Author Archives: Michie

About Michie

I write two blogs - This Food Thing, (www.thisfoodthing.com) and This Life I Lead (www.thislifeilead.wordpress.com).

The Fun Of Cooking

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Michie

I write another blog — one that Sander and I just started, and our topic this week was about cooking, so I thought I would post my part of it here.  To read the full article, and Sanders part of … Continue reading →

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Simple and Easy Mexican Rice

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Michie

Rice is so easy to make.  Mexican rice.. not so easy.  I could never get it to taste the way it was supposed to.  I tried lots of different recipes over the years, and was really never successful with it. … Continue reading →

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Chicken & Black Bean Burritos

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Michie

This recipe is one of those incredibly quick meals to make.  It’s about 5 minutes of prep, about 10 minutes of cooking, and then it’s serve and eat.  Can’t get much quicker than that, without resorting to ramen ;) Chicken … Continue reading →

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Encrusted Chicken Cutlets with Mayo & Mustard

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Michie

Sundays are such nice days to cook — I’m always well rested, and hungry, and even better, in the mood to cook. I had originally thought to get thin sliced pork culets, to make the following recipe.  But.. alas, as … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday Food

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Michie

This past Friday, being the end of the week, was rather an occasion – not a real-honest-to-goodness occasion, just a “Happy It’s Friday” type of occasion.   To that end, we went out for lunch.. ( I normally would try this … Continue reading →

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Mocha Mayonnaise Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Michie

My Grandfather loved Mayonnaise Chocolate cake –   He requested it quite often.  His way of eating it was not very “fancy” – he would put the cake into a bowl, pour fresh cream over top, until the bowl was about … Continue reading →

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