Archive for March, 2008
Waffling
We have been looking for a new waffle iron for some time now. Our previous one just wasn’t performing satisfactorily. Unfortunately it was a replacement for another model that also didn’t work all that well. Since we had two sub-par waffle irons, we wanted to research carefully and try to find one [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fruity-Nutty Oatmeal (Take Two)
A while ago I made a recipe for oatmeal that contained apples, cranberries and raisins. It was tasty, but my husband wasn’t overly impressed and I thought that we could improve upon the base recipe.
Since my husband prefers steel-cut oats (or irish oats) to rolled oats, my first step was to change [...]
Mushroom Fontina Pizza
Oh wow… is it wrong to be so impressed with yourself after cooking a meal? Because I was very happy with how this turned out. Very, very, very happy.
I sauteed some sliced button mushrooms with a little olive oil, garlic and rosemary. I added a splash of white wine toward the [...]
Herbed Artisan Bread
Well, I’ve made my second batch of dough from the ‘Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes‘ book. I followed the base recipe again, added in some rosemary and thyme like the authors suggest as an alternative but I also decided to add some whole wheat flour.
I did a 50-50 blend, 50% was unbleached bread flour [...]
Salmon and Herb Penne
Tonight’s dinner was yet another recipe found in Prevention magazine. I realized that I was out of garlic when I started making this… Whoops. I tried to cheat by using garlic-infused grapeseed oil instead of the olive oil & garlic. I don’t think it was as flavorful this way as it should [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
If you haven’t heard about this book, well… it’s gotten a lot of buzz both in and out of the breadmaking world. (I never imagined there would be a day that I said “breadmaking world”. You gotta love the way the internet can connect people with a specific hobby all around the world.)
I [...]
Spinach, Bacon Macaroni & Cheese
The other night we were watching Iron Chef America and the secret ingredient was spinach. Bobby Flay made a macaroni and cheese dish with spinach and bacon. My husband commented, “Why don’t we have more food with cheese and bacon in it? We should have more cheese and bacon dishes.”
So, I took [...]
Oreo Truffle
For some reason, I thought that I should attempt to make these awesome Oreo truffles that I saw on Bakerella’s site. Here’s what I learned from the process:
- Using Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s instead of Oreos are a great substitute so you don’t have as many weird chemical ingredients, plus they add a [...]
Grilled Portobello Burger
The Ingredients:
4 sm portobello mushroom caps (8 oz total), stems removed
4 tsp balsamic vinegar
2 jarred roasted red pepper halves
2 Tbsp pesto
2 wedges Laughing Cow Light Swiss cheese
baby spinach (or field greens)
2 whole wheat hamburger buns or 1 whole wheat pita, split
The Instructions:
1. PREHEAT grill pan over medium heat. Grill mushrooms 8 minutes, turning halfway through [...]
Fruity-Nutty Oatmeal
The Ingredients:
1 cup water
2 1/2 cups fat-free milk, divided (I actually used light soy milk)
1 1/4 c old-fashioned rolled oats
Pinch of salt (optional)
1 medium Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 1/4″ pieces
1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons brown sugar
The Instructions:
1. Bring water and 1 1/2 cups of the [...]
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