Ok, can I say... OMG!
The previous post, I described what I put into a meatloaf and let me tell you, I've got melted cheese oozing out of this thing... The taste is absolutely divine!!
Something I've been wondering lately... should I have gone into culinary instead?? I actually had the passing notion to switch my major... but, I'm this far into journalism and I really want to write... Can we say... Food Writer???
I think that would be a safe direction to go and it would probably be stimulating for both my thought process AND my palette...
The meatloaf has the perfect blend of soft, delicious center and a nice slight crisp to the outside...
Perfection has been achieved, ladies and gentleman... Perfection indeed!!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Remember that bacon I cooked this morning??
Well, the bacon, a packet of onion soup mix, garlic powder, a can of cream of mushroom, paprika, an egg, parsley and Parmesan/Garlic Cheezits went into about a pound and a half of hamburger and formed into a meat loaf...
I thawed some ground beef this morning, not knowing what I was going to do with it. Looked in the pantry and the fridge and thought... hmmmm, I haven't made meat loaf for a couple of years, so that sounds perfect. Oh, and I threw in some cubed colby/jack cheese just for kicks.
We'll see how it will turn out... I think it'll be pretty good...
I'll keep you posted...
I thawed some ground beef this morning, not knowing what I was going to do with it. Looked in the pantry and the fridge and thought... hmmmm, I haven't made meat loaf for a couple of years, so that sounds perfect. Oh, and I threw in some cubed colby/jack cheese just for kicks.
We'll see how it will turn out... I think it'll be pretty good...
I'll keep you posted...
Breakfast Decisions...
While I'm sure millions out there love the standard bacon and eggs for breakfast, (or any other part of the day), but, I'm cooking my bacon and making some home fries and wondering what could I do differently with this breakfast standard...
When I figure something out, I'll be sure to post, but as for today, it's just the standard. And as the smell from the kitchen permeates my nose, my stomach is starting to grumble in hunger.
So, maybe I'm thinking, a different spin on bacon and eggs, at least something new for me to cook and not necessarily a new idea... would be a breakfast bake. Whip up the eggs, add some mushrooms and cooked bacon into a casserole dish and bake it. That could be something different.
But, at any rate, it's time for me to head off to the kitchen...
When I figure something out, I'll be sure to post, but as for today, it's just the standard. And as the smell from the kitchen permeates my nose, my stomach is starting to grumble in hunger.
So, maybe I'm thinking, a different spin on bacon and eggs, at least something new for me to cook and not necessarily a new idea... would be a breakfast bake. Whip up the eggs, add some mushrooms and cooked bacon into a casserole dish and bake it. That could be something different.
But, at any rate, it's time for me to head off to the kitchen...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Chicken Delight!
Tonight I decided to do some sort of chicken breasts. I've really been getting tired of the same old, same old. I need changes in my everyday foods.
This morning I took a package of bacon out of the freezer to thaw, thinking I was going to just do bacon and eggs for dinner with some home fries. Well, looking at the bacon, and not wanting to wait so long for dinner, I thought of thawing a couple of chicken breasts as well. My idea:
Bacon wrapped chicken and then cooked on the grill. Sounded good to me. So I pounded the breasts flat and then wrapped them each with one piece of bacon. I secured the bacon with water-soaked toothpicks and I was good to go.
After I heated up the grill, I sprinkled the chicken with garlic powder and out to the grill it went. Within 10 minutes, my chicken and the bacon were both cooked to perfection. I was quick with the side dish. I just opened up a can of green beans and threw them into the microwave. Quick, easy and good to the taste. No problem.
Upon taking the chicken off the grill, my first bite into this little food excursion left me with a WOW thought in my head. It was very delicious. I mean, mouth-watering to die for good simple cooking. I'd have to say I was pretty impressed with myself. Which I seem to be doing a lot of that lately in the kitchen.
That's what brought on the thought of starting to blog this. Being a 38 year old journalism major at my local university and wanting to write, I thought... hmmm. maybe I could combine my love of food and my love of writing. I thought it might be a really good combination and my love seemed to agree.
So, we'll see how this goes.
This morning I took a package of bacon out of the freezer to thaw, thinking I was going to just do bacon and eggs for dinner with some home fries. Well, looking at the bacon, and not wanting to wait so long for dinner, I thought of thawing a couple of chicken breasts as well. My idea:
Bacon wrapped chicken and then cooked on the grill. Sounded good to me. So I pounded the breasts flat and then wrapped them each with one piece of bacon. I secured the bacon with water-soaked toothpicks and I was good to go.
After I heated up the grill, I sprinkled the chicken with garlic powder and out to the grill it went. Within 10 minutes, my chicken and the bacon were both cooked to perfection. I was quick with the side dish. I just opened up a can of green beans and threw them into the microwave. Quick, easy and good to the taste. No problem.
Upon taking the chicken off the grill, my first bite into this little food excursion left me with a WOW thought in my head. It was very delicious. I mean, mouth-watering to die for good simple cooking. I'd have to say I was pretty impressed with myself. Which I seem to be doing a lot of that lately in the kitchen.
That's what brought on the thought of starting to blog this. Being a 38 year old journalism major at my local university and wanting to write, I thought... hmmm. maybe I could combine my love of food and my love of writing. I thought it might be a really good combination and my love seemed to agree.
So, we'll see how this goes.
Culinary Creations...
Lately, I've been playing around with different foods in the kitchen. I love to cook and experiment with new things. Trying to get past the boring everyday ways of cooking simple things.
A few years ago I bought a pizza stone and never used it. Until now. I saw it in the cupboard and thought, oh what the hell. I was going to make some pizza dough and try it. So I did. I found a few websites that told me how to use the stone, so I put it in the oven and was in business.
My first attempt wasn't too bad, although I used the entire piece of dough that I made which made for a very thick pizza. I topped it with pepperoni, cheese, my homemade pizza sauce, mild pepper rings and fresh garlic. It wasn't bad, I just didn't enjoy it being that thick.
My second attempt, I used a third of the dough and topped it with my own garlic/white sauce, shrimp and mushrooms. It was absolutely amazing. I'm glad that I seperated the dough into 3's. The other 2 are in the freezer. Plus the extra sauce, so I can make a homemade pizza anytime I want.
My only drawback is that I don't have any cornmeal and a pizza peel. The peel would be awesome as to getting the pizza's in and out of the oven. That will probably be my next little kitchen purchase (I have most everything else, lol). The cornmeal will work well with the dough not sticking.
I can't wait until my next pizza adventure. I'm sure it will be soon. Grilled pizza, anyone??
I'm thinking maybe some sort of a chicken topped pizza will be next... Guess I'll keep ya posted...
A few years ago I bought a pizza stone and never used it. Until now. I saw it in the cupboard and thought, oh what the hell. I was going to make some pizza dough and try it. So I did. I found a few websites that told me how to use the stone, so I put it in the oven and was in business.
My first attempt wasn't too bad, although I used the entire piece of dough that I made which made for a very thick pizza. I topped it with pepperoni, cheese, my homemade pizza sauce, mild pepper rings and fresh garlic. It wasn't bad, I just didn't enjoy it being that thick.
My second attempt, I used a third of the dough and topped it with my own garlic/white sauce, shrimp and mushrooms. It was absolutely amazing. I'm glad that I seperated the dough into 3's. The other 2 are in the freezer. Plus the extra sauce, so I can make a homemade pizza anytime I want.
My only drawback is that I don't have any cornmeal and a pizza peel. The peel would be awesome as to getting the pizza's in and out of the oven. That will probably be my next little kitchen purchase (I have most everything else, lol). The cornmeal will work well with the dough not sticking.
I can't wait until my next pizza adventure. I'm sure it will be soon. Grilled pizza, anyone??
I'm thinking maybe some sort of a chicken topped pizza will be next... Guess I'll keep ya posted...
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