The best part about Mother’s Day, besides getting adorable misspelled hand-made cards and breakfast in bed, was the NINJA making serious noise in my kitchen! Yep, my wish came true. I received a Ninja, Professional Blender from my family. And, I’ve already started creating an endless hit list of dishes that should soon meet the wrath of the Ninja’s 6-blade technology- from gazpacho to marinades to chopped veggies to sauces to spreads. Last year I got hot pink multi-colored Nike I.D. running sneakers and this year I got a sleek black, … [Read more...]
Broiled Tilapia Fillets
May 11, 2012 By 8 Comments
This week I took a risk in the kitchen. Don’t get me wrong, when I first starting cooking, even boiling water was a hazard. Now that I’ve slowly gained more confidence, I decided to venture out of my chicken and pasta comfort zone to try to create a fish dish. My challenge was two-fold: preparing the fish and encouraging my kids to get up the nerve to try it even though they firmly believe that all fish “stinks” and has a “weird" texture. The last time I served fish, it was in the form of Mrs. Paul’s Fish sticks. My daughter was highly … [Read more...]
Baked Parmesan Carrot Fries w/ Chilled Cilantro Dipping Sauce
May 7, 2012 By 20 Comments
A couple weeks ago I went to an amazing event where culinary artist Clare Crespo showcased many creative ways to have “fun” eating our veggies through edible vegetable art. Remember, we made a cook veggie flag and a veggie wagon too? Well, what happens when you’re just not in the mood to construct vegetable-based “sculptures?” It’s very easy to take a basic veggie, tweak the way you’d normally prepare it, and serve it to your family in an entirely different light. Take carrots for example. We eat carrots all the time at dinner. However, … [Read more...]
Raspberry Flowers, Salted Grapes & A Tupperware Chop N Prep Chef Giveaway!
May 2, 2012 By 34 Comments
If you can have fun with your veggies, you can certainly have fun with your fruit! My family is full of fruit lovers. In fact, we usually eat fruit with every meal. Maybe that’s why I was itching to make some changes to our every day options. Here are two easy fruit recipes that take less than 5 minutes to make. Yes, you heard correctly. Less than five minutes to make. With just one slight ingredient tweak, you will enhance the taste of your average grape and raspberry. These recipes are tasty as mid-afternoon snacks but, they can also … [Read more...]
