cooking

Dream Pot.

April 28, 2010

How much do you want me to win this gorgeous Le Creuset dutch oven?

I realize I am over obsessing on the dutch oven but I don’t care.

I want this to be mine.

And since I like you, I’ll give you the link to enter to win it too.

Tasty Kitchen Giveaway

You’re welcome.

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I was in Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago and was perusing through the cookbook section. SO FUN. This is something that I do often (read: at least twice a month). I love cookbooks. They just make me wish I was a real cook. Like Giada, for instance. LOVE Giada. I don’t ever really buy cookbooks though. I’m more of a “google search a recipe” kind of girl. I just don’t plan my meals far enough in advance. I’m more of the “last minute/what am I going to make tonight?” type. It’s all good. Also, cookbooks are expensive. And I try not to do expensive whenever I can help it.

However, if I did buy cookbooks these are surely the ones I would buy:

Goat Cheese

Oh wow. Imagine all the possibilities.

Sushi: The Beginner’s Guide

I really like this one. Zan and I like to have sushi parties. They are so fun and delicious.

Lobster at Home

Yes, siree! I’ll gladly have lobster at home.

How to Cook Everything

Almost everyone I know has this cookbook or some version of it. This makes me want it too.

And lastly:

The Pioneer Woman Cooks

I LOVE PW!!!! This book is fabulous because each recipe has great photography of the food to help you with each step. Plus, Ree Drummond is just so seriously AWEOME. Someday this cookbook will be mine. Someday soon I hope.

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get me a grilled cheeeeese pleeease.

April 10, 2010

Who loves grilled cheese? I love grilled cheese.

That warm and cheesy heaven

Buttery and delicious.

I am seriously in LOVE with grilled cheese. All kinds of delicious, buttery grilled cheese. It’s 11:00 on a Friday night and I can’t stop wishing I was eating a grilled cheese. I’m sad though, because I have no bread. And I have no cheese. BUMMER. I know what I’m doing first thing tomorrow. I will buy that bread and cheese and I will make one killer grilled cheese for lunch. It’ll be insane. YUM.

Good night. I’m off to dream of some mouth watering grilled cheeeeeeeese.

(This ridiculous post is a result of my empty stomach. My apologies, GNIGHT!)

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Goat cheese baguettes with lemon chicken.

March 18, 2010

Two weeks ago or so Zan and I created our own bruschetta. It turned out FAB. It’s not your typical tomato and basil bruschetta. Oh no, ours had goat cheese and caramelized onions. You heard me– GOAT cheese (my favorite) and deliciously sweet caramelized onions (I give myself a big pat on the back for that one). I also added some grilled red, orange, and yellow peppers to some of the bruschetta. To make a long story short Zan is trying the Eat Right For Your Type diet (for health reasons) and there are a lot of restrictions on what he can’t eat. I’ve been trying to get creative, thinking of yummy dishes he can try while still following the diet. This recipe was a hit. We made it again tonight with lemon chicken (chicken marinated in straight up lemon juice) and couldn’t have been more please with the meal. Topped it off with some red wine and 2 episodes of LOST and I say we had a pretty great night.

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