I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas! Our's was wonderful.
Our Christmas Dinner was amazing Pheasant Stuffed Peppers with Mushroom Risotto-I will share this recipe later in the week as right now I am in the middle of creating for tonight's festivities!
Tonight is:
Scottiglia(Medley of Meats) with Potato Cheese Gnocci
then tomorrow night it is
Arroz con Pollo
I just love the Holidays!
Enjoy
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Becky's In Home Bistro New Low Calorie Lunch Program
It is not often that I refer readers of my blog to my Personal Chef Business and website, but today I am going to!
I have begun a new program that I am calling the Low Calorie Lunch Program.
Do you have a couple of friends that you have been chatting with about eating healthier in the New Year?
Well if so, check out www.beckysinhombistro.com for details!
Looking forward to hearing from you
I have begun a new program that I am calling the Low Calorie Lunch Program.
Do you have a couple of friends that you have been chatting with about eating healthier in the New Year?
Well if so, check out www.beckysinhombistro.com for details!
Looking forward to hearing from you
Monday, December 13, 2010
An Ingenious Gift to Give
Do you ever look at something in your fridge an wonder-how long has that been in here? Well instead of guessing this gadget maybe for you or a loved one on your Christmas list.
It is a Digital Day Counter. You put it on an item in your fridge or any item in your house that should be kept track of and it automatically counts days for you.
Check it out at the link above. You get 2 of them for $8!
A unique gift for that special someone on your list!
It is a Digital Day Counter. You put it on an item in your fridge or any item in your house that should be kept track of and it automatically counts days for you.
Check it out at the link above. You get 2 of them for $8!
A unique gift for that special someone on your list!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Worst Snow Storm of Century=Cookie Baking
Well life give you lots and lots and lots of snow you make Christmas Cookies is what I say!
So today we made a double batch of Chewy Molasses Cookies with the Gingerbread Marshmallows and Chocolate and White Chocolate bark with Sweet/Salty Cajun Trail Mix on it.
Check out the pictures! They both turned out pretty tasty-actually very tasty!
Had to share the Grinch picture as Frank is kinda getting freaked out with it sitting on the table-He says it Keeps staring at him!!!!!!
Enjoy
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Another Interesting Creation-Appetizer Idea Alert
Holiday entertaining can get expensive and sometimes I think we get so caught up in finding the perfect recipe for each event that we don't allow ourselves to "create" that perfect food item-whether it be a salad, soup or appetizer! Here is one that I came up with the other night when we had friends over and I decided at the last minute that I probably should have an appetizer.
Name of this one is still in the works-let's go with Phyllo Black Bean Pillows for right now.
This recipe makes enough for 4 people
8 sheets of phyllo dough
1 stick of melted butter
1 cup feta cheese-room temp
1/2 cup black beans rinsed and drained
1/2 cup corn-thawed if frozen
1/4 large onion grated
1 egg
salt and pepper
1 tsp cumin
crushed red pepper to taste
Filling
Combine feta cheese and black beans-mash slightly to combine well. Grate onion into this mixture. Add corn, egg and seasonings. Stir well to combine all ingredients.
Assembly
Lay on sheet of phyllo out on counter-paint lightly with melted butter. Top with another sheet and repeat butter. Take a heaping tablespoon (or 1/8 of the mixture) and place it in the middle bottom of the phyllo about 2 inches from the edge.
Fold the bottom edge up then each side and roll almost like and egg roll. Place on sprayed cookie sheet with seam side up.
Repeat this for 7 more times. Brush any leftover butter on tops and sides of each roll.
Bake in 375 degree oven until golden brown and flaky-about 20-30 minutes.
I asked my guests to critique this "recipe" as I just threw it together-it was well liked by everyone-possibly a drizzle of something on the top or something to dip it in-haven't really come up with anything at this point to dip or drizzle but maybe because I liked them just the way they were.
I have to say-by no means was this a perfect appetizer, but I did take pride in creating it!
Try this the next time you entertain and let me know the results!
Enjoy
More baking this weekend so stay tuned-possibly pictures this time!
Com
Name of this one is still in the works-let's go with Phyllo Black Bean Pillows for right now.
This recipe makes enough for 4 people
8 sheets of phyllo dough
1 stick of melted butter
1 cup feta cheese-room temp
1/2 cup black beans rinsed and drained
1/2 cup corn-thawed if frozen
1/4 large onion grated
1 egg
salt and pepper
1 tsp cumin
crushed red pepper to taste
Filling
Combine feta cheese and black beans-mash slightly to combine well. Grate onion into this mixture. Add corn, egg and seasonings. Stir well to combine all ingredients.
Assembly
Lay on sheet of phyllo out on counter-paint lightly with melted butter. Top with another sheet and repeat butter. Take a heaping tablespoon (or 1/8 of the mixture) and place it in the middle bottom of the phyllo about 2 inches from the edge.
Fold the bottom edge up then each side and roll almost like and egg roll. Place on sprayed cookie sheet with seam side up.
Repeat this for 7 more times. Brush any leftover butter on tops and sides of each roll.
Bake in 375 degree oven until golden brown and flaky-about 20-30 minutes.
I asked my guests to critique this "recipe" as I just threw it together-it was well liked by everyone-possibly a drizzle of something on the top or something to dip it in-haven't really come up with anything at this point to dip or drizzle but maybe because I liked them just the way they were.
I have to say-by no means was this a perfect appetizer, but I did take pride in creating it!
Try this the next time you entertain and let me know the results!
Enjoy
More baking this weekend so stay tuned-possibly pictures this time!
Com
Monday, December 6, 2010
Christmas Cookie Update
Snickerdoodles were of course fabulous!
Chocolate cookies with Heath Bit Centers-wonderfully crunchy with the surprise center-definately a keeper!
Hot and Sassy cookies look wonderful and taste very good=except not as spicy as I was thinking they would be. You definately get heat after the fact but not alot. But I will most likely make them again.
Hope everyone is enjoying this time of the year with the baking and cooking in general!
Enjoy
Chocolate cookies with Heath Bit Centers-wonderfully crunchy with the surprise center-definately a keeper!
Hot and Sassy cookies look wonderful and taste very good=except not as spicy as I was thinking they would be. You definately get heat after the fact but not alot. But I will most likely make them again.
Hope everyone is enjoying this time of the year with the baking and cooking in general!
Enjoy
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Christmas Cookies !!!!!!!!
We decided this morning was a perfect day to make some Christmas cookies so e are making a few different kinds.
Traditionally one of our favorites are Snickerdoodles so that is a MUST!
Then we go to non traditional as neither one of us wanted to go to the grocery store for additional ingredients-so......
Chocolate Cookies with heath bit centers
and
Hot & Sassy Peanut Butter Buds-this recipe was in the local paper this past week-it is my first attempt at hot and sweet cookies (remember the bacon toffee???) Anyhow, these cookies call for cayenne pepper in dough and rolled in a sugar cayenne mixture. Then baked and topped with a chocolate bar infused with chile-well I didn't have that on hand so we will be adding some chipotle in adobo to the chocolate frosting-then these are drizzled with a white chocolate!
So off I go to making and baking-I will update you all on the creations on improvisations!!!!
Traditionally one of our favorites are Snickerdoodles so that is a MUST!
Then we go to non traditional as neither one of us wanted to go to the grocery store for additional ingredients-so......
Chocolate Cookies with heath bit centers
and
Hot & Sassy Peanut Butter Buds-this recipe was in the local paper this past week-it is my first attempt at hot and sweet cookies (remember the bacon toffee???) Anyhow, these cookies call for cayenne pepper in dough and rolled in a sugar cayenne mixture. Then baked and topped with a chocolate bar infused with chile-well I didn't have that on hand so we will be adding some chipotle in adobo to the chocolate frosting-then these are drizzled with a white chocolate!
So off I go to making and baking-I will update you all on the creations on improvisations!!!!
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