I love crab cakes, but what I loathe, is paying $15-20 bucks for a 16 ounce container that will only yield about 4 cakes. Lump crab can be pretty expensive, but this fish cake alternative has all the flavor and crunch of a fresh pan seared crab cake without the expensive price tag. Using a…
Month: July 2012
Summer White Wine Steamed Mussels with Crusty Bread
Here’s the truth. We just over think dinner, therefore making it stressful, therefore making it a job, therefore taking the joy out of cooking. Dinner doesn’t have to be complicated. It can be as simple as steamed mussels in a gorgeous white wine broth served with a side of crusty bread and a block of…
Cook Book Alert: How To Cook Everything!
The Huffington Post recently posted a list of New & Noteworthy Cookbooks for Spring 2012 and I must agree with this pick. Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything” has been a standard cookbook for more than a decade, but this new photo-intensive cousin is designed to help those “new2cooking” who think they cannot turn on…
The Secrets to Souffle (Sweet & Savory)
Surely one of life’s greatest treats, a perfect soufflé should emerge from the oven puffed up like a pillow with a golden crown and luxuriously soft middle. Many a tales have been told about how tricky it is to master, but the secrets of soufflé-making is really not that hard. Souffles are made by folding…
A New Fresh & Healthy Twist on Chips & Salsa
Before I begin let me make perfectly clear that I LOVE chips & salsa! Whether it be my slammin sadie’s blackbean and corn salsa (check previous post under “Ultimate Tailgate Menu”) or the fresh salsa you get at the Farmer’s Market. Yum!! I think I could make a meal on chips & salsa alone…(well maybe chips, salsa, & a…
One Pot Wonder! Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
Yes it’s blazing hot outside and I know you may be thinking, “This is no time for soup” especially a hot and spicy soup. But I love this dish and could eat it any time of the year. It is super simple to make (only takes about 15 minutes) and is one of those one-pot wonders that when…
Star Spangled Strawberries for Fourth of July BBQ
It’s hard to believe that we are past the half way mark of 2012 and Independence Day is a few days away. At this time of year you don’t have to second guess your menu….it’s BBQ; grilling hamburgers, hot dogs, and ribs, maybe a little potato salad, fresh watermelon, corn on the cob, and then dessert….
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