About a month ago, I had a terrible craving for mac ‘n’ cheese. Recipes were floating around all over the food blog circuit and I kept seeing it on TV. I just couldn’t seem to get away from it! So I attempted to whip some together, after work one day, and failed…pretty miserably. I was [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 23, 2009
Tastemaker Review: Recchiuti Confections
You can not get more gourmet than Recchiuti. My friends over at FoodBuzz have outdone themselves once again, providing me with another product that I love more and more every time I indulge. Hailing from San Francisco, owner, entrepreneur, and true chocolatier, Michael Recchiuti has created a product unlike anything I’ve ever tasted, and I [...]
March 16, 2009
Almost Blackened Chinese Chicken
This Make Your Own Takeout installment made a fantastically quick and easy Saturday night supper. It involved absolutely no planning (with the exception of defrosting the chicken), and honestly came together as I went along. After work last Saturday, I threw together the marinade, added the chicken, and went for a nice long bike ride [...]
March 9, 2009
Healthified: Pastelillos
A pastelillo is basically the Puerto Rican version of an empanada. I grew up eating them and definitely consider them a comfort food. One more plus…DH is practically a slave to them! The only problem is, they basically consist of deep-fried pastry dough and greasy ground beef: not exactly figure-friendly. While I don’t want to [...]
