Do you remember your first eggplant? Most people do. Why? Because they either loved it or hated it. Some people came to love it after a few more tries and others…well…they still hated it. I remember my first time. It was fried. Fried eggplant. In my opinion, the best way to have it. With a [...]
Mary of One Perfect Bite and some other women food bloggers (including myself) are blogging our way through the 50 Women Game Changers In Food published by Gourmet in May ’11. Some of the women on the list you will know, others you may not, but either way, this will be a great 50 week journey to learn [...]
Ever had The Laughing Cow cheese? It is a semi-permanent staple in my fridge, and I love combining that mild creamy cheese with just fruit and crackers or lightening up dishes that call for a cheese sauce like my Rigatoni Alfredo with Broccoli or the Hungry Girlfredo White Lasagna. They are currently running a “Love [...]
Normally, I don’t buy Alfredo from a jar. Just because it is so easy to make yourself. But, if you are in a pinch, things like this are good to have in your pantry – there comes a time you will run out of milk, butter and parmesan, and you will want some Alfredo. It has [...]
When Tina {Mom’s Crazy Cooking} sent out an email asking food bloggers if they would like to participate in a Crazy Cooking Challenge to find the ULTIMATE of different types of recipes, I was all over it. We could cook any recipe we wanted, but it could not be an old blog post and it [...]
Listen up. Anyone out there on a diet or eating light, healthy, whatever we are calling it these days, you will want to check out the Hungry Girl recipes. I have tried three of them so far and they are all nothing short of surprisingly awesome. If you haven’t heard of Hungry Girl, it is [...]
So the quest continues. Not to say that the Gouda Mac and Cheese was a bust, far from it. But since it is a quest, I must keep going! I was going to go all classic on you guys for the next one, you know…family friendly, nothing but a cheddar cheese sauce and some noodles. [...]
Do you recognize these noodles? You should if you frequent PF Chang’s China Bistro. Garlic noodles. They come as an optional side item and I recommend getting them every time, because they are delicious. Good news is, I now know how to make them at home. If you haven’t had these before, they boast a [...]
Alfredo has got to be one of the most simple pasta sauces to make, that packs so much flavor, but it also packs…you know…the calories and the fat. I have found a great way to drastically cut the fat and calories from this dish but keep all of the taste. Hard to do I know, [...]
