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Burp! Oopsie! I should have known that would happen when I gorged on those red beauties. I just don't seem to get enough of it. Ripe.Sweet. Juicy. That's exactly how I would describe the cherries that we get here now. Too good! Everytime I buy them, I plan to bake with it. But it never happened until now.As I picked the cherries and popped them into the bag, I was already making plans of baki
If someone had told me a few years ago that I would have a group of friends that I had made on the internet, I would have thought that they were crazy. Fast forward to the present, and that is exactly what has happened. Life as a food blogger has given me a community that [...]
The inspiration for my recent making-bacon-at-home fascination comes from this "My BLT From Scratch" post on Michael Ruhlman's blog. Last summer Ruhlman challenged his readers to create and submit their own interpretations of a completely homemade BTL. This included baking the bread, making the mayo, preferably growing the lettuce and tomatoes, and of course, making the bacon.No ingredient makes p
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Thanks for sharing your favorite types of coffee on the Starbucks Giveaway Post! I’ve been reading them for the past day and thinking how interesting it is that everyone has a very particular coffee favorite and that those favorites run the gamut from Café Verona to H.E.B. grocery store’s house brand. It’s [...]
Read this novel recently and enjoyed both the story and the recipes included in the book. It's the story of a young chef sorting her life out on all fronts: romantically, professionally, and her place within her family. The town...
In my research of where to eat in Chapel Hill, there was one place that did not need any. You are looking at it. This is the Chicken Cheddar Biscuit from Time Out. This dish had quite the reputation. Did it live up to it? Simply put, YES. I had seen the Chicken Cheddar Biscuit [...]
The fashionable team over at Design*Sponge came by to make a video with me here in Paris... I hit the market with Anne Ditmeyer of Prêt à Voyager, who is part of the Design*Sponge creative team, to do a little shopping. (Plus we got a little lesson of how far a seller will go not to sell something to you.) Continue reading "Design*Sponge Video and Sorbet Recipe" »
Different types of CauliflowerGreen is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower in flavor and texture and is milder than white.Purple is wild, and is better for health. The color comes from anthocyanins ( found in red cabbage and red wine ) which is an antioxidant. Steam it or eat it raw; boiling will cause the color ( and the nutrition ) to bleed.Orange was discovered in a Canadian marsh; has 25
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to have spent some time in Southern India—Chennai to be exact. And in my days there, I took every opportunity to indulge in the colorful flavors of the cuisine. From street vendors, to food courts, to banquets and most importantly–the dishes prepared by our host family….I sampled [...]
I would like to introduce you to my lunch today : Betty's Rustic Avocado Baguette Sandwich with a side of baby carrots.I won't lie if there was a Hall of Fame for Sandwiches this fella would be there all like this. If there was a Little Miss Sandwich Pageant this sandwich would be in there all like this. If there was a Fellowship of The Sandwich this sandwich would be in there all like this. I am
Last week I read the book Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (she of The Time Traveler's Wife fame). I ended up not really liking the book as much as I expected. In fact, I didn't really like it at all. The story was fine initially, but I expected something spookier and felt like many parts of it were left unexplained and unexplored. Even with suspension of disbelief, much of it just reall
I have a bunch of recipes bookmarked as “must try,” but with my sporadic memory, I hardly every get around to trying any of them. This simple Marcela Hazan’s tomato sauce with butter and onions has been floating around the blogosphere for a while now, garnering both rare reviews and people claiming it tastes like [...]
I bet you know what I mean when I talk about being completely exhausted. About reaching that point in which you just keep on going because of pure inertia. When you just wake up because the alarm goes off and drag yourself to work with a sleepy face. When even if on the weekends you get to relax a bit, you're in constant motion, not a minute left for breathing. I certainly have reached that poin
I've switched from milk to Almond Breeze's Almond Milk and my digestive system has thanked me for it. On occasion, I buy a small pint of milk for recipes that call for it but if I can manage to use Almond Milk instead I will. Almond Milk is smooth and light with a mild flavor. I'm never going back to Soy milk again. Make sure you get Almond Breeze. I'm vouching for them not because they told m
I’m always keen on trying new kitchen gadgets so when I saw this microwave egg cooker I had to try it. It is very easy to use, all you have to do is just crack the egg inside, stir it or pierce the yolk, add some salt if you like, cover the lid, place in [...]This week recommended product: CURLY LIKE ME by Teri LaFlesh - must have book for any parent of multiracial child with very curly hai
Arriving home from a fun day trip to Port Townsend, WA last weekend, I grabbed two one pound packages of ground beef out of my freezer to use for dinner, or so I thought. When I went to prepare Suzie Q’s ( pet name for our little gal) famous Grizzly Burgers, I opened up one package of [...]
Here we are at Part 3, the final cupcake, of my Cupcake Week. I sort of like this whole “nothing but cupcakes” thing…kinda fun! I’m especially excited to post these because they happen to be my favorite of the 3. This is Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Buttercream – the very best chocolate cake [...]
I have had numerous emails of late asking about the voluntary recall of G.T. Kombucha from healthfood store shelves around the country. It was supposed to be back on the shelves as of this week, but so far, no G.Ts to be found at least in my neck of the woods. What's more, it's supposed to be pasteurized when it is restocked. No longer raw? What's the point of even dr
Yes that is right, besides Nutella Day and Ice Cream Day, Cheesecake Day is one of my favorites!!! If you are lucky to have a Cheesecake Factory close by, today is the day to go visit it. They are offering 1/2 of on any slice of cheesecake! Which is an amazing deal! Now if you [...]
Thank you to all the local Chicagoland folks that participated in the Share our Strength: Taste of the Nation Chicago giveaway! Two lucky winners have been randomly selected based on the number of their comment, in response to what one of their favorite restaurants is in Chicago. Find out who won and what culinary adventures are planned for What's Cookin, Chicago in August... It's been several
We should have known. When you're thinking about grabbing a drink in a new city, and you run a possible establishment past Bill Norris, always listen to his advice. If he sounds lukewarm and says "I know the owner there, but he moved to New York a while back," well, heed that implicit warning and hie you elsewhere. And if Bill gently steers you towards another bar, saying "... but Charles Joly at
One of my favorite cooking magazines is Cooking Light. Over the years, I’ve gotten so many great recipes from them and when I saw this one in the June 2010 issue, I knew immediately that I wanted to make it. It’s visually stunning. But I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to pull it off. [...]
He’s certainly not the first to make such a remark, but when in a recent episode of his PBS show Mexico: One Plate at a Time, chef Rick Bayless commented that Mexican food may be the first “fusion cuisine” in the Americas, the concept resonated with me. The collision of cultures and culinary traditions [...]
Just gonna put a quickie out today. I seem to have fallen behind in so many things over the past couple of weeks. Visiting, commenting, organizing, thinking! That's me...yes woman. Has a hard time turning things down. Figure I can fit it in somewhere...I can do it all! Maybe if I try real hard. Maybe if the day would have at least 8 more hours in which to
It seems I have been falling down on posting Nutella recipes. I know, I know, *GASP* what is wrong with me? It’s not {I promise} for lack of consumption. You all know by now that I am a Nutella-holic and it goes without saying that there is ALWAYS Nutella in our house ; ) It just seems it’s [...]
Good Morning Everyone and TGIF!!!!! Besides being Friday, today is also National Cheesecake Day!!! I know Cheesecake is a rich and high calorie dessert, but it's also a very popular dessert that is very versatile. It doesn't hurt that it taste out of this world good. Cheesecake can be enjoyed plain, or with your favorite fruit topping.I myself prefer to mix things up and combine all sorts of diffe
Some foods just naturally go together: peas and carrots, red beans and rice, strawberries and cream. But blueberries and corn? Hmmm. When I first spied a recipe for a blueberry and corn salad, I was intrigued. I’m always on the lookout for blueberry recipes, especially savory ones. There’s only so many blueberry muffins, blueberry pancakes, blueberry pies, that one can consume! And since I have te
Well, it’s Friday and that means a winner has been chosen. Are you excited yet? On the edge of your seat?? I AM! Who wouldn’t want these books???! Before I let the proverbial cat out of the bag, I just wanted to say that all your heartfelt messages really made my week. What a... This is just a Content Summary. Visit Guiltykitchen.com for full articles, pictures, recipes and
There is nothing I like more than waking up on a slow, sunny weekend morning and tearing into a sweet and sticky cinnamon roll. My better half prefers a big pile of eggs, bacon and pancakes, but give me one of these - or twelve - and I'll be sitting on a cloud for the rest of the day.They may be muffins, but the taste and texture is exactly the same of everyone's favorite breakfast treat
I am excited to announce that this week I launched my brand new website, FindingVegan.com. The Vision: We all love browsing food photos, recipes, products and blogs. Wouldn't it be awesome if there was an easy-to-browse website where every 'find' was vegan? Now there is.. Finding Vegan: All things vegan. Found. What is it? Finding Vegan is a user-submitted, photo-based site where you are
Summer is the time for basil, and boy do I have an abundance of it. In Barbara Kingsolver's memoir, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, she talks about her... Please visit http://suburban-spoon.blogspot.com for full article.
Since it has been such an incredibly hot summer, thankfully (if it's summer, I like it to hot), I have banished my prized hand hammered Italian copper soup pot to the very recesses of my pots and pans cupboard. The thought of sitting down to a steaming bowl of hot liquid at the end of a sweltering day, just does not seem to have an appeal. However, this roasted tomato basil soup is rea
I put together this little slide show with a selection of the dishes that we have on this blog (using PhotoPeach) accompanied by some music that we're particularly fond of. The Greeks amongst you will know the music and the old film it comes from. Hope you like it - do let me know! ca-pub-5932202259726035
Brain, meet Fingers. Fingers, meet Brain. I hope you two become best of friends. Pronto. Because if you don’t start working together really soon, I will be forced to give up this blog and move to a remote region of the world where there is no Internet access and only tinned soup for supper. What [...]
The Fireman calls this chic food. I guess you could call it vegetarian although I don't know about the mayo. To be honest I am too much of a meat eater to know what constitutes as vegetarian!! I find I crave this sandwich in the summer when you don't require as heavy of a sandwich. My favorite is topping it with sprouts but I can't be bothered to go to the store while soaking up the sun!I'm grill
My favorite smaller food-related news stories and products that made it in under the radar: 14 Surprising Uses For Your Microwave. Getting older doesn’t have to suck. Celebrate your birthday by getting free food at these restaurants. Horrible Fast Food Ideas that are probably right around the corner (the McCoronary is hilarious.) Lady recorded what [...]
I was meeting up with a friend to try out some dishes. We were experimenting with Octopus salad so we had some of the octopus left over. Cooking all day long made us hungry, so I decided to fix us a pasta. I boil the Spaghetti in the sauce which gives a marvelous result. The [...]
School starts in two weeks from today. Jacob is so ready to go back to school and is it bad if I say that I am really ready for him to go back to school? Kelly will be in school all day (last year it was just half day Kindergarten) and I’m really not ready [...] [[ Please visit Dine & Dish to read the rest of the story! ]]
It's the weekend. Time to indulgence. Whether you're sipping a minty mojito by the pool or chugging an icy cold beer by the grill, you're going to need something salty to munch on. I've got ya covered. Meet chipotle-lime peanuts. They're everything a munchie food should be -- crunchy, salty, spicy, and sweet. TGIF. Chipotle-Lime Peanuts Yields 2 cups Print recipe only h
Iconic male food writers like A.J. Liebling and R.W. Apple were large men; they flaunted their girth in ways that their female counterparts (M.F.K. Fisher, Elizabeth David, Ruth Reichl) did not. Their weight helped them cultivate an aura of power and authority; it's easy to imagine them sitting in a brown leather chair, patting their tummies after a large meal, smoking a very expensive cigar and
After browsing through some of our local grocery store ads, I thought I'd share with you some great shopping finds. I'll list them store by store so they will be easier to ad to your grocery list. Please be sure to check your pantry first before... Read more
Visiting the Berry Patch Farm in Nevada, Iowa One of my favorite parts of summer is visiting local u-pick farms with the boys and picking (and eating) berries to our hearts desires. What a treasure in the juiciest and sweetest berries you will ever eat. The boys have so much fun learning how fruit grows and honestly end up with more in their bellies than in their baskets. It's a
This is Spicy Pork in Claypot, thinly sliced pork that’s cooked with lots of dried and fresh chilies. The meat is spicy, but the sweetness from the dark soy sauce balanced the dish’s overall flavor. Feel free to substitute the pork with lamb meat, if you like, as lamb works very well with this recipe too. Just add about ½ teaspoon of cumin seeds to lessen some of the strong taste or “smell” of lam
Thank you guys so much for playing the game the other day and giving me great suggestions for B's birthday cake. He was a bit shocked I did not have any of my own - the truth is I had too many and after staring at them for a few days, none seemed that fun anymore! And, I really like when we can all share, communicate, participate. As you can guess, B's cake had plenty of chocolate, eggs, sugar and
ATTENTION SUPER FANS OF THE LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOW-CARB SHOW: We are quickly approaching our landmark 400th Episode set to air on September 9, 2010 and we’ve got a great idea for that show that involves YOU! If this podcast has positively impacted your life and health in a way that you’d like to share [...]
Remember my Garlic, up and growing about a month early this year? This picture was taken on 5/13, almost a month ahead of ‘normal’ — if there is such a thing in Minnesota: It didn’t seem to matter how ahead it was, I harvested it during the same week I harvested it last year, when I thought [...]
I am a bad food blogger this week. I’ve been uber busy with Evil Day Job prepping for the out of town conference for which I am leaving in–oh crap I need to get in the shower–45 minutes. I just wanted to say that I will be back next week with more recipes and possibly [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not much of a cake baker. I’m really not into making “fancy” cakes of any kind. Too putsy and time consuming, when all I want to do is ...
What would you do with $100? Buy shoes, wine, kitchen gadgets? Well all you have to do to make this dream a possible reality is enter the BlogHer Ritz Crackerfuls giveaway. Simply click here to tell me one of your craziest snacking moments in the comments section of the post. Plus, you also [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksReminder: Ritz Crackerfuls $100 Giftcard Giveaway
