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Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipes. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
365 Recipe Adventure
Hello everybody out there in blogger world... As you all know, well those who actually read my little blog, I love photography and have photographed a few recipes... Well this is all going to change come the new year.
You see the other day I watched the movie "Julie/Julia" and fell in love with cooking all over again. And it was just the inspiration I needed to get me out of my little photography rut. For some time now I knew I needed a project and I knew it had to involve photography, but that was all I was working on. That's not much for this girl who has a hard time making up her mind. But I do love to cook and bake, so here it is...
I will attempted my very own spin on the Julie/Julia project. I will Cook or Bake 1 recipe for every day of the year and photograph the steps along the way. That will be 365 recipes. My mission is to learn how to cook/bake new dishes I've never tried before. They can be recipes for Breakfast or Lunch or Dinner or Desserts or Snacks or Appetisers. Some of the recipes I make may be ones I have made in the past, but most recipes will be ones I've never tried w/o the help of others.
The only thing I ask of you guys is your support, your comments, and maybe even some suggestions on new recipes. You see I will not be following one book, rather I will be following my cravings and your wonderful suggestions.
I think this will be a fun learning experience for me and I hope it will accomplish two things... 1st (and most important) it will further expand my knowledge of photography, and 2nd it will help me become a more rounded cook in the kitchen.
Here are my only rules....
1st. Because I am limited to "how" I can cook a meal, all recipes must be able to be cooked/baked in/on : (Gas)Oven, (Gas)Stove, CrockPot, Pressure Cooker, (Charcoal Webber) Grill, and the dreaded Microwave, and heck if it is a dish that only needs to "set" I have a fridge and a freezer !
2nd. I do not have a fancy KitchenAid Mixer, nor do I have a food processor that can chop up more then one "vegetable" at a time, I'm terrified of those large deep firers burning down the house, and sadly I just got ride of my rusted old Wok....
3rd. I may buy a new kitchen "tool" here or there IF my budget allows, but it will have to be simple.
4th. I will try ALMOST anything
5th. I will post 365 recipes, they may, however, not always be posted every day, I will allow myself to skip days if need be, or if I am out of town/not feeling well. All I need to do is hit 365 different recipes by the end of the year.
6th. The dates for my 365 Recipe Adventure will be from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2010.
So there it is... I've made my decision... no backing out now.... I'm actually very excited, and I can not wait to see and taste all the new dishes! Oh yeah... I forgot to say... The recipes will not be posted here, rather they will be posted on my "If yours doesn't look like this... you did it wrong" Cooking by Pictures blog. I will post a link here to that block for each recipe.
I hope to hear from you soon.... :-)
P.S. There might be some "give aways" or "surprises" along the way !
You see the other day I watched the movie "Julie/Julia" and fell in love with cooking all over again. And it was just the inspiration I needed to get me out of my little photography rut. For some time now I knew I needed a project and I knew it had to involve photography, but that was all I was working on. That's not much for this girl who has a hard time making up her mind. But I do love to cook and bake, so here it is...
I will attempted my very own spin on the Julie/Julia project. I will Cook or Bake 1 recipe for every day of the year and photograph the steps along the way. That will be 365 recipes. My mission is to learn how to cook/bake new dishes I've never tried before. They can be recipes for Breakfast or Lunch or Dinner or Desserts or Snacks or Appetisers. Some of the recipes I make may be ones I have made in the past, but most recipes will be ones I've never tried w/o the help of others.
The only thing I ask of you guys is your support, your comments, and maybe even some suggestions on new recipes. You see I will not be following one book, rather I will be following my cravings and your wonderful suggestions.
I think this will be a fun learning experience for me and I hope it will accomplish two things... 1st (and most important) it will further expand my knowledge of photography, and 2nd it will help me become a more rounded cook in the kitchen.
Here are my only rules....
1st. Because I am limited to "how" I can cook a meal, all recipes must be able to be cooked/baked in/on : (Gas)Oven, (Gas)Stove, CrockPot, Pressure Cooker, (Charcoal Webber) Grill, and the dreaded Microwave, and heck if it is a dish that only needs to "set" I have a fridge and a freezer !
2nd. I do not have a fancy KitchenAid Mixer, nor do I have a food processor that can chop up more then one "vegetable" at a time, I'm terrified of those large deep firers burning down the house, and sadly I just got ride of my rusted old Wok....
3rd. I may buy a new kitchen "tool" here or there IF my budget allows, but it will have to be simple.
4th. I will try ALMOST anything
5th. I will post 365 recipes, they may, however, not always be posted every day, I will allow myself to skip days if need be, or if I am out of town/not feeling well. All I need to do is hit 365 different recipes by the end of the year.
6th. The dates for my 365 Recipe Adventure will be from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2010.
So there it is... I've made my decision... no backing out now.... I'm actually very excited, and I can not wait to see and taste all the new dishes! Oh yeah... I forgot to say... The recipes will not be posted here, rather they will be posted on my "If yours doesn't look like this... you did it wrong" Cooking by Pictures blog. I will post a link here to that block for each recipe.
I hope to hear from you soon.... :-)
P.S. There might be some "give aways" or "surprises" along the way !
Monday, December 14, 2009
Nachos
So the other day I was craving nachos... not over the top "SUPER NACHOS" just simple nachos... It was pouring ice rain out side and the only means of transportation this Jersey girl has are 1. 11 year old, rear wheel drive (non working ABS), Mustang; 2. 600 or 1000 cc Yamaha Motorcycles; 3. Walk. None of which are ideal transportation in the winter, especially when it's pouring ice rain.
So there I was craving Nachos... I mean REALLY craving them. Not for the cheese or the chips.. wait did I say "not for the cheese"??? That's a first. Anyway, I was actually craving the cilantro. Ever since my trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico back in April when I dove deep in to all the local foods of the island, I have fallen in love with cilantro. Yum, it's so fresh and clean, and I can eat it right off the stem if I'm in the mood.
That was that, I wanted nachos come hell or "ice" water. Now, I don't have jalapenos on hand regularly but I always have HOT sauce so I knew I was OK on the "heat" part of the nachos. Off I go to the kitchen craving a simple Mexican snack when low and behold I find every ingredient I need! What are the chances of that? This hardly happens in my world, with a limited budget of $50 to get me through each week, having random "exotic" foods around the house is a rare sight. But there they were, all pretty and happy. And I was happy too...
I found chips, shredded cheese, hot sauce, cherry tomatoes, and fresh cilantro.
So I laid out some chips on a plate, piled on the cheese and melted it in the microwave until it was melty, then tossed on the tomatoes, shook some hot sauce all about, and then topped it all off with some fresh cilantro. YUM YUM YUM.
Here are some cellphone pics... I was not in the mood to grab and set up my camera on this day... but these will do... for now.
So there I was craving Nachos... I mean REALLY craving them. Not for the cheese or the chips.. wait did I say "not for the cheese"??? That's a first. Anyway, I was actually craving the cilantro. Ever since my trip to Isla Mujeres, Mexico back in April when I dove deep in to all the local foods of the island, I have fallen in love with cilantro. Yum, it's so fresh and clean, and I can eat it right off the stem if I'm in the mood.
That was that, I wanted nachos come hell or "ice" water. Now, I don't have jalapenos on hand regularly but I always have HOT sauce so I knew I was OK on the "heat" part of the nachos. Off I go to the kitchen craving a simple Mexican snack when low and behold I find every ingredient I need! What are the chances of that? This hardly happens in my world, with a limited budget of $50 to get me through each week, having random "exotic" foods around the house is a rare sight. But there they were, all pretty and happy. And I was happy too...
I found chips, shredded cheese, hot sauce, cherry tomatoes, and fresh cilantro.
So I laid out some chips on a plate, piled on the cheese and melted it in the microwave until it was melty, then tossed on the tomatoes, shook some hot sauce all about, and then topped it all off with some fresh cilantro. YUM YUM YUM.
Here are some cellphone pics... I was not in the mood to grab and set up my camera on this day... but these will do... for now.
Oops a little close
That's Better, yum!
See, very simple.Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Eggplant Rollatini
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL RECIPE OF MYEGGPLANT ROLLATINI
Some back story of me and Eggplant :
Now, up until a few months ago, I never would have EVER taken a bite of this dish. I swore that I would not like it. Call it a childhood thing? Yes maybe it was. But I was standing strong! STRONG I tell ya! I was never going to eat eggplant.
Then one day I ordered take out with a friend. I ordered the lasagna, he ordered the Eggplant Rollatini..... I have to say the dishes did look the same, and these two really did. So I started to eat what I thought was my lasagna. It seemed like there was something different but I thought they may have forgotten the meat... then it hit me... I WAS EATING EGGPLANT !!!!!!
But wait...
It was actually good.... Then 2 seconds later our dishes were changed back... Needless to say I was a changed girl.... And I haven't looked back!
ANYWAY.... Here is my recipe for Eggplant Rollatini.
Then one day I ordered take out with a friend. I ordered the lasagna, he ordered the Eggplant Rollatini..... I have to say the dishes did look the same, and these two really did. So I started to eat what I thought was my lasagna. It seemed like there was something different but I thought they may have forgotten the meat... then it hit me... I WAS EATING EGGPLANT !!!!!!
But wait...
It was actually good.... Then 2 seconds later our dishes were changed back... Needless to say I was a changed girl.... And I haven't looked back!
ANYWAY.... Here is my recipe for Eggplant Rollatini.
Friday, August 28, 2009
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