Posted in Blogroll, Cooking, Florida, Food, Pasta, Recipes, Spaghetti, USA, United States, tagged American, Food, Italian, Recipes, Spaghetti on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Scott, Erica, and Jay on MIX 105.1 (Orlando radio) WKMG CBS radio were talking about making sandwiches from leftover spaghetti this morning. Last night Jay scooped up a heaping wad of cooked spaghetti (with sauce I assume) and dumped between two pieces of bread and it made a tasty meal.
I called into the show this [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Cheddar Cheese, Cheese, Cooking, Food, Mexican, Pork, Recipes, USA, United States, tagged Cheddar Cheese, Cheese, Cooking, Food, Mexican, Pork, Potatoes, Recipes on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ingredients
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon chili powder
2 boneless pork loin chops (1/2 inch thick)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-15oz. jar of salsa (medium or hot – you decide)
1 teaspoon powdered cocoa
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons fresh Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
4 green onions, chopped
Directions
Combine cumin and chili powder; rub over both sides of pork. In a [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Antipasto, Blogging, Cooking, Easter, Family, Florida, Food, Photography, Photos, Recipes, Salad on March 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Romaine lettuce, salami, provolone, green olives, black olives, red onion, provolone cheese, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, artichokes, ham, salami.
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Baking, Blogging, Cheese, Cooking, Eggplant, Family, Florida, Food, Italian, Lunch, macaroni, Pasta, Photography, Photos, Recipes, Sicilian, Uncategorized, Vegetables on March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Note: My Eggplant Parmesan is NOT a vegetarian meal. It is a wonderful blend of Italian meatballs, sausage, cheese, eggplant, and home made sauce.
4 Medium/Large Firm Eggplant
4 Eggs – beaten with a little water
3 cups Italian seasoned bread crumb
Kosher Salt
1 cup Olive Oil
1 cup Vegetable Oil
Left-over meatballs (4), left over Italian sausage [...]
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These photos are from Easter last year. The kids had a lot of fun feeding the horses. It was a beautiful day.
Click on the pics for a larger view.
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Blogging, Canada, Easter, Florida, Food, Kielbasa, Maine, Massachusetts, Polish, Pork, Recipes, Uncategorized on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We bought a 5 pound package of Bobak kielbasa from Polonia in Casselberry, FL and I just loved it. We had company for dinner and I made Stuffed Cabbage, pierogi, and Bobak kielbasa simmered in beer. Everyone just raved about it. I’m so glad that I bought the large package [...]
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#1 - Went to a going away lunch today at the Cheesecake Factory in Winter Park Village with our team for one of our co-workers. Had the Kobe Cheeseburger. When you order medium, you get it pretty much raw on the inside. I ate it. I didn’t feel too good an hour later.
#2 - Waited [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Baking, Cheese, Dijon, Family, Florida, Food, Lunch, macaroni, Mustard, Pasta, Recipes, Uncategorized on March 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I made a terrific macaroni and cheese - this time I just kind of threw it together but I added a little Dijon mustard. I also used two cheeses - Velveeta and Cabot Sharp White Cheddar.
8oz. elbow macaroni
2 cups whole milk
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Food, Italian, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pasta, Polish, Recipes on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Toby, you were a great friend to us - I know you are in doggy heaven. We love you.
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Baking, Blogging, Cape Cod, Cheese, Cooking, Florida, Food, Life, Lunch, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pasta, Photography, Photos, Recipes, Uncategorized on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Chef Joe’s Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Recipe courtesy Chef Joe Randall
Show:
The Best Of
Episode:
Prix Fixe
Kosher salt
2 cups elbow macaroni
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2-1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar
1 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup grated ParmesanPreheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Bring a large pot of salted water [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Baking, Blogging, Cincinnati, Cooking, Family, Florida, Food, Greek, Italian, Life, Lunch, Pasta, Pies, Pizza, Recipes, Sicilian, Uncategorized, Vegetables on February 9, 2008 | No Comments »
We had company from Cincinnati last night and a big request for pizza. Since we follow the dictate of - no meat of Fridays during Lent, I made three excellent meat-less pizzas.
1. Caramelized Sweet Onion and Baby Bella mushrooms with homemade pizza sauce and provolone cheese - got rave reviews on that one.
2. [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Blogging, Cooking, Florida, Food, Photography, Photos, Recipes, Tea, Uncategorized on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been trying to raise as much of my own herbs as I can. Here is some good looking peppermint that will be used mostly for tea.
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Baking, Blogging, Cake, Cooking, Florida, Food, Photography, Photos, Recipes, Uncategorized on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Earlier I wrote about the lemon tree that I got when I moved into my house a couple of years ago. They’re almost ready to pick.
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Beef, Blogging, Cooking, Family, Florida, Food, Meat, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I got two great looking chuck roasts at Costco, so today is going to be pot roast day. I really like the kind of cooking from Tyler Florence -he’s so down to earth and it seems all of his recipes are do-able (ingredients are easy to get - and methods are not difficult - for [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, tagged Baking, Blogging, Canada, Cooking, Family, Florida, Food, French Canadian, Maine, Pies, Pork, Recipes, Uncategorized, Veal on January 26, 2008 | No Comments »
This Tourtiere is very popular in Maine. My aunt comes from Rumford, Maine and my uncle was French Canadian - she used to make this for New Years Day. Supposedly it is good luck to have a meat pie on New Years. Well, its still January, so GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!
TOURTIERE
1 lb. ground pork
1/2 lb. [...]
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