Julia Child is the standard when it comes to cooking anything in traditional french cuisine and while a roast chicken may seem very American, it is actually very French. Julia is a worldwide icon in the kitchen. She found herself at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France and nothing could stop her from becoming one…
Das Bier ist gut!
I’ll just fess up right from the get go. I like really good beer. I refuse to drink anything with the word “light” or “lite” on the label. Okay, so I’m a beer snob, sue me. Mr. Brown, husband man, has this desire lately to stock our entire top shelf in the fridge full of…
And in the mornin’…I’m making waffles!
Bonus points if you guess what movie that’s from… Saturday mornings are my ONE day a week to go wild with breakfast. And if I can help it, I’m usually going extravagant. Sadly, Kara’s out on a field trip this morning with her photography class and she missed some yummy impromptu waffles. And an impromptu…
I got a Chocolate Pie craving…
So I made a chocolate pie that I happened to have all of the ingredients for. It turned out to be surprisingly delicious. Heavenly Chocolate Berry Pie recipe adapted from cooks.com 1 graham cracker crust 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 Tbsp sugar 1/3 cup butter, melted Combine all ingredients in a bowl, pour…
Going Green
Oh what to do with those avocados? Aside from putting slices of them on a juicy burger, or a smoked turkey, goat cheese & balsamic vinegar sandwich…we make guacamole This one is very simple, a party favorite and crowd pleaser. What you’ll need: 3 ripe avocados 1 Jalepeno – De-seeded and finely diced 1/2 red…
RED. VELVET. CAKE.
As promised, one Red Velvet Cake, one recipe, and lots of pictures. Sadly, we cannot take credit for this recipe. It was passed along to Kara from her friend Crystal Stinson….who just opened Scoop’d in Turkey Creek. Word of advice…go try it out. I should note, that my Dad (the chef) is a Red Velvet Cake connoisseur….
Indulge
I feel so bad. This poor thing has been neglected of late. We (I) was doing really well for a while there. Regular updates and such… Over the past two months our lives have been consumed with things that involve NOT taking pictures. I know…we’re terrible people. So here’s a little something I like to…
A unique Top 5
Safe to say I haven’t been on here in a while (until yesterday). Safe to also say I haven’t done a top 5 in a long while. Ah! But there’s a twist to this one. It’s not about movies or music. How about food? Secret’s out: We are foodies. Everybody knows this. So, unless there’s…