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Young & HungryIf you can't take the heat, get outta the kitchen! |
| 28 October |
Farewell Red October! And welcome winter?! I know October was coined red with the Russian Revolution, but I’m going to dare to say I deem orange more appropriate. Lest we forget that October brings changing leaves, pumpkins, and Halloween, the birthday of my orange haired friend! So in case it wasn’t already evident, you’re going to be on the receiving end of a multitude of recipes containing pumpkin, the first of which is already in your possession. Don’t fight it.
Pumpkin recipe #2 of the season comes as a result of a co-workers birthday which, in essence, means baking time. While I deliberated over the many usual birthday options – cake, cupcakes, well I guess that’s about it – I resolved to make something more diabetic-friendly and went with pumpkin breakfast bread. After some research I was more or less dissatisfied with the recipes on the many diabetic and diet sites so I took note of the necessary sugar substitutions, found my favorite recipe, and voila – a reduced sugar pumpkin masterpiece was made!
| 22 May |
What is a complimentary appetizer for a chili charades dinner party? Ask and you shall receive. My line of reasoning went something like this:
“Hmmm…I guess chili is a southwestern dish of sorts, which definitely rules out anything even remotely Italian or Asian. Beef is definitely out since that’s the main ingredient in chili, but what other kind of meat really compliments ground beef? Bacon perhaps? But one of my friends is a vegetarian so if I make another meat dish she won’t be able to eat anything and she’ll probably be hungry after a day of oyster festing. Oysters = another food she won’t touch, but seafood and chili? No way. So I need a vegetarian appetizer with a southwestern and/or Mexican flair. I think this narrows things down to legumes, starches, and cheese. Additional beans probably aren’t necessary, so starch and/or cheese it is.”
Yes, that is how I think. And I now find myself stuck between quesadillas, cornbread, and cheese dip – not a terrible place to be. Let’s face it though, cheese trumps. I also like the idea of having an additional topping for my Fritos which, I think, should be a standard chili topper. Shout out to the Frito-Lay girl!
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