bethk wrote:"add some chopped fresh cilantro, too, as I love that flavor........."
EEWWWWWWWW!!!
Hahahahahaha Just kidding! Just wanted you to know I always read ALL your posts.
At it turned out, ,my cilantro had gone south but you'd laugh, as Brian is out on errands and I just phoned him to add fresh parsley and cilantro to the couple of items he's picking up.
The bell peppers stuffed with chorizo turned out wonderful, even without the cilantro. On the reheat in the oven tonight, I'm going to add some cilantro to the top along with some grated gruyere (last night I topped them with a Parmesan/bread crumb topping to crisp up. I used extra-sharp cheddar and some grated gruyere to the macaroni and cheese (and always a small piece of Velveeta; as dreaded as it is, I think a small piece always helps the smoothness of the sauce), which I put on some pasta that looked like small ziti (forgot the name). Meal really turned out super, and we're anxious to have leftovers tonight. I'm going to add some sautéed Bok Choy to it tonight with bacon added this time as it will be the only thing I'll have to make.
Speaking of always reading my posts, did anyone see where I added pull-out gliding wire shelving to three of my skinny (14-3/4-inch) lower cabinets last week? I posted something in the equipment area but wanted to make sure you guys knew how WONDERFUL these rollout shelves are and how they've transformed those cabinets! The nice thing is I got them on special ($33/each) right before the maker raised the price to $45 on these, their "skinniest" version:
They're really heavy-duty, glide effortlessly and hold a lot (11 x 21 inches deep). Even though I don't have anything heavy stored that low, I see photos on the maker's website of them holding a KitchenAid mixer in addition to other heavy items on the same shelf, and tons of reviewers say they've been unable to load them so much that they no longer glide out easily with one finger! Love them!
We wish we would've added them years ago is all I can say; they've made the bending over until you find something a lot quicker and easier, too. Plus Lynn (my housekeeper who installed them for me) cleaned out all three cabinets in the process, two in the island and the third to the right of my stove, where I have often-used condiments (various vinegars, syrups, honeys, cooking oils of every type (
), glazes, ketchup and all types of Asian oils, etc. The cabinet was not only over-stuffed but dirty on the bottom of both shelves from "someone" putting away bottles where stuff had dripped down the sides before cleaning off the bottle sides/bottom with a sponge.
I also went through one lower cabinet in the island to throw away storage containers we either no longer use or those whose tops that fitted them had vanished over time! We keep a stack of the large sour cream containers with tops to pass along food items since they're big, come with their own tops that can be written on with a marker and don't need to be returned. I kept a small dozen of those and recycled the rest!