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20 Years Free

Introducing Number Nine. Number Nine

Collin Richard Williams

Born: Feb 1, 2010

6lbs 8.5oz

Meal #9 - Seafood Louis

Meal #9 - Seafood Louis

Dungeness Crab. In season and on sale. Bay shrimp, avocado, hard boiled eggs, plum tomatoes, croutons and of course Marie's Thousand Island dressing.

Top it off with good company and The Golden Globes.

Best Dress:

Meal #8 - Salmon + Rice + Asparagus

Meal #8 - Salmon + Rice + Asparagus

A standard in our house - parchment paper salmon. A touch overcooked but luckily the asparagus was cooked perfectly.

Celebrating Greatness.

Meal #7 - Roasted Turkey

Meal #7 - Roasted Turkey

I actually roasted a turkey. Mini, boneless turkey. Me.
Rubbed with rosemary, paprika and of course Dr. Duck spices.

The turkey took a bit to cook, so I made bruschetta with fresh tomatoes and whole wheat bread (it's all I had and I was working on the fly.

Me, on the fly in a kitchen.

Meal #6 - Chicken & Rice

Meal #6 - Chicken & Rice

Contrary to a few voters, the chicken and rice menu (now much improved) is a classic yum.

Meal #5 - Vegitable Soup

Meal #5 - Vegitable Soup

Have a date with the girls tonight and meeting them at Mamma Melina's - a fan favorite of mine. But before I left, I made Scott a tomato based vegitable soup.

Had some zucchini and squash about to go bad, some of the Davies stewed tomatoes left, mini bow tie pasta and some frozen veggies - 2o min later and I had made my huband dinner.

Impressing, even myself now.

Meal #4 - Turkey Meatball Spaghetti

Meal #4 - Turkey Meatball Spaghetti

Forgot the milk when making the meatballs (which I did the night before). So they crumbled and it became ground turkey spaghetti.

Secret Ingredient: Fresh stewed tomatoes from Davies garden in GA. Fresh and flavoring the sauce. And there is more!!

Meal #3 - Cornflake Crusted Chicken

Meal #3 - Cornflake Crusted Chicken + Corn & Pepper Spicy side dish

The chicken turned out nice - I would use this on legs next time. The corn & peppers weren't spicy and lacked flavor.

Meal Rewards: Healthy-sh option for friend chicken
Meal Consiquence: none
The Scott Man Review: 4 stars. "chicken again. Corn & peppers, more flavor"

Meal #2 - Stuffed Red Peppers with Quinoa

Stuffed Red Peppers with Quinoa and Walnuts

This was a meal in itself - couldn't think of anything to make with it. Pointless in making rice or noodles - we had the quinoa. Full of vegitables and protein.

Guest: Erin Reith

Meal Rewards: like a mini 1 pot meal

Meal Consiquence: 2 hours to prep and make (but my knife skills aren't honed)

The Scott Man Review: 3 stars. "More flavor next time - heat was good"

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Meal #1 - Chili + Cornbread

Chili + Cornbread

For some reason we cannot get away from the southern comforts.

For Christmas, Dad & Regan gave us a box full of Texas made foods. Including Texas Chili Mix. We hit up the Ballard Farmers Market for fresh ground beef and potent onions.

Meal Rewards: lasted 4 meals

The Scott Man Review: 3 stars, average. "I've had better Chili but it kept me regular"

Here We Go...

2010 I vow to make dinner instead of eating out for many reasons:

- I am challenged by this industry

- I am practically a stay at home wife right now with no kids. The least I can do is make my husband dinner each night

- Since I am not working, I can no longer justify eating out 6-7 days a week (which had become our norm)

Armed with a new food saver from my parents, 4 years of Martha Stewart Everyday FOOD mini catalogs and a trusty assistant, the experiment begins.