A bulk bag of frozen Broccoli from our latest Sams Club adventure got put in fridge instead the freezer… not good. With pounds of broccoli needing to be eaten ASAP, I though making a batch of soup would be the best way to go. A quick google search brought me to this recipe on AllRecipes.com….
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Playing in the Kitchen: 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
A single serving of chocolate cake, made in 5 minutes w/o having to turn on the oven?? Sounds Fabulous. And wouldn’t a mug with a baggie of ingredients & recipe card attached make a creative Christmas gift for friends? My mom and I decided to try the recipe before investing the time and money in…
Playing in the Kitchen: Quick Garden Salsa
Between our backyard garden and our friendly neighbors’ gardens, we’ve been getting a lot of pretty, fresh vegetables… especially jalapenos and bell peppers. So after lots of chopping and some onion tears, I created this: Yum Yum! There wasn’t a specific recipe, I just went from the memmory of past dips. 🙂 Here’s the ingredients,…
How to go on the St Arnold Brewery Tour
Lets start by stating the obvious. Beer is delicious. And beer should not taste like water. Yes, some people choose to drink beer that tastes like you just dunked your dixiecup in a toilet for one reason or another. But wait, you say… it’s inexpensive, and refreshing, and the commercials are so funny. Seriously? Maybe…
Fine Dining Wrap Up: Chicken al Mattone
I was determined to actually make something out of the food magazines I love to read. My sights were set on bon appetit’s September issue cover art: Chicken al Mottone from Sfogila. (Yes, I realize this just means “chicken under a brick”, but that’s not exactly something a restaurant would want to list on the…
Butterflying a Chicken
Bon Appetit did provide some written instructions on how this little chicken operation works… but I like visual demos. And YouTube is a great place to find a video demo on pretty much anything you’d want to do (what, you thought it was just for funny videos that you’re totally NOT watching at work right…
Fine Dining at Home: Chicken al Mattone
This is the goal Looks incredibly delicious, no? It’s the cover art for the September 2009 issue of Bon Appetit. The recipe has graciously been provided by Sfoglia, a restaurant in on Lexington Ave in New York City. I checked their menu; currently, a Chicken al Mattone dinner entree runs $24. Thats $24, plus a…
Today’s Project: A Special Pan and Lemony Bites
Marline is one of the nicest neighbors you could possibly want… she has a crazy amazing craft room too (basically an entire 2nd floor above her garage!). And today is her BIRTHDAY! I’ll be filling up the pan with the Campbell/Trueba Family Lemony Bites (recipe below). This is also my first attempt at etching on…
Speculoos: A little flavor adventure!
Have you tried this?? I co-worker brought it in today… she has a Belgian neighboor that has connections to imported chocolates and cookies. OOOoooOOO Speculoos is a giniger-like spread… to me it tastes like a cross between ghram crackers and ginger snaps. We’ve been eating it on bread, and crackers, and just with a spoon…
As Seen on TV: Big City Slider Station
This special kind of marketing still exists… direct from TV to customer. Now adays though, you can usually find “as seen on TV” products in retail and grocery stores. My dad saw the commercial for the Big City Slider Station and decided he wanted to try it… turned into a gag-Christmas present. (Side Note: Which…