Posted in The Vault on Apr 30th, 2010
Ladies and gentleman we must now say goodbye to an old friend of ours Mr. Olympus Stlyus 600 and welcome much cooler and well praised friend Nikon D50. That’s right, I finally got my new camera. I wanted to give old Olympus a quick goodbye montage before we never see his sub par picture taking [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips on Apr 30th, 2010
Americas favorite Mexican treat. It seems as though anytime an American restaurant wants to make a dish Mexican inspired they simply add avocado or chipotle to the sauce and BAM instant Mexican food. Do Mexicans only eat avocados and smoked jalapenos (chipotles)? No, believe it or not there are tons of other fruits, spices, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2010
Hello folks. You will notice that a few things are different. I am still working on a way to get users to subscribe to the official blog so check back for that in the next day or so but for now be sure to check out the new options to tweet,share, or like the blog [...]
Posted in Classic Me, New Creations on Apr 28th, 2010
When it comes to breakfast I always feel as though there is a split between getting stuff like bacon, eggs, cheese, home fries, you know, all the heavy stuff, and the more fruit and starch based stuff such as pancakes, waffles, fresh strawberries, and so forth. I tend to lean towards the former but sometimes [...]
Posted in Guest Chef on Apr 28th, 2010
My brother and I have been cooking together, and apart, for years. Starting next week he will be graduating from college and embarking on his own adventures as a personal chef and caterer. Since he will be residing back and forth between our Philadelphia home and our parents newly acquired house at the Jersey Shore [...]
Posted in New Creations on Apr 27th, 2010
Do you ever feel as though there are certain things that you will never order on a menu simply because you haven’t been exposed to them and are not willing to take the risk? That is how I have always felt about pork chops. I hear great things about them, they look delicious, but I [...]
Posted in New Creations on Apr 27th, 2010
For some reason I have never been able to make a really good cornbread. It always turns out okay but being a huge cornbread lover I am never left fully satisfied. Even Boston Market’s cornbread, from what I remember years ago, is better than all of my failed attempts. Today I tried to make a [...]
Posted in Learning on Apr 26th, 2010
I didn’t plan on doing much cooking friday but when a friend called me and said that her date who was supposed to take her to KFC (expensive date) flaked out, all I could find myself saying was “If you buy the chicken, I’ll fry it”. Fried chicken holds up much better in the old [...]
Posted in Learning, New Creations on Apr 26th, 2010
Literally a Two Foot Long Braided Challah I attempted my first Challah a few days ago. Challah is a traditional Jewish bread that is honestly in my top 3 favorite breads and one of the few Jewish foods that I do in fact crave. The recipe that I was using was directly from the bread [...]
Posted in Odd Creation on Apr 25th, 2010
I was sorting out some of my pictures and stumbled upon a few shots from one of my past ladies night parties. I had posted the menu up about a month ago, it was all Vegetarian Asian fusion food. Buffalo Kimchi and Cucumber Rolls with Honey Blue Cheese Fried “Calamari” Napa Cabbage Salad with Sweet [...]
