Roasted Tomatoes, Corn & Burrata Fettucine Recipe

October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
roasted tomato, corn and burrata cheese fettucine recipe

Slow roasted tomatoes taste like candy.  As they cook they sweeten and I can just pop a few in my mouth after they cool.  We have had a pleasantly cool fall for Southern California and this Roasted Tomatoes, Corn and Burrata Cheese Fettucine is a perfect way to use the end of season corn and tomatoes. It is quick to make.  You can even roast the tomatoes a day ahead and store in a container in the refrigerator.  I sometimes make more so I can throw in dishes throughout the week. The burrata cheese adds a creaminess to the pasta [...]

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Cooking With Kids: Yummy Mummies & Spooky Brownies

October 28, 2010 By 1 Comment

Last Friday night I wanted to do a Halloween themed cooking night with my niece and nephews. I also worked all day so I wanted it to be simple.  I found the recipe for Yummy Mummies by Paula Deen on Picky Palate’s blog.  I love her blog. When I told the kids the plan they said “it might be the best night ever!” I don’t think it gets any better than that. Instead of sausage we used hot dogs and had great fun in wrapping our mummies.  For dessert we decorated brownies based on this recipe on Bettycrocker.com.  They had [...]

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Spicy Grilled Shrimp

May 21, 2010 By 2 Comments

These spicy grilled shrimp are addictive. They might not look like much but these are bursting with flavor. The paste is spicy and sweet with a bit of tartness from the lemon juice. The picture doesn’t really do them justice as all I had with me was my Iphone. I like shrimp but not necessarily enough to cook with them often.  This dish changed my opinion.  The sweet and spicy flavors make them addictive.  One is not enough. Summer is right around the corner and time for outdoor entertaining. These could be a main course served with rice and grilled [...]

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Baby Back Ribs and a Winner!

May 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Ok, I owe you a winner for the children’s cooking set.  The winner of this fun set is……Celeste from Etsy It Up is the winner. Thank you to everyone who participated in my giveaways, I will be bringing them back from time to time. You gave me many ideas for the blog in the upcoming months.  New recipes to try and old ones to update. Last Sunday, for Mother’s Day, I decided to try baby back ribs.  It has been a long time since I made ribs but thought the kids might like them. It was a great choice, they [...]

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