I love cooking with dairy products. In my house we watch our carb intake, and try not to eat a lot of processed foods. Processing can occasionally be good. In some cases it’s used to kill bacterias to insure a safe product, but the starting point can sometimes be completely different from its ending point. …
As I was browsing the aisles in World Market with my best friend, I came across a plastic candy bar mold. Right next to it there were bags of ghirardelli white and dark chocolate and crushed peppermint. It was then when I decided to make parts of my Christmas gifts using chocolate. I made Peppermint …
Today marks the last day of June Dairy Month. My yogurt crush has introduced me to many new recipes. I have used yogurt in my dinner dish, appetizer, and soup. For the last recipe I made a Lemon Tart. Now, I was very skeptical. Weeks before, I tested yogurt in a pasta sauce. I thought a …
Week 3 already!! My yogurt crush continuous… I made this scrumptious soup at the end of last week. It was one of those days where nothing sounded good. I didn’t have all of the proper ingredients but I didn’t feel like cooking and really didn’t feel like eating out. So gave the Cream of Asparagus Soup …
For week number two of June Dairy Month: My Greek Yogurt Crush, I made the spinach artichoke dip from seriouseats.com. It was perfect for our Father’s Day family gathering. I volunteered to bring salad and dip. I must say, I didn’t know what to expect. It tasted fabulous! Unlike the traditional spinach dips made with …
In celebration of National Dairy Month and my Greek yogurt crush, I cooked my first recipe. I selected the Tandoori Mango Salmon. Since I was cooking on the weekend and had a little bit more time I selected (what I thought would be) the most difficult recipe. But I was wrong. This Salmon recipe was …
Lately, I have been making many different types of grain based salads, pasta salad, couscous, quinoa, and even orzo. By cooking with recipes, recreating restaurant recipes based on taste, and getting ideas from cooking shows I created a dish named ShrooomZo. It is something made based on feel and I have been trying to pin …
This is my husband’s favorite dish. When I make it, I get taken back to a trip that we took to Austin, TX. We stayed to in the heart of the city and walked all throughout it. At one point we happened upon a funky restaurant called Wahooos. We eat there many times and loved it. …
For Thanksgiving, we usually have dinner at my parent’s house, but this year we went to my brother’s house. We all bring food so no one has to do all the work. I was in charge of veggies. When I was in the planning stages, I was thinking of making Brussels sprouts or asparagus. I …
Lately I have been getting a lot of use out of my juicer. Over the past month, I have made watermelon water, cantaloupe water, carrot/orange juice, carrot/mango/blueberry juice, and Green Stuff. What, you might ask, is in this Green Stuff? It is a combination of apples (2.5), cucumbers (.5), and ginger (1″). It is tart …
I thought I would do a little show and tell on my latest and greatest. This is my friend, Mr. Cuisinart Griddler Junior, and he ROCKS! I had the George Forman Grill and it was so big and hard to clean that I never took it out. But then I met this bad boy. …