The Climate Will Affect Our Food Supply It’s Blog Action Day. Are you ready to make a difference? This year, bloggers from around the world and standing up to say now is the time to do something about the climate. I know, it’s a weird thing for a food blog to be talking about, but I’m […]
Author: Chris Perrin
Fantasy Top Chef and Confit Tomatoes
Top Chef comes on in less than 1 hour! My pick for tonight’s strikeout pool is Laurine! I’ll be back in about 2 hours with Fantasy Top Chef updates as well as tips on how to cook like the top chefs. And while you’re waiting, don’t forget to check out TNSmackdown‘s live blogging! ——- Okay, […]
Bob Greene and Pasta Barilla Whole Wheat Pasta
In the beginning… Let’s start off with a confession. For the most part, whole wheat pasta in my house is verboten. When the whole “eating tons of whole grain” movement suddenly got hugely popular, Mrs. WellDone was on the front lines, buying everything whole grain including more than a little whole grain spaghetti, linguine, […]
#MeatlessMonday meets 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 13: Eggplant Rolltini
Okay, it’s #meatlessmonday again, which means it’s time to do right by yourself and the earth by going twenty-four short hours without meat. Sound tough? Not when you have Eggplant Rollitini I just love eggplant and I swear after this, so will you! Also, you may have noticed, this is another fantasic 2009 Nude & […]
Big Acres® Gourmet Foods Milagro Mole Roasted Pork
$10,000 disclaimer: @melanieyunk gave me a bottle of her Big Acres® Gourmet Products Milagro Mole® sauce. Foodie disclaimer: It rocks and with it I made: Milagro Mole Roasted Pork Making chiapas-style pork is my favorite go-to Mexican dish. Normally I make the pork with a paste of orange juice, rehydrated ancho chilies, garlic and onions. However, with […]
Fantasy Top Chef Update & Making Halibut
Okay, I’ve been derelict in my duties to update Fantasy Top Chef scores. Real quick, here’s the score update: Me: 17 Michele: 15 Josh: 12 Debbie: 11 Karen: 10 Elise: 8 Colleen: 8 Who rocks Fantasy Top Chef? Me!! Actually, in all fairness to my other players, I think I’ve learned something about Fantasy Top […]
What’s on for #meatlessmonday tonight? Vegetarian Chili-Cheese Nachos!
Just in time for football season!! How about serving up a big plate of Vegetarian Chili-Cheese Nachos! This is actually one of my favorite go-to football meals because it’s really easy to make, it’s ready in about 30 minutes, and it’s something I can fix the carnivores and the vegheads alike. And, oh yeah, did […]
#meatlessmonday It’s Cannelloni Time Y’All!
Yes, you heard right… It’s Cannelloni Time Y’all (BTW, I can say y’all. I’m from Kansas.) Anyway, my friend Karen was bragging that she was making fresh cannelloni from scratch tonight (bragger) and I admit, it made me really hungry. And it got me thinking, this is #meatlessmonday, I could do a meatless version that would […]
Fantasy Top Chef & Ceviche
Fantasy Top Chef and Cevice Fantasy Top Chef Okay, the scores for this week: Me: 12 Michele: 11 Josh: 10 Debbie: 9 Karen: 7 Elise: 7 Colleen: 6 Notice I’m still ahead? Yeah me, too. Actually being this far ahead is getting boring. Can’t anyone stop me? No?! Actually, I might be able to stop […]
The Best Meal I Ever Ate
Eating with Chef Jasper Mirabile Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have seen me mentioning a meal I recently had at Jasper’s in Kansas City, MO. Some of you may have even gotten the chance to see the picture I took of some of the amazing food Chef Jasper made for us. […]