Still hungry for delicious nude & eco-cheap dinners for less than $11.50? Good, because today we’re making Egg Topped Zucchini Patties With Bacon! So, wait, what is this 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative you may ask? Well, the constantly amazing gardener extraordinare Shawna Coronado has been doing her thang in her garden and flooding my kitchen […]
Author: Chris Perrin
2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 2: Daylily Fritters
Edible Blossoms And we’re back with a second helping of the 2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative. In case you missed the first installment, the Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative is all about using what comes out of our gardens to make delicious dinners for less than $11.50. I shouldn’t say my garden since it […]
#MeatlessMonday: Match Meat Lasagna
So I was hanging out on Twitter today and saw one of my Tweeps, amoyal, mention that today was #MeatlessMonday. I had never heard of this particular Twitter tag, but I got pretty excited since it’s so close to what I want to do with Vegan Weekend. Anyway, never one to let a good Twitter […]
2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative Recipe 1: Béchamel Broccoli Loaded Potatoes
First a bit of history… Chef Chris Perrin of www.blogwelldone.com and Shawna Coronado of http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com have teamed up to create the ultimate cooking and gardening lineup for the “2009 Nude & Eco-Cheap Cooking Initiative.” In an effort to encourage people to grow gardens for better health, Shawna Coronado has created the “Get It Garden Challenge” […]
Frying Wontons
I learned a great tip from the Kansas City Culinary Institute‘s Executive Chef Matt Chatfield tonight. Apparently, the dough used to make wonton wrappers will continue to brown after it has been removed from the oil. So only fry your wontons until they are firm and so the filling won’t come out. Then remove them […]
Cook With Your Kids: Tacos
So I am playing around with different features here on the blog. Since I am the proud father of WellDone, Jr. and because my friend Carissa asked, I really got inspired to start thinking about ways I can get the kids into the kitchen. Now, to me, cooking in the kitchen with kids means two […]
Blog Well Done on The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
Just wanted to say that I got a tip on on the The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. I’m tip #47! Check it out and all the other advice for eating on the go.
Grilled Carrots
Okay, so today’s post is a bit of a nobrainer as far as recipes go, but we’ve been eating it so much that I just wanted to share. Today we’re going to talk all about Grilled Carrots This may sound strange, but it was not until last year that I had ever had grilled carrots. I’ve been far too […]
Where Life Meets Lunch: My Secret Affair
I am a married man, but I have a second love. If you know me, then you may have guessed what this illicit love is. Hopefully, you’ll keep this little secret to yourself because I am going to go out on a limb and tell you. I love food. I love everything about food. The […]
Mexican Flank Steak
It’s about time I got around to doing an article on flank steak. It’s one of my absolute favorite cuts of meat. I swear it has better flavor than a filet, though that may be because you pretty much have to marinate a flank steak and I make a mighty tasty marinade. (Also, it’s my […]