I find it so much easier to menu plan. Not only for saving money but it's so much easier for us working girls! It's very, VERY hard to work all day long and then come home and cook good meals. But I have it mastered for sure..
Hell hath no fury like an angry chef, and no chef has a sharper temper than Gordon Ramsay when things go wrong in the kitchen.
Meet my new obbession - Gordon Ramsay star of the TV show
Kitchen Nightmares.
What he does is go to restaurants in need of serious help and teaches them to improve as a whole so they can run a successful restaurant... It is SOOO great and i love it! I love his brutal honest truth, it is so refreshing! He comes in and tastes the food, critizies the food, and then overlooks a dinner run.. He then follows up with a restaurant makeover and a menu makeover. Then Gordon does a relaunching of the restuarant to bring in new and old customers.
For restaurant owners in crisis with lazy chefs in the kitchen, temperamental wait staffs and few and unhappy diners, it’s time to call in the restaurant industry’s equivalent of 911. And that ladies & gentlemen is Chef Gordon Ramsay.
Today I took a sick day from work because I still don't feel well at all from the Flu Shot. I took it as an opportunity to lay in bed with my laptop and watch some episodes online that I've never seen before... Check him out - you'll be surprised how awesome the show really is.
Have you ever seen Kitchen Nightmares? Or do you recognize Chef Ramsay from Hell's Kitchen? Another good cooking show is Top Chef. This season it's in N.Y.C. and the season premiere starts on Wednesday!!!
It's that time... That's right Pam's RANDOM RECIPE exchange... Today we are to post a cookie recipe... So here is an easy, yet yummy one.. Check it out...
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with an electric beater. Add the egg, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth. Stir in the flour and knead lightly until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough in half, then wrap each half in waxed paper to form a cylinder about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Refrigerate the dough until firm, about 2 hours. Cut the dough into 1/4-inch slices and arrange on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
When I was in my senior year of high school I told my Mom I wanted to go to Culinary School to become a Chef. She told me that I HAD to go to a College or University and then after I graduated I could entertain that idea. 10 years later - I'm still wishing I went! I love to cook and bake so I figured now and then I'd share some of my favorite recipes. Hope you enjoy!!
PENNE with SALAMI, MOZZARELLA, and ARUGULA
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil 4 Cloves of Garlic (Thinly Sliced) 1 Can (35 oz) plum (Roma) Tomatoes well drained and coarsely chopped TBL Spoon of Dry White Wine 1 lb of Penne (or your favorite pasta) 1/4 lb of hard salami - diced into small cubes 1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes 1 bunch arugula 1 Cup grated Romano Cheese
*Bring a large pot of water to boil.
*In a large frying pan over medium heat, warm the 1/4 cup olive oil. Add the garlic and saute it until it becomes a golden color (approx. 2 minutes). Add the plum tomatoes and increase the heat. Cook until the tomatoes release their liquid (approx. 5 minutes). Add the white wine and let it boil off for a couple of minutes. *Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 12 - 14 minutes. *Add the salami to the sauce and season with fresh black pepper to taste *Drain the pasta and place it in a large bowl. Add the tomato sauce and toss well. Add the arugula, mozzarella, drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and toss. Add a heaping spoonful of grated cheese and toss one last time and ENJOY :)
I don't think many of my friends know that I always wanted to be a chef.. OH HOW I WISH I WENT TO CULINARY SCHOOL!! - LOL...
