Latest update: We have two people voted themselves off the Challenge. Both of them worked in offices where they believe in giving back to their employees by pampering with a lot of free breakfast and luncheon from the firm and it was definitely exceeded the $25 budget.
I also went to an art auction last night. [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Third night of the $25 Challenge
29Oct08I was inspired by the $25 Challenge I read from a MSN Money Central blog post. The Illinois food bank did a challenge to simulate how the life would be like to be living on food stamps - $25 a week just for food.
Six of our close friends in Toronto, Canada, agreed to participate in [...]
Rack of Lamb (a la provençal)
13Oct08
Rack of Lamb
Ingredients
1/8 C fresh parsley
1/8 C fresh oregano
1/8 C fresh rosemary
1/8 C fresh thyme
1/2 C fresh breadcrumbs
1 1/2 T garlic, minced
1/4 C + 2T olive oil
1 T Dijon mustard
salt & pepper to taste
1 rack of lamb (about 2 - 2 1/2 lbs)
Steps:
Pre-heat oven to 450F
In the bowl of a food processor, combine all ingredients, [...]
This recipe can be substituted by a chicken
Ingredients
10-15 lbs of whole turkey
2 carrots, 2 small onions
4 stalks of celery, 4 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons each of salt and pepper
1/4 cup of Brandy *** Special recipe
Prepartion Time
3-4 Hours or 1.25 hours for chicken
Directions
1. Preparation for turkey/ chicken
Clean turkey and pat dry with kitchen paper towel. Take [...]
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