MY CULINARY DIARY Monday, June 26, 2012 I just love Summer and all the ripe fruit and vegetables that are available. I also love the fact that we can eat lighter meals and feel satisfied doing so. Tonight’s dinner was in fact one of those wonderful salads […]
Month: June 2012
MY CULINARY DIARY Sunday, June 24, 2012 Today was a Culinary Half-Marathon. Since we were almost out of bread, I decided to make some Country White Bread. I once got a T-Shirt at one conference or another that had the White Lily Flour Logo on it. I had never actually ever used White Lily […]
July 14th is Bastille Day in France but in the United States it is Macaroni Day. What better way to consume your macaroni than in the All American Favorite – Macaroni and Cheese. There are many ways in which you can make this yummy dish and there is a whole range of pasta shapes that […]
NATIONAL FOOD DAYS ‘National Cherry Tart Day’ June 18th, 2012 June is the perfect month for ‘National Cherry Tart Day’. Cherries are ripe and ready for picking, at least in California! Cherries are delicious to eat out of hand and are also delicious in whatever dish you decide to incorporate them into. The three […]
June 15th, 2012 is ‘National Lobster Day’. Lobster without doubt is one of the most expensive items that you will find on a restaurant’s menu or even at the fish market or supermarket. But this wasn’t always the case. In the early days of our couontry’s history, lobster was thought to be garbage or throwout […]
MY CULINARY DIARY CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD Friday, June 8th, 2012 It is Friday and we have gone through many culinary avenues this week and do not wish to repeat anything, so it is time for Chicken. We both love fried Chicken, but since the weather is warm and I really did not want to […]
MY CULINARY DIARY MONGOLIAN BEEF FOR DINNER On Tuesday, June 5th, in order to fulfill an urge for a very tasty, beefy meal, I decided to make Mongolian Beef for dinner. Mongolian Beef is usually made with Flank Steak which at times can be a little on the chewy side. In order to fully […]
NATIONAL CHEESE DAY June 4th, 2012 Today is National Cheese Day – how many have you tasted? Below is an alphabet of some of the Cheese of the World. A: American, Asiago, B: Bleu, Brie, Burrata C: Camembert, Cheddar, Cottage, Cream D: Danish Bleu, Don Olivo E: Eden, Emmental F: Farmer’s G: […]
Saturday, June 2nd was the day of our Parent/Chlid Pizza Class at Let’s Get Cookin’. Four Teams of 2 parents each made Piizza Dough, their own indivual pizzas and pizzas to share. Everyone was very involved and had a good time. The class ended with everyone enjoying a lunch of Pizza, Salad, Italian Sodas and […]
NATIONAL FOOD DAYS NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY Friday, June 1st is National Doughnut Day. You can either go out and buy some or stay home and make some. Making doughnuts can be fun, if not messy but think how tasty, those Doughnuts, right off the fire would be. I decided to make some Molasses Doughnuts […]