Monthly Archives: April 2011
Thai Spicy Beef
Thai Spicy Beef is a meal filled with deliciousness and nutrition. I had been craving it for a while and ended up taking several bites before I remembered I needed to take photos first! This is another restaurant-knock-off. After ordering it as an appetizer at a Thai restaurant, we found a recipe on www.cooks.com that … Continue reading
Classic Home Fries vs. Sweet Potato Home Fries (Breakfast Survivor)
I’m back with POTATOES! Home fries should be a breakfast staple, we decided, so here goes.. Classic Home Fries vs. Sweet Potato Home Fries I’m not sure what the difference is between home fries and hash browns…anyone? All I know is that when I hear hash browns I think of the flat-popsicle-shaped McDonald’s hash browns … Continue reading
Going Organic for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day, World! There are lots of things we can do to help our Earth, but maybe buying and eating (local) organic foods is one of the ways to help our Earth and our health. As I’ve mentioned, I try to buy organic produce because I think it’s healthier and tastes better. Both of … Continue reading
Perfectly Iced Sugar Cookies
Well, in my case, it’s close-to-perfectly iced sugar cookies… Haven’t we all spent hours wondering how the fancy bakers and bakeries are able to get their cookies to be so perfectly iced? For my first experiment with royal icing, I’m pretty impressed with how the cookies look almost like I bought them (funny how sometimes … Continue reading
Old Fashioned vs. Steel Cut Oatmeal (Breakfast Survivor)
In one corner, we have old fashioned oatmeal. In the other corner, we’ve got steel cut oatmeal. Perhaps we’re nearing the end of oatmeal season, but I couldn’t head into spring and summer without knowing which fighter would win… Old Fashioned vs. Steel Cut Oatmeal Steel cut oatmeal definitely sounds like it spends the most … Continue reading
BLT Farm-to-Table
Bacon. Lettuce. Tomato. Homemade bread. Farm-to-Table is all the rage (at least in some circles, right?). There are restaurants around that are highlighting local foods and this meal definitely does the same thing. Buying produce and meat at our farmer’s market is a favorite hobby, and this weekend I headed there with no specific meal in … Continue reading
New York Crumb Cake
This weekend, I made New York Style Crumb Cake…. But Mitch said, “You made Entenmann’s!” In fact, his favorite Entenmann’s All Butter French Crumb Cake… I took it as a big compliment. This crumb cake is perfect for an important coffee break or a fun dessert with company. And this recipe is a fun one. … Continue reading
Top Three Food Books
Now I’m not talking cookbooks, I’m talking about books that talk about food. Here’s my current list of top three food books: #3. The Sharper the Knife, the Less You Cry, Kathleen Flinn (An inspiring account of Kathleen’s time at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris) #2. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan (An eye-opener about … Continue reading
Egg and Cheese Breakfast Tacos vs. Huevos Rancheros (Breakfast Survivior)
With fresh salsa in hand, here goes with the “to be continued” part of breakfast survivor. It’s a Mexican showdown… Egg and Cheese Breakfast Tacos vs. Huevos Rancheros The two dishes had a lot in common. Both recipes used cilantro, which is critical for us as we are currently dealing with a cilantro explosion in … Continue reading
Salsa
This breakfast survivor is like the two-hour special–meaning that it’s of the “To Be Continued” variety. Our competitors are Egg and Cheese Breakfast Tacos vs. Huevos Rancheros. It’s a Mexican showdown that realistically had to be spread over two days to give each dish the respect it deserves. I’ll let it slip that the breakfast … Continue reading