12monthsofcooking.com

I’ve been eying buying a Bobby Flay cookbook for quite some time – and I finally broke down and bought Boy Gets Grill. Last night I did an all out Cuban combo – Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Guava Glaze and Orange Mojo, Black beans and Rice, Grilled plantain, Advocado and Tomato salad with Roasted Cumin [...]

[Read more →]

Just got done with cooking Caper-Rosemary Tuna from the August issue. This was amazingly good. The capers and lemon were a great complement to the rosemary ( I could have never imagined rosemary paired with fish), and everything went well with the Tuna. It was great…
Best of all – it wasn’t particularly hard. Just a simple [...]

[Read more →]

Back to the cherry-ice-cream and the August recipe. My valiant attempt at ice-cream froze into a congealed lump. I decided to bravely soldier on – and let it defrost for a little bit. I melted the chocolates and toasted the almonds.
The ice-cream was an utter disaster. It was way too watered down ( my fault) [...]

[Read more →]

With a frozen rock of ice-cream waiting for me in the fridge, it was time to move onto the July cover and attempt cheddar burgers with balsamic onions and chipotle ketchup. First off I made an executive decision and decided to buy store-bought burgers. I’m really partial to the “Angus Burgers” sold at Fred Meyer/Safeway – [...]

[Read more →]

Well the September issue has arrived – and with it an onset of Panic. This issue officially puts me 4 issues behind ( raspberry cupcakes, chipoltle ketchup hamburger, dark-chocolate ice-cream, and now chicken parmesan). I resolve to end the week with at least 2 out of 4 done ! I quickly embark on a trip [...]

[Read more →]