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fast easy wine guide

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:02:00 +0000

we've created this basic wine flavor and pairing guide to help you with choosing a wine fit for your meal:

reds:

cabernet sauvignon - currant, plum, black cheery and spice.
goes well with red meats, pasta with marinara, full flavored cheese and chocolate.

merlot - curran, cherry, and chocolate.
goes well with red meats, lamb, duck and full flavored cheese.

pinot noir - cheery, raspberry, currant and spice.
goes well with turkey, beef, lamb and pork.

riesling - peach, apricot, and apple.
goes well with poultry, shellfish, fruit and mild cheese.

sangiovese - raspberry, cheery, anise and spice.
gies well with beef, veal, pork, and chicken.

syrah - pepper, cherry, tar and leather.
goes well with beef, chicken, and full flavored cheese.

zinfandel - cheery and pepper.
goes well with pizza, barbeque, and meats.

whites:

chardonnay - apple, fig, melon, and pear.
goes well with creamy sauces, shellfish, chicken, and pork.

chenin blanc - melon, peach, spice and citrus.
goes well with asian cuisine, chicken, shellfish and mild cheese.

gewurztraminer - peach, apricot and melon.
goes well with pork, veal, poultry and duck.

pinot grigio - citrus, spice, figs, and almonds.
goes well with all sauces, veal, chicken and full flavored cheese.

sauvignon blanc - melon, pineapple and citrus.
goes well with seafood and salad.

you learned that from your drink?

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:49:00 +0000

ever wonder what your drink is saying about you or the person you just met? find out here:

mojito: you're patient, love fine dining and the beach. you're also young and popular.

margarita: you love to dance and sing, enjoy the crowd, and love to party.

martini: you're serious, sophisticated, smart, established, and most likely male.

flavored martini: you're adventurous and trendy.

manhattan: you're well traveled, older, and most likely male.

rum & coke: you're fun loving, easy going, a little self centered, young, and casual.

wine: you're a true people person, an intellect, and a pretty good cook.

blueberry vodka lemonade

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:45:00 +0000

make your vodka lemonade extra special with blueberries. combine two ounces of blueberry vodka, with six ounces of lemonade. for an added touch, float a scoopful of frozen blueberries in the bottom of the glass.

drink it up

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:43:00 +0000

this month we're focusing on drinks. we'll cover great recipes, cool drink ideas, and more. we hope you're thirsty.

pass the plate

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:31:00 +0000

The Disney channel has a new feature between shows. They take one ingredient and have different people from all over the world use it in a recipe. It's really neat. Check it out at http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/passtheplate

top 10 cooking mistakes

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:50:00 +0000

Check out Keith Law's top 10 cooking mistakes over at his blog the dish. Keith covers some great cooking advice and will prod you in the right direction to get over some fears.

Carol inspires us all

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Carol Blymire has taken upon cooking every recipe in The French Laundry Cookbook. Her blog is awesome. She includes step-by-step instructions with photos! Shaving a pig's head. You're got to give her props for that. Visit her blog at: http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com/ Find the book at amazon

it's out there

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:26:00 +0000

this month we're looking for all of the great recipe and cooking sites on the web. considering fast easy recipes is a recipe aggregator, we figured why not aggregate a month of great sites that inspire us.

sushi beautiful

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:52:00 +0000

Oddly, we couldn't find a lot of sites devoted to beautiful sushi. One of the best we found is http://www.garden-gifts.com/sushiart.htm. Let us know if you have a favorite sushi site.

really cute cupcakes

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:17:00 +0000

parents magazine posted instructions on how to make some really cute barn yard inspired cupcakes. they give details on lambs and chicks. http://www.parents.com/recipes/cooking/with-kids/really-cute-cupcakes/

lemons, lemons and more lemons

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:21:00 +0000

fruits that flower

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:33:00 +0000

You will need fresh pineapple, strawberries, cantaloupe, grapes, a flower cookie cutter, a melon baller, bamboo skewers, and some floral foam

Cut up pineapple into 1/2 inch thick slices.

Using the cookie cutter, press each slice of pineapple and cut out a flower of pineapple.

Using the melon baller, scoop out one ball of cantaloupe for every 2 pineapple flowers. Cut the cantaloupe ball in half and lay the flat side of one half against one pineapple flower.

Take each pineapple flower and stick a bamboo skewer through the center. Make sure your skewer pokes through the pineapple about 1/2 inch and stick that part of the skewer onto a cantaloupe ball, make sure not to let the skewer stick out the other end of the cantaloupe ball. Do this for each pineapple flower.

Take each strawberry and stick a bamboo skewer into the top of it, but don't let the skewer poke out the other side.

Take a bamboo skewer and stick it through about 6 grapes. When you stick one grape on, slide it down to make room for the next one. Repeat this until your last grape. Make sure that the skewer doesn't stick out of the last grape (the one on top). Then slide each grape up the skewer until they touch the grape just above it.

Put your floral foam into a vase. Place each skewer into the foam at various angles.

french hot dog fan page

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:11:00 +0000

This is the best picture we could find for a French Hot Dog. They're really easy to make. Take an end of a baguette, scoop out the center enough to fit a hot dog, add a tablespoon of dijon mustard, insert the hot dog and voila you're hot dog is now officially French.

food photos

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:10:00 +0000

This month we're focusing on food that offers something more visual than the usual dish. If you know of any visually impressive foods please let us know. We'd love to feature them.

huxtable chili

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:04:00 +0000

In a memorable episode Cliff explains to his family why it's essential to wait three days before eating his famous chili: "If you tasted this on the first day, you'd say, 'What can did this come out of?' If you tasted this on the second day, you'd say, 'Oh my goodness, somebody's grandmother got up off her chair and just took this to the mountain!' But on the third day you don't even have to taste it. You just walk by the pot and something says, 'Hey, come here!'"

Epicurious was lucky enough to capture the recipe and has published it for everyone.

Laverne's Milk & Pepsi

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:57:00 +0000

Do you remember Laverne and Shirley? Laverne’s favorite drink was milk and Pepsi she use to say that the milk took some of the fizz out of the Pepsi and the Pepsi took some of the ick out of the milk.

4 ounces. Pepsi
4 ounces milk
3 ice cubes

Put 3 ice cubes into a glass. Add very cold Pepsi and wait until fizz goes down. Slowly add cold milk. Stir gently and enjoy.

Aunt Bee's Cookbooks

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:59:00 +0000

We were really surprised and excited to find out that you can now own your own copy of Aunt Bee's (from the Andy Griffith Show fame) cookbooks.

View Here

pork chops and applesauce eh?

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0000

Remember when Peter wanted to be like Humphrey Bogart? He thought he was too boring and tried out his new accent on Alice? They had a mighty fine discussion about pork chops and applesauce. In thinking about a very Brady recipe we're convinced Alice's pork chops were Shake N' Bake. So instead, we're guessing how her applesauce was made. Some of us believe it came from a jar, but the rest would like to think otherwise.

3 pounds peeled, cored, and quartered granny smith apples.
4 strips lemon peel
Juice of a lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt

Put all ingredients into a large pot. Cover and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove cinnamon sticks and lemon peels. Mash.

peach pit pie

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:52:00 +0000

Don't you long for the days when Nat and Brendan were serving up the gang their pie? Rumor has it the CW is planning a new 90210. Until then try what we think is a simplied version of Nat's Peach Pit Pie:

2 package pastries for a 9 inch pie
1 egg, beaten
5 cups sliced peeled peaches
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Line the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate with the pie crust. Brush with some of the beaten egg. Place peaches in a large bowl, and add lemon juice. Mix gently. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour over peaches, and mix gently. Pour into the pie crust, dot with butter. Cover with the other pie crust, and fold the edges under. Flute the edges to seal or press the edges with the tines of a fork dipped in egg. Brush the remaining egg over the top crust. Cut several slits in the top crust to vent steam.

Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 35 minutes, until the crust is brown and the juice begins to bubble through vents.

NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Seinfeld put soup back on the map with their "soup nazi."

Top secret recipes claims to have the recipe for his mulligatawny soup, but we just don't see him parting with it. What do you think?

I Love Lucy Cookbook

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:08:00 +0000

Picture this: You're all set to make a delicious meal for your husband Ricky, but alas, things go awry. You're getting dressed and what's that burning smell. Oh no! You forgot to check the oven. You run to the kitchen, then run back to the bedroom, because you're only halfway dressed, then run back to the kitchen trying to dress as you run, the smoke alarm goes off, Ethel runs in asking what's going on, you -- still trying to get dressed -- run into the kitchen, open the stove to find out your dinner is complete charcoal. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

If this insanity works for you you might also like the I Love Lucy Cookbook. Check it out here.

Bree Van de Kamp's blueberry muffins

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:50:00 +0000

if you ever decide to more to wisteria lane or already live there you might encounter Bree Van de Kamp coming up your walkway with a basketful of homemade blueberry muffins which we imagine are probably some of the best muffin's you'll ever eat.

2 cups blueberries
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and floor muffin pan. Beat together the butter, eggs, salt and sugar. Mix the flour with baking powder and sift into first mixture, alternating with milk. Blend in the vanilla. Add the blueberries. Pour into the muffin pan and bake for about thirty minutes.

benjamin linus' koolaid recipe

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:32:00 +0000

it may not be the toxic jim jones' kind, but those others are definately drinking something. it's a simple recipe it you have the right ingredients. and who knows you may see the koolaid dude running around the island. rumor is it he hangs with the polar bears.

glass of ice water
1 Scoop any flavor koolaid you like
secret island ingredient -- increase amount as the situation calls for

combine all three ingredients and you can have your very own others doing whatever it is you want them to.

gossip girl here

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:12:00 +0000

okay maybe not, but we love that show, and ever since Chuck lured Serena into the hotel's kitchen with a grilled cheese with truffles, we've been dying to try it. And it actually exists! You can get it at New York's Palace hotel courtesy of christopher lee. The recipe below is for 4 sandwiches.

8 slices of fresh baked white bread
16 slices of fontina cheese
2 tablespoons sweet butter
2 ounces fresh shaved black winter truffles
salt and pepper, to taste

layer two slices of fontina cheese between two slices of white bread and shave a couple of slices of truffles in the middle of each sandwich; do the same for all four sandwiches. heat a large fry pan over medium heat and add the butter.
When the butter melts, add the sandwiches and cook until the bread is nice and toasted.

just in case you're living in a cave somewhere and haven't ever seen gossip girl, here's the clip of the infamous grilled cheese scene. you know you love it. xoxo.

Recipes in a TV world

noreply@blogger.com (recipe finder) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:07:00 +0000

This month we're focusing on dishes we've seen on TV. We'll visit some of our favorite characters and what they eat and drink. If you have a favorite show and have thought about or made anything based on a scene from a show let us know.