-turkey meatballs
-red velvet cupcakes (aka 49ers cupcakes)
-lemon bars
-bbq shredded chicken sandwiches
-brown rice
I am exhausted from making this stuff...this will cover us for the week!
^ Wow! You've been busy!
I'm thinking about baking chocolate chip cookies when the game is over. It may be my last batch for a while because I think I've finally concluded I need to crack down on my eating habits.
As for menu planning, we're planning on:
crockpot minestrone
quinoa pilaf (had this on the menu for weeks and we never get to it) with a side of asparagus
and something with bok choy, maybe homemade pizza.