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Oh, That Sports Bar Food

Posted on January 1, 2015 by LFFL

Smokey Chicken Pasta with garlic bread; Maytag Potato Chips with smoked bacon & green onions; and Irish Nachos made with fried potatoes, jack & cheddar cheeses, bacon, green onions, and ranch dressing.

This sports bar has been in town here for a while but I never had a chance to try it out. So when they opened another new location closer to my whereabouts here, I decided to head down to try it out.

I loved the atmosphere and it’s a great place to watch sports—but I think I like my other sports bar better that I frequent.

The food was pretty good. But to tell you the truth, I wasn’t that thrilled with the appetizer potato chips. I did, however, fall totally in love with the Irish Nachos. Oh my goodness—they were delish! I had to get a second order of those suckers to take home with me since the ones on my plate didn’t last but a hot second.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, get a plate of those Irish Nachos from somewhere in your town. I’m tellin’ ya.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Don’t wait on folks to go out to eat with you either. The good thing about it is you get to eat all that marvelous food by yourself. There’s no such thing as ‘sharing’ when you’re eating out by yourself. Take advantage of it while you can.

A New Sports Bar In Town

Posted on August 30, 2014 by LFFL

Chicken Tenders with honey mustard & barbecue sauces and a side of Macaroni & Cheese.

I love meeting girlfriends out for lunch any chance I get. You can always get in good food and good gossip all rolled into one.

We decided to try a newly opened sports bar in midtown—and, boy, was it loaded with some good food. I really couldn’t make up my mind what to try on the menu. (Story of my life.) But after hours of analyzing it, I ended up going for the basic chicken tenders and—OH—they were amazingly good and crunchy.

It doesn’t take much for me to fall in love with a food item.

Pulled Pork Sandwich with fries.

Taxidermy.

Alcohol wall.

I always seem to order macaroni & cheese everywhere I go, too. I just like trying out different mac & cheeses because some definitely taste better than others—and, who are we kidding, it’s one of my favorite foods ever to eat in life.

So, if you have nothing else to do today, meet your friends out for lunch at a newly opened food spot.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Anytime macaroni and cheese is on the menu any place you go, definitely get a side order to go along with your meal. You can’t go wrong.

Saucy Vegetable Tofu

Posted on April 14, 2014 by LFFL

Made with whole wheat spiral pasta, onion, green pepper, zucchini, olive oil, tofu, and spaghetti sauce.

It’s what’s for dinner.

Tofu and zucchini.

Cooked whole wheat spiral pasta.

Serve tofu mixture with pasta.

Recipe for—Saucy Vegetable Tofu

So, if you have nothing else to do today, find different ways to incorporate tofu into your life.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Vegetarian dishes with tofu can turn out allllllll riiiiiiight.

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Baked Ziti

Posted on April 6, 2014 by LFFL

Made with olive oil, minced garlic cloves, onion, ground turkey, Italian pork sausage, tomato sauce, canned whole tomatoes, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt & pepper, ziti pasta, mozzarella cheese, whole-milk ricotta, Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, and eggs.

Yeah, yeah, I know—another pasta dish. What can I say?

Meat & tomato mixture.

Pasta & cheese mixture.

Ready for the oven.

Done.

Recipe for—Baked Ziti

So, if you have nothing else to do today, slop together another pasta dish for the umpteenth time.

Take-Away Life Lesson: You can never have too much pasta in your life. Live, love, and enjoy life with pasta.

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Lemon-Garlic Cream Fettuccine

Posted on March 12, 2014 by LFFL

Made with lemon peel, fresh parsley, minced garlic cloves, fettuccine, butter, onion, heavy whipping cream, salt & pepper, cream cheese, lemon juice, plum tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese.

I had my reservations about making another “Taste of Home” recipe, but this little pasta dish actually turned out rather good. Previous dishes I’ve chosen to make from “Taste of Home” weren’t much to write home about, but I decided to give it another try.

This was full of creaminess that covered each and every noodle. You can really taste the lemon and garlic in this dish. Adding Parmesan cheese on top is just the way to finish it off. I made plenty of this stuff so I’m set for lunch/dinner for the next few days.

Recipe for—Lemon-Garlic Cream Fettuccine

So, if you have nothing else to do today, make yourself a fabulous noodle dish full of creamy goodness—and don’t forget to load it with lemon and garlic. The flavors are marvelous.

Take-Away Life Lesson: A big pot of noodles is all you need to comfort your stomach.

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Pasta With Bacon & Leeks

Posted on March 8, 2014 by LFFL

Made with rigatoni pasta, turkey bacon, leeks, salt & pepper, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and fresh parsley.

This was a quick and easy pasta dish to make today and it tasted marvelous. But what I want to know is—why are leeks SO crazy dirty?! Have they had a hard life or what? I’ve never seen such filth between leaves like that. Yuck.

I don’t have much experience with leeks but, ohhhh, how I love the flavor leeks can add to dishes. That slight onion flavor is just right.

Crispy up the bacon.

Leeks ready for chopping.

Chopped leeks sauteeing.

Topped with cheese & parsley ready to eat.

Recipe for—Pasta With Bacon & Leeks

So, if you have nothing else to do today, make a quick and easy pasta dish for lunch or dinner incorporating leeks.

Take-Away Life Lesson: Always get out the dirt that’s hiding inside the crevices from deep between the leaves of leeks before doing anything else with them.

Lasagna Two Times

Posted on September 23, 2013 by LFFL

Made with ground beef, lasagna noodles, egg, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, spaghetti sauce, fresh parsley, and water.

What exactly do you want me to say about this? Is there something about the picture you’re just not getting? It speaks loud and clear to me.

Can you imagine a bathtub being layered with this stuff? If only there was a baking dish the size of a bathtub. Man, I’d immerse myself and go to town—right in the dead center! I mean, can you imagine being surrounded by all that good lovin’?

Then again, you have the problem of finding an oven that big.

Recipe for—Simply Lasagna

Made with ground turkey, no-boil lasagna noodles, olive oil, onion, minced garlic cloves, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, eggs, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, fresh parsley, seasoning salt, and salt & pepper.

Now this was a different second lasagna recipe I tried. This one had a few more ingredients in it than the first one above but was still just as lovely and simple to make.

I was reluctant to make any lasagna at first because I always thought there was so much work involved. But once I started making it, there really wasn’t anything to it. It was much simpler and quicker than I thought it’d be. And if you have someone to help you, it can cut the time down even further.

Recipe for—Mama’s Lasagna

So, if you have nothing else to do today, find the largest bathtub-sized baking dish you can find and make a big fat lasagna.

Take-Away Life Lesson: There’s nothing wrong with taking a little cheese bath.

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