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Labor Day Menu: Firestation Meatloaf Recipe

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Now, I know what you’re going to say, meatloaf isn’t really summer food.  But I tell you what, I have a soft spot for the dish & it goes great with that German Potato Salad recipe from earlier.

So, why don’t you just sit back & trust a girl.  Enjoy this Firestation Meatloaf recipe as well as your Labor Day weekend.

Ingredients: 

  • 1 pound bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 5 pounds ground beef
  • 5 pounds spicy ground pork sausage
  • 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach , thawed, drained and squeezed dry
  • 3 (4 ounce) cans sliced black olives, drained 3 cups pistachio nuts, chopped
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 (1.25 ounce) packet meatloaf seasoning mix
  • 1 pound pepper jack cheese, cubed
  • 1/2 cup ketchup, or as needed

What’s Next:

Preheat the oven to 350 F or 175 C.

Place bacon in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring frequently, until bacon is crisp and onions are transparent. Drain off excess grease, and set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, pork sausage, bacon and onions, spinach, olives, pistachio nuts, 1 cup of ketchup, eggs, and meatloaf seasoning until well blended. Pat meat into a loaf shape, and place in a large baking pan. A roasting pan will work well. Poke cheese cubes into the top of the loaf so they are completely covered. Brush remaining ketchup generously over the top.

Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, or until the internal temperature of the loaf is 180 F or 82 C.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Labor Day Menu: German Potato Salad Recipe

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Let’s send summer off in style with a scrumptious Labor Day Menu.  We’re starting with a German take on a summer goodie, potato salad.  This authentic German Potato Salad recipe will satisfy your mouth & mind.  Enjoy.

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups diced peeled potatoes
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

What’s Next:

Place your potatoes into a pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork. Drain, and set aside to cool.

 Place the bacon in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Fry until browned and crisp, turning as needed. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Add onion to the bacon grease, and cook over medium heat until browned. Add the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper to the pan. Bring to a boil, then add the potatoes and parsley. Crumble in half of the bacon. Heat through, then transfer to a serving dish. Crumble the remaining bacon over the top, and serve warm.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

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That Gordon Ramsay top chef post got me to thinking about his famous Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe.  But to tell you the truth, I’ve made it & of course, it’s edible enough, but I prefer a little more complexity & texture in my cheesecake.

I discovered this Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe a few weeks ago & I’ve not looked back.  This would be a great Thanksgiving treat instead of the same-old same-old desserts.  Enjoy!

Ingredients: 

  • 1 1/2 cups crushed gingersnap cookies
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted 
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup white sugar, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 350 F or 175 C.

In a medium bowl- mix together the crushed gingersnap cookies, pecans, and butter. Press into the bottom, and about 1 inch up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan.

Bake crust 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Set aside to cool.

In a medium bowl- mix together the cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla just until smooth. Mix in eggs one at a time, blending well after each. Set aside 1 cup of the mixture. Blend 1/4 cup sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg into the remaining mixture.

Spread the pumpkin flavored batter into the crust, and drop the plain batter by spoonfuls onto the top. Swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect.

Bake 55 minutes in the preheated oven, or until filling is set. Run a knife around the edge of the pan. Allow to cool before removing pan rim. Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Gordon Ramsay Tops Best London Chef List

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Gordon Ramsay has done it again, not only has he topped another top chef list, he has won the Best Chef in London for the 11th year running.  In the acclaimed Harden’s London Restaurants 2007 Guide that came out yesterday, the Scottish chef again claimed the title of top chef. 

Ramsay’s self-named restaurant was voted “Top Gastronomic Experience” by a panel of 8,000 diners for the 2007 guide.  Five of celebrity chef Ramsay’s restaurants are in the top 10 of that category, with the number of diners boosted by his celebrity status.

According to the Harden’s Guide, the celebrity status is just a part of the dining experience.

“In some cases this reflects the intrinsic merits of the restaurants, but in others it is just a function of the power of the Ramsay PR machine,” the guide stated.

“It is no criticism of Gordon – or his vaulting international ambitions – to say that for one man, or brand, to achieve such dominance over London’s top-end restaurant scene risks becoming stifling.”

Interestingly, 39-year-old Ramsay used to be a professional footballer (soccer player) with the Scottish giants the Rangers.  He is also one of only three chefs in the UK that has been able to maintain three coveted Michelin stars for his restaurant.

While in London, try these recommendations on for size:

Top Gastronomic Experience:

1. Gordon Ramsay

2. Chez Bruce

3. Le Gavroche

4. Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s

5. Tom Aikens

Favorite Restaurant:1. Chez Bruce

2. The Ivy

3. J Sheekey

4. The Wolseley

5. Le Caprice

 

Eat well & London often!

What is Falafel?

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I like Greek food.  I take that back, I love Greek food.  And that’s why I love hummus, tabouli & Middle-Eastern origin dish falafel.

But today as I was eating my local Greek restaurant’s fare, I wondering what is falafel?  And this is what I found out & am passing the info along.

Falafel usually comes in the form of a fried ball or patty that’s been filled with a mixture of spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas.  They are a very popular fast food in the Middle East and is actually the most popular daily food for Syrians.  The word itself comes from an Arabic word meaning pepper.

Now for a couple falafel interesting facts.  Reports from June 2006 state that some  conservative Islamist groups in Iraq were proposing the banning of falafel due to its mixed heritage.  And apparently political pundit Bill O’Reilly likes his falafel sexy, as he made a reference to the food during an intimate, seductive telephone call.

Make sure you stayed tuned for the Recipe of the Day- Fried Falafel Balls.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Fried Falafel Balls Recipe

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Now that we know more about our friend falafel, let’s give her a try.  As promised, the Fried Falafel Balls recipe.  Enjoy.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2  lb dried garbanzo beans / chickpeas
  • 1/4  cup cracked wheat
  • 1  small onion 
  • 1  tablespoon parsley flakes 
  • 4  cloves garlic 
  • 2  tablespoons lemon juice 
  • 1  teaspoon ground cumin 
  • 1/2  teaspoon coriander 
  • 1/2  teaspoon pepper 
  • 1/2  teaspoon chili powder 
  • 1  teaspoon paprika 
  • 1  dash cayenne pepper 
  • 2  tablespoons breadcrumbs (or as needed)  
  • Oil (for frying) 

What’s Next:

Soak garbanzos overnight in 2 liters of water. Next morning, drain.

Place in a large pot, cover and water, add 1 Tbs salt and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.

Drain and allow to cool Soak the cracked wheat in hot water for 20 minutes.  Drain and set aside.

Put in food processor as follows: Place garbanzos in container and process until finely chopped. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.

Peel the onion, cut into chunks and place in container along with parsley and garlic.
Process until finely chopped.

Add onion mixture and cracked wheat to garbanzos in mixing bowl.  Stir in lemon juice and spices, mixing well.

Add bread crumbs until mixture is firm enough to hold a shape. Shape mixture into 1″ balls.

Fry in deep hot oil until light brown and crisp, about five minutes.

 

Eat well & Greek often!

Gordon Ramsay Baked Apples with Peppercorn Recipe

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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay loves to bring out the flavor of fruit with peppercorns- let’s see if he’s right with this Baked Apples with Peppercorn recipe.  You know, he didn’t get the be top rich chef in the UK for nothing…

Ingredients: 

  • 6 firm dessert apples, such as Granny Smith or Braeburn
  • About 2 tablespoons butter, softened until runny but not melted
  • About 2 tablespoons unrefined Demerara sugar
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
  • 1 vanilla pod, slit open
  • 2-3 tbsp Armagnac (optional)

What’s next:

Peel the apples neatly using a small paring knife, and scoop out the cores with an apple corer. Pat dry with kitchen paper, then brush all over with softened butter. Roll in the demerara sugar to coat.

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 375 F or 190 C.

Place the apples in a roasting tin or baking dish and roast in the oven for 10 minutes.

Pour in the apple juice and scatter over the crushed peppercorns and vanilla pod. Spoon the juice over the apples, then return to the oven. Roast, uncovered, for a further 20 minutes, basting the fruits every 5 minutes or so. On the final basting, trickle over the Armagnac, if using.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes or longer, basting the apples occasionally with the pan juices.

To serve, lift the apples into a serving dish and strain the pan juices over. For a simple dessert, serve warm with pouring cream or crème anglaise and cumin or hazelnut shortbread.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Gordon Ramsay Tops UK Rich Chef List

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Well, it looks like Gordon Ramsay is the richest chef in England.  According to the newspaper The Independent celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has topped a list of the richest chefs in the UK.

Ramsay is said to be worth about $126 million, has nine restaurants & two abroad and is expected to expand his franchise into the US later this year.

Among all of these accomplishments, Ramsay has also written 12 books & has starred in five television shows.

Childhood obesity fighter Jamie Oliver comes in a close second on the rich chef list.  With Oliver’s many TV shows & books, he is said to be worth about $20 million.

So, drinks on the house, everyone!  Gordon & Jamie are buying!

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Eat well & Get rich often!

Mediterranean Pizza Recipe

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That eating while driving post got me thinking about Mediterranean pizza & I just can’t quit so I know what we’re having for dinner!  Enjoy this Mediterranean Pizza recipe & savor the flavor of pesto & asiago cheese!

Ingredients: 

  • 1 pre-made prepared pizza crust, or get crafty & make one yourself
  • 1 cup pesto sauce (use bottled or make your own) 
  • 1 cup artichoke hearts 
  • 1 cup sliced tomatoes 
  • 1 cup wilted spinach leaves 
  • 1/2 cup kalamata olives 
  • 4 ounces feta cheese 
  • 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, asiago and provolone cheese mix 
  •  olive oil

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 350 F or 175 C.

Brush pizza shell with olive oil.

Spread pesto sauce thoroughly over the surface of the shell, leaving the edge as a crust.

Top with olives, sliced tomatoes, artichoke hearts, wilted spinach leaves and cover with cheeses.

Place pizza directly on oven rack for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted from center to edge.

Allow to cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

 

Eat well & Pizza often!

Eating While Driving Doubles Wreck Risk

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I know I’ve shaken my fist at those cell phone-talking, reckless drivers, but sometimes a Schlotzsky’s Mediterranean Pizza is in the fist I’m shaking.

After extensive car simulator tests, English researchers are concluding that eating or drinking while driving will seriously impair your driving & make you no better than those cell phone drivers.

The test simulated a city environment which at some point you are confronted by a pedestrian stepping out into the street.  9 out of 10 times eating/drinking drivers had an accident, and I don’t mean spilling that Burger King drink in your lap.

So, what to do?  I suggest eating a bit & drinking a sip while at a red light or avoiding it all together & waiting until you get where you are going to finish your meal. 

One more thing- to the woman I saw this weekend who was eating a burger, talking on her cell phone, checking her makeup in the rearview & merging into my lane without looking- this one is for you, sista.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

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How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb

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leg_of_lam6.jpgIf you’ve ever tried to butterfly a leg of lamb, you know how difficult the task can be.  I try to avoid this at all possible & dread the Christmas lamb butterflying all year long.

But things have changed.  In the same way that you learn to knit better if you can watch someone, cooking can be one in the same.  Check out this Epicurious how-to video on Butterflying a Leg of Lamb.  I promise there will be no more dreading after you watch this video.

*UPDATE: The Epicurious Video is nowhere to be found. I suggest you check out these links instead:

Bluesmoke BBQ’s How to Butterfly Lamb, or

Martha Stewart (with video!) Cooking School: How to Butterfly

Hope this helps – Lorraine

Back to School Banana Peanut Butter Bread Recipe

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peanut-butter-banana-bread.jpgWell, it’s back to school time & you know that that means- sending the kids off with a brainy breakfast.  I’m a sucker for bread, yeah- that Atkins thing just doesn’t do it for me.  So I like to send them off with a brainy bready breakfast.

This Back to School Banana Peanut Butter Bread recipe combines the classic banana bread recipe with a twist of peanut butter- making it perfect.  Enjoy. 

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 325 F or 165 C.  Lightly grease a 5×9 inch loaf pan.

In a large mixing bowl- cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in peanut butter, bananas, flour and baking soda until blended. Fold in walnuts. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Jamie Oliver Summer Chickpea Salad Recipe

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summer_chickpea-thumb.jpgWell, we can’t let Jamie Oliver catch us eating Rhubarb Blueberry Pie!  Try this Jamie Oliver Summer Chickpea Salad Recipe on for size, I don’t think you’ll find yourself wanting.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 1 small red onion, peeled
  • 1-2 fresh red chilies, deseeded
  • 2 handfuls of ripe red or yellow tomatoes
  • 2 lemons
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Around 4 large handfuls of soaked and cooked chickpeas
  • A handful of fresh mint, chopped
  • A handful of fresh green or purple basil, finely ripped
  • 7oz feta cheese

What’s Next:

First of all, finely slice your red onion. Once that is done, finely slice your chillies then roughly chop your tomatoes, mixing them in with the onion and chilies. Scrape all of this, and the juice, into a bowl and dress with the juice of 1 and-a-half lemons and about 3 times as much good extra virgin olive oil. Season to taste.

Heat the chickpeas in a pan, then add 90 per cent of them to the bowl. Mush up the remaining chickpeas and add these as well, they will give a nice creamy consistency. Allow to marinate for a little while and serve at room temperature.

Just as you are ready to serve, give the salad a final dress with the fresh mint and basil. Taste one last time for seasoning, you may want to add the juice from your remaining lemon half at this point. Place on a nice serving dish and crumble over the feta cheese.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Jamie Oliver Obese for Public Health Education

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31-yearold celebrity chef Jamie Oliver continues on with his campaign to educate us on childhood obesity & the lack of quality in UK school lunches.

Oliver spent four hours in makeup, being covered in latex to gain the appearance of an obese man.  He left the studio a different man & went to the first place a fat man would go- a burger joint.  Oliver left the burger establishment, bag in hand, & managed to climb aboard his motor scooter only to have it buckle under his weight.

A passer-by stated, “He did look very convincing as a fat person.”

Oliver’s latex-fat was an attempt to take his junk food debate to the streets.  The Naked Chef claims that British school dinners are the “laughing stock of Europe” and contain more junk than sustenance.  Jamie is putting together a petition for UK schools to ban junk food permanently.  More than 270,000 members of the public have signed so far.

Dietitian Rosan Meyer said it was “the cleverest piece of public health education we’ve had in many years”.

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Apple Bundt Cake Recipe

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apple-bundt-cake-recipe.jpgWhat says fall more than apples & football?  Now that we have that Game Day Stadium Bundt Cake Pan out of the way, we just need an Apple Bundt Cake recipe to go along with. 

Enjoy this truly delicious Bundt cake recipe, I made it several times last year & hear nothing more all year except, “When are you making that apple Bundt cake again?”

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups apples – peeled, cored and diced
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 350 F or 175 C. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan.

In a medium bowl- combine the diced apples, 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; set aside. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl- combine 2 cups white sugar, oil, orange juice, vanilla and eggs. Beat at high speed until smooth. Stir in flour mixture. Fold in chopped walnuts.

Pour 1/3 of the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the apple mixture. Alternate layers of batter and filling, ending with batter.

Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Game Day Stadium Bundt Cake Pan

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The best thing about bundt cake pans is all the crazy shapes they come in.  From that wonderful Sunflower Bundt Cake Pan to the Castle Bundt Cake Pan.

And what better way to ring in the football year than with this Game Day Stadium Bundt Cake Pan?  Surprise the gang with this great celebration of football & fall, a sure crowd pleaser- I promise.

Just try your hand at a quick lemon poppy seed cake recipe, decorate & voila! 

Cost, $35.

Perfect Peaches & Cream Pie Recipe

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Decadent Chocolate Mousse– check.  Perfect Peach Pie- on the way.  This Peaches & Cream Pie recipe is a grand addition to the Desserts category as well as to your palate.  Enjoy & may this pie make the week a little easier on your constitution & your stomach!

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 (3 ounce) package non-instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 (29 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained and syrup reserved
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup white sugar 
     
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 350 F or 175 C. Grease sides and bottom of a 10 inch deep-dish pie pan.

In a medium mixing bowl- mix together flour, salt, baking powder and pudding mix. Mix in butter, egg and milk. Beat for 2 minutes. Pour mixture into pie pan. Arrange the peach slices on top of the pudding mixture.

In a small mixing bowl- beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons reserved peach syrup. Beat for 2 minutes. Spoon mixture over peaches to within 1 inch of pan edge. Mix together 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and sprinkle over top.

Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown. Chill before serving.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Decadent Chocolate Mousse Recipe

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All I can say is that I’m not in Mississippi & that I love a good chocolate mousse.  This week is going to be of the dragging ilk, so I thought I’d cheer us up with this Decadent Chocolate Mousse recipe from Gourmet.

Enjoy making this delicious treat & save room for Perfect Peach Pie.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups chilled heavy cream
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 7 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
  • Garnish: lightly sweetened whipped cream
  • Special equipment: an instant-read thermometer

What’s Next:

Heat 3/4 cup cream in a 1-quart heavy saucepan until hot. Whisk together yolks, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a metal bowl until combined well, then add hot cream in a slow stream, whisking until combined.

Transfer mixture to saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until it registers 160°F on thermometer. Pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and stir in vanilla.

Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a pan of simmering water (or in a glass bowl in a microwave at 50 percent power 3 to 5 minutes), stirring frequently. Whisk custard into chocolate until smooth, then cool.

Beat remaining 1 1/4 cups cream in a bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks. Whisk one fourth of cream into chocolate custard to lighten, then fold in remaining cream gently but thoroughly.

Spoon mousse into 8 (6-ounce) stemmed glasses or ramekins and chill, covered, at least 6 hours. Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before serving.

Cooks’ notes:
• Mousse can be chilled up to 1 day.
• To vary the flavor, you can replace the 1 teaspoon vanilla with 2 teaspoons instant-espresso powder (dissolve it in the hot cream) or 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier or 2 tablespoons Cognac (either one whisked into strained custard).

 

Eat well & Mousse often!

Helping Mississippi Peas & Carrot Rice Recipe

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Mississippi Recipe.jpgLet’s give Mississippi a helping hand & give her some peas & carrots.  Enjoy this veggie-filled Peas & Carrot Rice recipe & put down that Moon Pie!

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice
  • 3 slices bacon
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 Granny Smith apple – peeled, cored and diced
  • 1 cup cooked, chopped turkey meat
  • 1 teaspoon chicken soup base
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  • ground black pepper to taste

What’s Next:

In a medium saucepan bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
Mix the onion, celery, carrot, peas, mushrooms, almonds, raisins and apple into the skillet. Slowly cook and stir over medium heat until tender.

Mix in the turkey, chicken soup base, soy sauce, parsley and pepper. Mix in the rice. Serve hot.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!

Mississippi is the Fattest US State

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CalorieLab has just released their 2006 Fattest US States list & it looks like the South wins again.  Mississippi has taken the cake, as it were, for the fattest state in 2006.

Based on a three year statistical average, 29.5% of the population of Mississippi is obese.  And if you include the overweight population of the gulf state, over 2/3 of the state’s residents are overweight or obese. 

Following close behind Mississippi are other southern state:  Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana & Kentucky. Colorado is the leanest state, must be that elevation, followed by Montana & New England states.

I think we need to get down to Mississippi & swap the Moon Pies & RC Cola for carrots & peas.

 

Eat well & Laugh often!