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...]
Orange and Rosemary Pork Tenderloin
April 13, 2012 By 5 Comments
Another FIRST for me in the kitchen! I cooked my first pork tenderloin! Yes, you heard correctly. It’s the first time I’ve even eaten pork, outside of the pork chops with mint jelly Mom used to cook for dinner over 30 years ago. And, guess what? It tasted great! While any cardiologist will define pork as red meat, who doesn’t remember the 1987 ad campaign labeling pork as the “other white meat” due to the public perception that chicken and turkey were healthier than red meat? Even though the campaign was deemed highly successful … [Read more...]
Hot Fruit Compote
January 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
For the long holiday weekend, my family went skiing. I couldn't help but notice there was always some sort of hot fruit dessert available to the weary, cold skiers. It made me realize that comfort food doesn't always have to be served in the form of a binding casserole dish or a hot chilli soup. It can be a dessert too. As I searched Mom's repertoire, I found plenty of desserts that could be classified underneath the "ooh, this is warm and flavorful and so very filling" umbrella. Growing up, Mom's Hot Fruit Compote was one of my … [Read more...]
