My inner 5-year old took control of my cravings yesterday. All I wanted was peanut butter and sugar. Not that I’m complaining. Any day that ends in a rich slice of homemade flourless chocolate cake topped with fresh strawberries and vanilla ice cream is okay by me! Dessert: Homemade Flourless Chocolate Cake “Ants on a [...]
I have nothing against chicken. It is quite tasty when made right, and makes a great canvas for many fabulous sauces. On Friday, however; I was responsible for grilling 80 pounds of chicken breast. (I also pan-seared about maybe another 40-50 individual chicken breasts for chicken piccata.) After removing all of the chicken from its [...]
Ladies and Gentleman, We gather here today to discuss some startling news: Today was THE FIRST DAY in my 20-something years of life that I DID NOT EAT DESSERT. Okay, fine. Maybe I am exaggerating a bit, however; I really can’t remember the last time I didn’t have a treat after dinner. Ice cream, chocolate, [...]
Around 4pm today I had to take a moment to stop and seriously think about what I was going to make for dinner. I never really run out of meal ideas (the beauty of being a foodie–you can never get bored!), however; sometimes I have TOO many ideas and then I don’t know where to [...]
Blogging between cameras last week, I almost forgot to post my recipe for Carrot Cupcakes! It would have been a crime if I did not post this before the Easter holiday! A pure crime I tell you! I added walnuts and golden raisins for texture and yum factor. I couldn’t forget the vanilla cream cheese [...]
Confession: I only watch 3 stations on my TV. I feel guilty at times for not paying attention to the other …600 channels of nonsense that my basic cable subscription came with, however; I only care about The Food Network, The Cooking Channel and The News (to broaden my horizons). With all of the foodie [...]
Yesterday I worked in a kitchen. I put grill marks on chicken breast and learned to move deliberately around the hot flame. I chopped fruit, vegetables and herbs and learned to let the knife do the work and that the term for 1/4 inch small dice is “bruinoise”. I watched the Chef I was shadowing [...]
Sometimes I have struggle to say “no”. For example, if I spot a 32-oz container of beautiful strawberries and the little voice in the back of my head screams, “MAKE DESSERT!!!”, I quickly oblige. I think it would be fair to say that I’m a grocery-shop-o-holic. When I enter my local grocery store, I am [...]
I love weekend dinners. Grilled Steak (first time using our charcoal grill this season!!) Grilled Asparagus with Lemon-Dill Butter and Mediterranean Israeli Couscous Salad (seconds on that, it was SO good!!). All week long I rush. I rush to get ready for work in the morning. I rush through the items my never ending to-do [...]
So….I had a craving. A craving for brown sugar and butter. It happens, you know? And that craving is almost always followed by baking. I have to take action! Oh yea…I added chocolate chips. Can I please tell you how amazing my apartment smelled? Topped with vanilla ice cream, and yes I had two! They [...]
