Zucchini Spaghetti with Tomato Basil Ground Beef
Simple, tasty, delicious and REAL FOOD!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Smoothies are the new black!
Summer is almost here and getting in shape is a must. I have been very good at working out, Pilates at least 4 days a week, plus a little running and cycle here and there, but it isn't doing the job. Most people say 80% of weight loss is your diet. So I guess eating bone marrow, pizzas, cupcakes, croissants, and fried fish isn't helping me get ready for beach wear! So bring on the smoothie!
Now this isn't the smoothie you pick up at one of those places that could be filled with sugar, this is made right at home, and it is simple, quick, cheap, and easy!
Banana Coconut Green Smoothie
1 frozen banana
2-4 cups of fresh spinach
1/4-1/2 cup of light canned coconut milk
1/4-1/2 cup of water
Place all into a blender.
Blend until completely smooth.
Viola! Drinking 4 cups of spinach in a delicious smoothie is much easier than eating it!
Chopped: Secret Basket #1
Now that summer has arrived, we decided our weekly dinners needed an extra special twist: a Secret Basket. I call this Chopped!
Now, there is no competition other than pleasing the mouths and bellies of those who are being fed, but the reason we call it Chopped is because of the secret ingredient basket. The weekly host must have their pantry filled to accompany any surprise in the basket. Then the night before, the basket will be delivered, and the thinking begins. They have 24 hours to come up with a great dish using all of the secret ingredients.
Henwood, Kelley, Pilato, and Clark Household kicks off our Chopped Series of weekly dinners.
Surprise! Here are your secret ingredients:
- Bourbon
- Strawberries
- Pork Chops
- Puff Rice Cereal
The Judges Panel:
After a whole day of thinking, planning and cooking, the household of David, Jojo, Jack, Sudds, and Kyndal delivered a beautifully creative and tasty dish.
As fierce competitors they wanted to do something different, out of the box, and unexpected and that they did.
Sudds will share what they have made.
The plate: A bourbon marinated grilled pork chop sandwich in Rice Crispy toast topped with an strawberry, bourbon apple sauce. Sides with a mixed green salad and roasted potatoes.
Another look into the Strawberry, bourbon apple sauce. Very creative.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Modern, but what was I thinking!
Andrew and I recently traveled down to the Orange County area to see some friends and visit his family. Sunday before heading home we went to a restaurant, Stacked, with a new modern way to do service, the iPad waiter.
So the whole concept was derived around the idea, that the customer can order what they want, how they want it, and when they want it all from the touch of an iPad. The iPad drove the process, but there were still kind concierges greeting us, checking in, and delivering food so it wasn't all computers.
We started out, browsing the menu on the iPad and the visual image of each dish made it a hard decision everything looked so good. First we ordered drinks and then SENT TO KITCHEN by a simple button. Next we each selected and customized our dishes by passing around the iPad and selecting all the options, SENT TO KITCHEN.
So you are probably thinking what a cool new experience, but I decided to take this new experience to the next level and order the Turkey, Cranberry, and Brie pizza. Did you just puke in your mouth, I didn't I thought wow, it must work they have it in their menu. Never again will I make that assumption, it was really bad, like really BAD. Sorry, this is really my fault, what was I thinking! Not only were the toppings funky, there was a strange taste in the pizza dough.
So I cleansed my pallet with a slice of pepperoni pizza (something normal, but still had a strange taste in the dough) and an ice cream cookie sandwich... Yes the pictures and the idea of creating my own special sandwich totally got me! Here it is, creamy vanilla ice cream between a peanut butter cookie and a chocolate chocolate chip cookie. Now this was delicious, pretty hard to mess up.
While I love the idea of the techy and modern concept... I think Stacked needs to work on their food and I need to work on my ordering!
So the whole concept was derived around the idea, that the customer can order what they want, how they want it, and when they want it all from the touch of an iPad. The iPad drove the process, but there were still kind concierges greeting us, checking in, and delivering food so it wasn't all computers.
We started out, browsing the menu on the iPad and the visual image of each dish made it a hard decision everything looked so good. First we ordered drinks and then SENT TO KITCHEN by a simple button. Next we each selected and customized our dishes by passing around the iPad and selecting all the options, SENT TO KITCHEN.
So you are probably thinking what a cool new experience, but I decided to take this new experience to the next level and order the Turkey, Cranberry, and Brie pizza. Did you just puke in your mouth, I didn't I thought wow, it must work they have it in their menu. Never again will I make that assumption, it was really bad, like really BAD. Sorry, this is really my fault, what was I thinking! Not only were the toppings funky, there was a strange taste in the pizza dough.
So I cleansed my pallet with a slice of pepperoni pizza (something normal, but still had a strange taste in the dough) and an ice cream cookie sandwich... Yes the pictures and the idea of creating my own special sandwich totally got me! Here it is, creamy vanilla ice cream between a peanut butter cookie and a chocolate chocolate chip cookie. Now this was delicious, pretty hard to mess up.
While I love the idea of the techy and modern concept... I think Stacked needs to work on their food and I need to work on my ordering!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Camping: Eat, Catch, Eat
Last weekend we went camping with our weekly dinner friends, and the food was top-notch camping food. I wouldn't have expected any less from our head chef, Scott Moitoza, and sous chef, David Henwood.
S'mores
Fresh Fried Catfish and Bass and Roasted Trout
Tri-Tip Dinner
S'mores
Fresh Fried Catfish and Bass and Roasted Trout
Bacon Burgers with Bacon & Cheese
S'more Smores
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Chicago!
Anyone who knows me/is friends with me on FB/reads my blog knows I was just in Chicago and we ate the heck out of Chicago. Sorry for telling the world, but this trip was AMAZING and spent with 2 of my favorite people in the world. I have so many stories to share, so I decided to break it up into 5 different blogs. You probably will want to take breaks between them.
Enjoy!
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