Here’s what this past week looked like:
Hmm. Who could have done that??
I love lists, Friday!
- A picture that has nothing to do with how much people like you.
- Yes to this Orange Chicken!
- Have you ever been to a Food Festival?
- If you could start over at 18, what would you do differently?
- #19 made me laugh
- Who really likes a Red Delicious apple??
- Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING!
- I would make you a delicious meal in your new kitchen, Emily!
- On having a 9/11 birthday
- Kids lunches DONE RIGHT!
- Apple Fritter WAFFLE Doughnuts. I MEAN.
- This granola looks bonkers!
- Let’s all make Apple Pie Biscuits!
- My kind of salad.
- HAVE.MERCY.
- It’s gonna be fun to text Cooper one day.
- This guy really loves his cat.
- Road Trip Snacks!
- 21 Hospital Foods from Around the World
- I now want to try pink lipstick! I’ve never worn it before. Crazy, right?
SAVORY SNACK MIX
Why buy a own pre-made snack mix when you can make your own??? When I’m making a batch of snack mix, I always start with pretzels, a cheddar cracker component, and a combination of nuts. Sometimes I thrown in a few peanut butter chips or chocolate chips to shock the taste buds. I added roasted peanuts and smoked almonds to this mix and it was perfection! The different crunches from the pretzels, crackers and nuts will amaze. Mix it all up in a gigantic jar and you’re prepared for snack o’clock!
Sour Cream & Onion Popcorn
New post! Sour Cream & Onion Popcorn
As someone who is immersed in the food world, it’s sometimes easy to fall into the state of being jaded/unimpressed with food. I know, it’s crazy, right? Perhaps it comes from finding a good recipe, taking pictures WHILE making recipe, writing about the recipe, posting the recipe online with the hopes of inspiring people to make it and then moving onto the next recipe. This. Over and over again. I’ll have you know that it’s absolutely liberating to make a recipe without documenting it and sometimes I fantasize about what life must be like if that were my reality. Either way, I love this space and I hope it’s obvious that I love what I do here or else I wouldn’t keep doing it!
With that said, I look through A LOT of cookbooks for inspiration on a daily basis and so I feel like I’ve already seen renditions of recipes online…. so I keep flipping. But when I was looking through Seriously Delish (such an appropriate title) by my friend Jessica, I was like WHOA. YES. I WANT THAT. GIMME. Just wait until you see Celebrations (for times when calories don’t count!) section. Holy mother of GOD. There are combinations that make my mind race like Cinnamon Sugar Bacon, Chocolate & Peanut Butter Lover’s Brownies, Buffalo Chicken Pizza and Coffee & Doughnuts ICE CREAM. And suddenly I feel inspired by food again. One of the recipes that stood out to me was this “Sour Cream & Onion” Popcorn recipe. I’ve been wanting to make a homemade cheese powder for a popcorn and Jessica figured it out for us. Thanks, boo!
How did it go? Well…. I started out taking a small bowl of popcorn away from the kitchen to munch on while I worked…and then two trips later I was like OMG THIS IS TOO DANG GOOD and I WANT A PERFECT BITE/HANDFUL TO FINISH and then I kept going. I proceeded to bring the gigantic bowl out to Casey who quickly finished the rest. So, I’d say it went pretty well! I can see this being a hit during football season. Just make sure you put a roll of paper towels near the bowl. It’s a good kind of messy.
Shutterbean Summer Recipes 2014
School is in session, Halloween is slowly creeping its way into Target (TOO SOON!) and apples & pears are quickly dominating my favorite grocery stores. Even though we are due for some warm weather here in the Bay Area, I can definitely see signs of Summer coming to an end. What was with that chill in the air last night??! SAD FACE! I was looking through my Pinterest this morning…contemplating how good the eats were this Summer!
Here’s what I made in the kitchen this Summer of 2014 for Shutterbean.
When we’re deep in Winter of ’14-’15 we’ll have to look at this post when we piiiiiiiiiine for Summer. What should I make in Fall 2014??
Honey Mustard Fried Chicken Sliders
It dawned on me that I’ve never really had a lot of sandwich recipes around here. Well, I’ve made my share of panini and am still obsessed with my panini press but I haven’t been so good about getting in to the slider game. What up with that??
The first recipe (of many) I wanted to make from my friend Stephanie’s new cookbook- Easy Gourmet: Awesome Recipes Anyone Can Cook was this fried chicken slider number because HELLO, SLIDERS. There was something so appealing about having something relatively indulgent in bite size form. I also liked that the recipe made six total, so that means our family of three could have two a piece (with picky eater alterations on two) and be satisfied. This recipe really is EASY GOURMET! The fried chicken was flavorful and crisp and I added the sweetness of honey, the sharp bite of brown mustard, creamy aged cheddar, tangy dill pickle slices, peppery arugula and a juicy heirloom tomato slice to each sandwich. Talk about balance!
Picture perfect emoji, angel emoji, fire emoji, happy face emoji, lady in red dress dancing emoji, explosion emoji and cut!
Easy Gourmet is one of my favorite cookbooks this year. Check it out and you’ll see why.
Way to go Stephanie!!
