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Stromboli. I know lots of people are gearing up for the Super Bowl this weekend. Good times, yummy snacks, and funny commercials. If you're looking for another recipe to throw amongst your spread, look no further... this Stromboli is guaranteed to please a crowd! When I saw a guest post at Liv Life for Football Party Stromboli, I knew I had to make it for Matt. To say my husband likes football (or any other sport for that matter) would be an understatement. My hubby LOVES his football, and he loves when I make him good stuff to munch on while he's watching a game. My gut told me that he would love this recipe, and sure enough, he did. Kim's post called for frozen dough, which is definitely an option if you're looking for a little less preparation. IngredientsYields 2 loaves 1 (.25 oz) package active dry yeast 1 1/3 cups warm water (110° to 115°) 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 tsp salt 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour Filling:The quantities below are for 1 Stromboli.

Punch dough down. Classic Barbecue Rub for Pork Tenderloin. 13 Wonderfully Geeky Cocktails (alcohol, pop culture, geek, food, drinks, cocktails. Metroid While the apple rum, coconut rum, kiwi strawberry Minute Maid and Sprite in this Metroid cocktail would undoubtedly taste fantastic together, it's the look of the three strawberries floating in the green liquid that make this drink look so much like an actual Metroid.

God of War This Kratos cocktail proudly bears the same marking as its video game namesake, and while it might be almost as powerful, it's almost certainly a lot better tasting since it is made with vanilla rum, strawberry rum, amaretto, Everclear, strawberry syrup and milk. Street Fighter With jasmine tea vodka, lychee liquor, blue Curacao and elderflower presse, this Chun Li Iced Tea sounds just as beautiful and deadly as its namesake. Doctor Who If you're a Whovian, then you already know that each regenerated Doctor's sonic screwdriver changes as much as his face.

Star Wars Do or do not make this Giggling Yoda cocktail. Castlevania The Tick Dexter Mine Craft Portal Blade The Nightmare Before Christmas Modern Warfare. The Reluctant Weight Watchers Foodie. Vegan Soul Power! Punkrock Chickpea Gravy Recipe - Food.com - 304633. My Very First Cocktail, Made Better: Amaretto Sour with Bourbon The 10-Minute Happy Hour. This past holiday my husband's co-worker, Janet, gave us a bottle of homemade Amaretto. I was instantly transported back to the memory of my first cocktail.

Up to that point in time, the most sophisticated order I called across the bar was for Yuengling...in a bottle. Feeling a little fancy and a bit more mature one night, I strode up to the bar and confidently said, "I'll have an Amaretto Sour. " I'd seen my mom sipping this once on the deck of cruise ship. It looked delicious in its tall frosty glass with a bright red cherry bobbing on top. This week, with my bottle of homemade Amaretto in hand, I was convinced that my O.C. As I brought a fresh batch of simple syrup to a simmer on the stovetop for this week's 10-Minute Happy Hour, I asked my hubby what his first cocktail memory was.

All week long, I've heard hilarious tales of woe of first cocktail experiences, from underage stolen sips all the way to very sophisticated choices. Amaretto Sour with Bourbon Recipe Makes 1 drink. How To Make Chirashi At Home. Previous image Next image Chirashi, also called chirashizushi (ちらし寿司) is one of my favorite Japanese meals. The word "chirashi" means "scattered," so this is basically a big bowl of rice mixed with fish, vegetables, and additional ingredients of your choice.

I like this dish a lot, because it's a delicious one-bowl meal that is very filling and very versatile. There are almost no limits to what ingredients go in chirashi, and if you're a vegetarian, you could make a vegetable-only chirashi - it does not need to have fish. If you're in the mood for rice and fish but don't want to make sushi rolls, then chirashi is the best option. This dish can require very little preparation or it can be more elaborate, it is your choice. When buying seafood, please buy sushi-quality fish at your local Asian market and make sure it is the freshest quality.

Home-Style Chirashizushi Cook the rice and let stand for 10 minutes. At this point, you have two options. (Images: Kathryn Hill) Banana Panna Cotta (wk47) One of my favorite things I experienced at Sundance was their Banana Panna Cotta dessert. This is a recipe I modified with pectin instead of using clear gelatin. Ingredients: Serves 5 - 6 3 large ripe bananas, peeled 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup water Pectin (check your pectin instructions for quantity) 1 pint of heavy whipping crème 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Instructions: 1. Puree the bananas in a food processor. If the bananas are not ripe, first microwave them for a minute and a half without the skins. 2. Stir in lemon juice and set aside. 3. 4. 5.Whisk in the pectin until dissolved. 6. 7. 8.

I served my first batch of banana panna cotta at a small gathering and it was a hit. 40 vegetarian mushroom recipes. However hard I’ve tried to deny it, it’s now officially autumn. Boo! Autumn doesn’t have too many redeeming features in my eyes – it means the end of the summer holidays (for both students and teachers, like me), the weather gets cold, and it’s still too early to mention the C-word (no, not that one. I mean Christmas). As far as I can tell, the only good things about autumn are the pretty orange trees, getting to wear big cosy jumpers, and the food – lots of hearty casseroles, soups and stews (which I’ll continue to eat for about the next 8 months until the sun decides to show again). One of my favourite things to cook with at this time of year are mushrooms – they’re rich and meaty enough for warming autumnal recipes, and they’re really versatile. If you’re also a mushroom fan, here are some of my favourite vegetarian mushroom recipes from around the blogosphere.

So there you go! Slow Cooker Beef Stew | The Magical Slow CookerThe Magical Slow Cooker. Slow Cooker Beef Stew May 19th Follow The Magical Slow Cooker on Facebook for weekly slow cooker recipes! Slow Cooker Beef Stew This recipe for slow cooker beef stew turned out fantastic! The last time I made beef stew, was when I first got married 11 years ago, oh man what a disaster, it was so runny, and had no flavor. I start by adding some seasonings to a 1/2 cup of flour, toss my stew meat with it, then brown the meat. You may also like: Ingredients 2 pounds Stew Meat (or 2 pounds any lean roast cut into 1 inch or so squares) 1/2 cup flour 2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon thyme cooking oil (about 4 teaspoons) 14 ounce can beef broth 6 ounce can tomato paste 1 1/2 pounds red potatoes quartered or diced (1 inch or so) 1 pound bag baby carrots 1 white onion diced large 2 cups frozen peas Instructions Combine flour, salt, pepper, onion powder, and thyme in a big ziplock bag.

Notes Slow Cooker Size: 6 quart or larger. THE BEST CROCKPOT BEEF STEW. Much to my husband's displeasure, I could have soup or stew for dinner every night from November to March and be perfectly content. Seriously. Especially when it's so cold outside- warming up with a hot bowl of stew is just perfect. Lucky for him I do add more variety to our meals, however that doesn't take away from the fact that I adore stew!

A few years ago I began hunting down a really good beef stew recipe. I tried so many and none were quite right. Finally! At any rate- I altered the recipe and the result is an easy, delicious beef stew that's made in the crockpot. **If you don't have or don't like cooking with wine, you can use grape juice, apple juice or simply increase the beef broth to 2 cups instead. Time Saving Tips: Defrost the meat a few days before, then the night before, dice the meat into 1"-2" chunks and sprinkle a generous amount of seasoned meat tenderizer on it. Another task you can do the night before is to scrub and cut up the potatoes. Turn crockpot on low. Yogurt panna cotta with walnuts and honey.

Guys, I just discovered the ultimate weekend brunch treat/decadent dessert that still contains a whiff of moderation/preschooler snack. The ingredient list is so short, and the cooking process is so simple that you’ll have the recipe memorized by the time you make it the second time. And you will make it a second time, maybe even within a week. It looks pretty, tastes luxurious and… well, most of you probably discovered panna cotta a decade ago. I’m sorry, I’m just slow. For example, this week I started reading this new book that everyone was talking about in September … 2007. And that’s just the beginning. Gallery wall? I made up for lost time quickly by making this three times in one week because I couldn’t get it right, as seems to be the aggravating theme lately. There are so many things I love about these, but one of the biggest is the clarity of the yogurt flavor. Yogurt Panna Cotta with Honey and Walnuts Yield: 1 9-inch round panna cotta or 7 to 8 1/2-cup servings*

Choco Banana Tofu Panna Cotta. Have you ever had tofu in your dessert? Before you say "yew" think again..This is my first trial with tofu as a dessert ingredient. I watched this episode in Food Network where they made honey lemon Panna cotta and I had an instant urge to make something similar but healthy. So I saw some other recipes where they substituted heavy cream with Tofu..I thought it was very interesting and surprisingly I had tofu in my pantry..so I came up with this yummy and healthy panna cotta recipe that you will definitely enjoy!!! Servings : 4-5Ingredients: Tofu - 1/2 lb Banana, ripened - 1 no Milk, 2% - 1 cup Cocoa powder - 3 Tbsp Sugar - 1/2 cup Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp Gelatin powder - 1 pouch Method: Add tofu, banana, cocoa powder, sugar and half the milk in a blender and blend it to a smooth liquid.Add the gelatin powder to the remaining milk and let it dissolve for a few minutes.

Serve chill and enjoy. Home-style chicken curry. Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta with Candied Kumquats and Sea Salt–Roasted Pistachios | James Beard Foundation. La Petite Grocery, New Orleans "I took a trip to Istanbul and was incredibly inspired by the flavor profiles there," says pastry chef Wyatt. "The touch of orange blossom water and pistachios in this recipe are a nod to Turkish cuisine. " Yield: 4 servings Method: Make the caramel: gently mix together the sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons of water, and the corn syrup in a small, heavy-bottomed sauce pot over medium heat.

Make the panna cotta: combine the sugar, cream, lemon zest, and salt in a sauce pot and bring just to a simmer. Prepare an ice bath. Soak the gelatin in ice water for 5 minutes. Make the candied kumquats: preheat the oven to 325ºF. Make the roasted pistachios: toss the pistachios with the corn syrup, sugar, and salt until coated. To serve, gently run a sharp knife around the edge of each ramekin.

Garlic Soup Recipe - Spanish Food. If you're like us, you look to the seasons for what to cook. Get to the market, and we'll show you what to do with your haul. Today: Meet Spain's fluffy, pungent sopa de ajo, a peasant soup that will carry you through the last stretches of winter. When winter persists, shooing us back towards our pantries and away from the outside world, we turn to peasant food: to beans, to porridge, to pasta. To cabbage, and potatoes, and cabbage and potatoes.

To warm things that make the gnarliest of roots palatable and soften our hard, icy souls. But you cannot look at another brassica. To solve this problem, I suggest that you traipse through France, over some mountains, and into Spain, where abuelas everywhere are waiting for you with large, warming bowls of sopa de ajo. But, like even the roughest of codgers, this soup holds teddy bear potential. Spaniards use meat or poultry stock here, but I abstain from both, and instead use salty, bay leaf-infused water.

So suck it, winter. Serves 6. Korean Chicken Nuggets. Lately I’ve been craving spicy, comfort foods and for me Korean fried chicken is definitely one of them. Korean fried chicken is something my sister and I grew up with. My mom never made it (she’s not a big fan of frying or fried foods), but every now and then we would go to the Korean market with my mom and she would get us an order of honey and peanut (which by the way, peanuts need to be crushed and sprinkled onto a lot more savory stuff) glazed Korean fried chicken in the prepared foods section and we would happily nosh on the package together because it was a big pile of sweet, sticky, crispy, rich, deliciousness. Even if it was slightly soggy from steaming in the package on the way home, we didn’t care, it was just that good to us.

I’m not sure why this random childhood food memory of eating fried chicken is so clear in both our minds. Today we have a similar version of this nostalgic meal but in nugget form….yep, Korean Chicken Nuggets, and with a spicy Korean bbq sauce. Cheesy Bacon Cauliflower Soup. I love everything about classic loaded baked potato soup – bacon, cheese, green onions, thick and creamy soup – but I don’t love the calories and fat. One cup of loaded baked potato soup with bacon can have over 500 calories and 12 PointsPlus®. For one cup! So for a healthier option I have been making my own cheesy baked potato soup with cauliflower. It’s lower calorie, lower carb, and I absolutely love the earthy flavor the cauliflower adds. Paired with some crispy turkey bacon and green onions it makes the perfect meal to warm up on a cold or rainy day.

Cheesy Bacon Cauliflower SoupServings: 5Serving Size: 1 cupNutritional Information: 224 calories, 9.5g of fat, 13.9g of carbohydrates, 1.6g of fiber, 22.8g of protein, 9g of sugarWeight Watchers® PointsPlus®: 5 * Ingredients Instructions Add the cauliflower to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. . * PointsPlus® calculated by Slender Kitchen; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc.

Do you like these recipes? Chicken Tamale Casserole Recipe - 6 Points. This unique twist on a tamale turns a popular Mexican meal into a classic American-style comfort dish that is positively delicious. A base of cornbread mixed with corn, green chilies and fresh jalapeños, topped with shredded chicken, enchilada sauce and cheese, come together to put a tamale into casserole form for just 6 Points + per serving. It’s a quick and easy dish to prepare, and heats up great the next day too. This was so good, and so satisfying…it was a great Weight Watchers Dinner Recipe that the whole family could enjoy.

A Mexican tamale in casserole form, this is one incredibly delicious meal. Ingredients Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Preparation time: 10 minute(s) Cooking time: 30 minute(s) Diet tags: Low calorie, Reduced fat, High protein Number of servings (yield): 8 Culinary tradition: Mexican Calories: 265 Fat: 3.5g Protein: 21g Entire recipe makes 8 servings Serving size is 1/8th of casserole Each serving = 6 Points + Meyer Lemon Cheesecake Bars « Creamy Almond Butter Freezer Fudge.