This is a little trick I have used many times when trying to remove fats and oils from cooking healthy. Instead of sauteing in oil, many types of food can be sauted in broth or stock or soy sauce. The liquid, especially if it is contains a little bit of fat, will prevent the food from burning […]
Author: Chris Perrin
Keeping the Resolution: Mexican Lasagna
This is something I cooked up last night as I stood before my pantry trying furiously to figure out what to serve the boy and I. At some level, I hate to even list it as a healthy recipe since it uses so many canned goods (high in sodium) but at the same time, it […]
Keeping the Resolution: Healthy Specials on Food Network
(Sorry, this should have gone up Sunday night, but I had Internet woes…) I started watching a special on healthy recipes on the Food Network that aired last weekend that I got me thinking. It was a clip show taken from seven different shows that purported to offer healthy meals for the home cook. Unfortunately, I have to say […]
Recipe: Fried Yucca
I worked out how to make yucca fries from my friend John. It is really simple. Yucca Neutral oil for frying, canola is fine Salt Boil the yucca for 45 minutes or until starting to beccome fork tender Remove and slice the yucca into steak fry sized pieces, two inches by 1/2 inch by 1/2 […]
El Rincon Columbian
I went to my friend John’s wife’s birthday party at a resturant in Strawberry Hill called El Rincon Columbian, which translates to The Columbian Corner. We had a great time and the food was excellent. My wife ordered chicken in a Columbian sauce of chopped onions, tomatoes, and saffron for which I am going to find a recipe. […]
Game Dame’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Game Dame sent me this recipe for stuffed mushrooms which is going into the cocktail party file, especially when I want to kill my guests by clogging their arteries! 🙂 About 1.5 pint size fresh mushroom caps (small mushrooms are better than large ones), stemmed 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese 8oz of Cream Cheese 1/2 lb of […]
Howto: Fix a Whole Dungeness Crab
Over the weekend, I went to my local Whole Foods looking for new recipe ideas. As I was passing by the seafood department, I noticed that whole dungeness crabs were on sale for $9/lb. I had just watched an episode of Guy’s Big Bite on Food Network where host Guy Fieri had stir fried whole […]
Ethan’s Egg Recipe
My son Ethan helped me make eggs this morning and this is his recipe: 6 eggs A good 2 second pour of salt 2 teaspoons of pepper 3 teaspoons garlic powder Heat a skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, coat the skillet with a small layer of non-stick cooking spray. Add 6 eggs to […]
CAPSAICIN
Fellow Food Bloggers, I have decided to take a stand for truth, justice, and food science! I was watching a program on the Food Network of all places and was dismayed to find that in this, the year 2007, there is still confusion on one basic food principle. The host of the show, who shall remain […]
Spice Week: File
So I kind of flaked on spice week. I blame the extreme sickness that came and visited me for too long. Because I only posted three recipes, I wanted to follow up with a fourth post on unique spices. For this post, I shall talk about file powder. Pronounced FEE-lay, it is a term for […]