This was so yummy!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Steak sandwiches
Who needs black-eyed peas on New Year's Day? I didn't want to cook a big meal, so after scanning the frig, I decided to make a steak sandwich.
I grilled some thin cut ribeye steaks with Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick. Then I toasted some Italian bread slices. I mixed mayo, mustard and horseradish for a sandwich spread that was incredible.
Put it all together and YUM!
Live well, eat well, enjoy...
Cyn aka Fine Mama
Chicken Piccata
I got a new phone a few months ago. (#team android!) I downloaded the "In the Kitchen" app that Food Network has and found this wonderful recipe by Giada de Laurentis. I made a side dish of green beans with almonds and my family and I enjoyed.
Live well, eat well, enjoy...
Cyn aka Fine Mama
A quick and easy dinner
Some meals need no explanation. I'll just say, this was so good!
Live well, eat well, enjoy...
Cyn aka Fine Mama
Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs
I decided that I wanted to make meatballs. What better way to have meatballs than in a very traditional way, spaghetti and meatballs. Of course, I didn't stick to traditional.
On a previous trip to the grocery store, I stopped and looked at whole wheat pasta and thought "I should really try this, especially since my goal is to eat better this year." So my decision to make meatballs was joined with the decision to use the whole wheat spaghetti I had bought.
I pulled on memories of food shows (yeah, I'm a FoodNetwork junkie) and thought I don't need a recipe. (Fortunately, I was right this time.) The meatballs are made with 90/10 ground beef. I usually buy lean ground beef. Not only is it better for you, but you don't lose as much when you cook it and there's so much less fat.
I added an egg and some seasonings that I'm not sure I could recall right now, oh and Italian breadcrumbs. Mix it like meatloaf. (Yes, you have to stick your hands in and get messy! lol) I then rolled 13 meatballs and baked them in a 350 degree oven.
I mixed the meatballs with the spaghetti sauce and topped the whole wheat spaghetti with it. The meal was hit at my house.
Live well, eat well, enjoy...
Cyn aka Fine Mama
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Cooking in 2011... Where did the year go???
Wow! 2010 is almost over. Where did the year go? No really, I'm still trying to figure where the month of September went! Okay, so we can't get time back, but we can plan for our future. I'm sure most of us are planning to rock 2011 off the hinges. I hear many people making New Years' Resolutions. You know the promises that we make to ourselves at the end of each year and usually abandon somewhere between January 15 and March 31?
I personally stopped making resolutions at the year's end years ago. But this year I do have some things I want to do differently. Lifestyle changes rather than resolutions. No, I'm not going to tell myself or anyone else that I'm going to the gym to work out or walking around the neighborhood or giving up some of my favorite indulgences; but I am going to look at small ways (or maybe large ways) to change the things I do everyday.
As this blog is about cooking and food, two of my favorite indulgences, I'll focus there. The biggest change I plan to make is to cook with more natural ingredients and eat out less. I'd been working towards this and then the busy-ness of the end of year and holiday festivities came and blew it out of the water.
I just read an article that stated at the end "EAT RIGHT RULE: If your food can go bad, it's good for you. If it can't go bad, it's bad for you." (SHOCKING: The truth about your food--and unintended weight gain: http://su.pr/5IhjK0) While reading this article, I had many things that I had found out about processed food in 2010 brought back to the forefront of my mind. So, my goal in the upcoming year - to cook more with natural ingredients. My search is officially on for recipes that are simple and that are natural.
Now as this is no small undertaking, and I am still a single parent, there will processed shortcuts in some of the recipes I use. But the goal is to get better, not be perfect.
Thanks so much for all of your support this year and I look forward to sharing pics and recipes with you in 2011!
Live well, eat well, enjoy!
Cyn aka Fine Mama
I personally stopped making resolutions at the year's end years ago. But this year I do have some things I want to do differently. Lifestyle changes rather than resolutions. No, I'm not going to tell myself or anyone else that I'm going to the gym to work out or walking around the neighborhood or giving up some of my favorite indulgences; but I am going to look at small ways (or maybe large ways) to change the things I do everyday.
As this blog is about cooking and food, two of my favorite indulgences, I'll focus there. The biggest change I plan to make is to cook with more natural ingredients and eat out less. I'd been working towards this and then the busy-ness of the end of year and holiday festivities came and blew it out of the water.
I just read an article that stated at the end "EAT RIGHT RULE: If your food can go bad, it's good for you. If it can't go bad, it's bad for you." (SHOCKING: The truth about your food--and unintended weight gain: http://su.pr/5IhjK0) While reading this article, I had many things that I had found out about processed food in 2010 brought back to the forefront of my mind. So, my goal in the upcoming year - to cook more with natural ingredients. My search is officially on for recipes that are simple and that are natural.
Now as this is no small undertaking, and I am still a single parent, there will processed shortcuts in some of the recipes I use. But the goal is to get better, not be perfect.
Thanks so much for all of your support this year and I look forward to sharing pics and recipes with you in 2011!
Live well, eat well, enjoy!
Cyn aka Fine Mama
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