Posts Tagged ‘cooking’

Greek Cheese Appetizers – Tiropites – Recipe

12/11/2010

The recipe was supposed to make about 60 of these.  You’re looking at my total yield.  However there is salvation.

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Italian Bread – Recipe

12/09/2010

Whatever possessed me to try this?  And then, whatever possessed me to try this 3 times?  And worse, whatever will possess me to try this one more time?

 

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Chili Verde ? – Recipe

11/27/2010

 I thought I knew what chili verde was, until I started doing some research.   In fact now I’m not even sure of the spelling, chili versus chile.  I defer to what Shakespeare meant with that rose thing.

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Cheese (Queso) Dip – kicked substantially – recipe

11/20/2010

 What’s the shelf life of Velveeta?  That’s a question that doesn’t need an answer.  After trying this dip, you won’t care.

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Chicken Calzones – Recipe

11/13/2010

Latino meets Latin in this variation of the pastry pie. 

What’s the difference between Empanadas and Calzones?

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Wonton Empanadas Carnitas – Recipe

10/23/2010

Well that’s a mouthful.

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Volpi Genova Salame – Food Review

10/23/2010

I actually thought I was buying something else.  But it turned out to be a good mistake.

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Chicken Salad Sandwich – Recipe

10/23/2010

It’s sometimes amazing what you can throw together without much thought or time.  To balance that out, of course, are the science experiments gone wrong that end up in your lessons learned book.  This one is more on the amazing side.

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Chicken And Spinach Soup – Not What You’d Think – Recipe

09/11/2010

This is another one that surprises based on its simplicity and results.  This light soup will bring  pleasant comments from you and your family or guests.  But first a quiz.

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Trader Joe’s President’s Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Food Review

08/22/2010

Trader Joe’s President’s Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil is:  Italian, cold pressed, good looking, good tasting, the right price and is surprisingly difficult to photograph.  The only thing that could make it more perfect would be a picture of Sophia Loren.

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