Hopping Johns recipe

I love this use of sausage and tomatoes, and I don’t make it as often as I should. Here’s my version of Hopping Johns, a southern dish, usually made around New Years for good luck!

Hopping Johns Recipe 1 medium white onion 3 cloves garlic 1 can black eyed peas 1-1.5 lbs sausage – I [...]

Super Healthy Kale Chips

Kale is already a super healthy veggie, that should be a main staple of anyone on any kind of health food kick.

Now, find out how to make it edible!

Ingredients 1 bunch kale – washed and dried – CUT OUT large veins to make it more edible 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 [...]

Barefoot Contessa Snubs 6 year old cancer patient

In a story broken by TMZ – Link here – The Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten has refused to grant a request of the Make-A-Wish foundation to meet with a 6 year old leukemia patient.

As the parent of a child who has medical issues, I would encourage readers of this missive to contact Foodtv.com at [...]

Avocado Fries

Saw this video on youtube while looking up some other cooking stuff and I just had to watch because I’d never heard of Avocado Fries before, and they sounded brilliant!

After watching, I may also need to get a Presto 05420 FryDaddy Electric Deep Fryer but I’ll probably just stick with my regular ole cast [...]

Egg Rolls

Made egg rolls last night – turned out great!

Homemade Egg Rolls The recipe is : 1 package egg roll wrappers 12-16oz sausage 1 tsp fresh ginger 2 cups sliced cabbage 2-3 scallions – chopped 1 large carrot julienned 6-12oz bean sprouts 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro (optional) 2 tsp Oyster Sauce 1/2 C any [...]

NPR and School Lunch Makovers

Saw this on NPR – interesting photo journey through school lunches, and of course, the US lags behind in making them healthy.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/02/02/133403282/u-s-late-to-the-party-on-school-lunch-makeovers

Nothing tells a story like pictures…

What I hate about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Cookbook

So I like to browse my cookbooks every so often, looking for something good to make, and I noticed that in the Food Revolution Cookbook, there were a couple things that really aggravate me.

1. Onions – I live in the middle of nowhere California, and even here, we always have at least three different [...]

Juicy Lucy Burger

Made cheeseburgers the other night. My son calls them Juicy Lucy’s when you make them by mixing grated cheese into the hamburger meat. It’s probably some kind of Spongebob reference :O

Juicy Lucy Burgers Recipe

1 pound or so of ground chuck – 20 percent fat if possible 1 C cheddar Cheese – grated 1 [...]