Tag Archives: recipes

chicken and asparagus in white wine sauce

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Jill in nomz

I don’t really know if I’ve ever mentioned this before, but there are some things in life that I’m never satisfied with. Like shampoo. No matter how many different kinds of shampoo I buy, and no matter how much I may like the one I just bought, chances are good that I won’t buy that [...]

navy bean soup

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Jill in nomz

We have this relatively new restaurant here called Rain Uptown. We’ve eaten there a whole bunch of times, and every time we’ve been the food has been really, really, really good. They serve mostly Italian food in the evenings and the pasta is fresh and delicious. The only downside is that their service tends to [...]

christmas dinner

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by Jill in nomz

Despite the fact that I had no warm feelings about Christmas at all this year, I did celebrate Christmas — three times! — with various members of my family. I don’t really think law school is wholly to blame for my bah-humbug-iness this year, but I’m sure it played a part. Anyway, it was bad. [...]

cooking with ninja kid 2

Posted on 12. Jul, 2009 by Jill in nomz

Well, despite my best efforts, including driving Ninja Kid past the houses mansions of all the wealthy orthodontists in town once a day, she’s still dead-set on becoming a chef. My recruitment efforts will continue unabated, but in the meantime I might as well enjoy myself a little cooking, right? Right. I present Chef Ninja [...]

cooking with ninja kid

Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by Jill in nomz

Ninja Kid wants to be a chef when she grows up. It’s my own damn fault. Instead of letting her watch shows like Top Chef, The Next Food Network Star, and Iron Chef America, I should’ve been making her watch shows like Wealthy Orthodontists of America or Stock Market Genius. Anyway, Ninja Kid also needs [...]

croque monsieur egg rolls

Posted on 11. Mar, 2009 by Jill in nomz

Over the weekend, Mini-Me and I traveled out of town for a dance competition and we ate at the California Pizza Kitchen. It was our first trip this fine eating establishment and I ordered the Avocado Egg Rolls. Wummylicious. They had chunks of avocado (hence the name), bacon, cheese, and chicken, then deep-fried and served [...]

a square piece of heaven

Posted on 05. Mar, 2009 by Jill in nomz

Say hello to my little friend. The following is all that’s needed to produce a batch of comforting, fudgy, warm, rich, decadent, and FAT-FREE (!!) brownies: Basically, you just mix the brownie mix with either some fat-free vanilla yogurt or some fat-free unflavored yogurt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract until you get this: Then [...]

easy slow-cooker roast

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Jill in nomz

The slow cooker really has to be one of the greatest inventions of all time. You just stick a bunch of raw ingredients in it, leave it alone for several hours, and, just like magic, you have a delicious meal. It’s great for people who work outside the home all day and for those of [...]

Baked Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, & Cheese

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by Jill in nomz

The only way to truly know what you’re eating is to prepare your food yourself. Some restaurants and food establishments post the nutritional information for the dishes they serve, but that can really only be used as a set of guidelines for what you’re eating because of variations in the cooking process that can’t be [...]

Taco Soup

Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Jill in nomz

I rejoined Weight Watchers a couple of weeks ago in an effort to shed this extra person who clings onto me every time I step onto the scale. My daily mantra: Nobody wants to hire a fat lawyer. This is a good thing, because it means we have to cook at home more and cut [...]