Not this old thing again

I don't know about y'all but I love having {almost} the same thing for breakfast every morning.  I am a very picky breakfast eater so that's probably why I tend to have the same thing every morning.  Here is a view of my plate most mornings:  HELLO WILD PLATE!!! 


2 egg whites, scrambled or omelet style.  1/4 cup of rolled oat {Henry's Market}w/a handful of fruit. 



What do you normally have for breakfast?  Any new ideas you can give me?

Life Happens

Wow, it's been a New York minute! Everything happening so fast and not enough time to make it happen!!  Have you ever felt that way?  I have been busy recently with so many different projects as well as a mini-vacation and a sick family...yikes!!!  So I apologize for the lack of posts.  But, I am back whether or not you are ready...just kidding!!  

I'll be back with tomorrow with my normal posting but for today, ponder these for a bit...and enjoy your day!!!

Cute as a shish kebab?

Normally, I don't classify my food as being "cute" allright, okay maybe I actually do describe my food as being cute, adorable or and just downright charming.  I mean come on, when you have something that looks like this:

 or like this:

How can you not describe them as being adorable? Isn't he just the cutest? Walter is his name.

 

 

Do you find your food cute?  

 

 

 

Here are some more "charming" and edible eye candy. 

 

 

 

 

 Have a foodilious day!!

Did I say fried?

I love eating fried cheese sticks. YIKES!! Did I admit that out loud or worse in print?  Yes, I did. Now, don't get me wrong I don't eat this type of stuff daily (ha, ha, can you imagine?) I don't even eat it weekly but once in a while when I am eating out, I am in the mood for some gooey, cheesy goodness, enter the famous fried mozzarella stick. 

Don't they look d-lish?? 

Well of course, I was on a quest to try to find a healthier option for these suckers so that I could possibly make at home, more often.  I saw a recipe via pinterest and decided to give it a whirl.

Ingredients: Egg roll wrappers & light string cheese. 

Step 1: Wrap the string cheese tightly around the cheese stick and brush with olive oil. 

Step 2: Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

Allright, so they don't look like the yummy goodness of the cheese sticks above, but that's not the point right? Right?  Please say right and make me feel better.  AWWWW thanks!!  Well, these were a FOOD FAIL!!  They did not taste good, were too crispy for my taste (although, I am sure most of you are thinking, duh what did you think egg rolls were going to do?) My goal was to obtain the desired fried cheese sticks not an egg roll mess. 

Back to the drawing board.  

Have you tried making a healthy fried version of an appetizer? If so which ones and how did it turn out?

Have a foodilious day!!

My latest obsession

I decided to visit my local TJ (Trader Joes's) the other day for some shopping essentials when I looked at, picked up and purchased an impulse item.  Love when that happens, well actually I probably don't love it as much as the store owner does... more $$$ in their pocket and out of mine, but at least I can put it down on my resume: "IMPULSE SHOPPER" woo hoo!! 

Back to my purchase, I have been reading about this item all over blog land and have been very anxious to try it, enter impulse buy (show us your good angle):





Note: Not personal picture.


Let me tell you a little bit about this obsession. It's creamy, it's unsalted, it pairs beautifully with whole wheat toast and strawberry slices!!  A little goes a long way with this buddy, it's my partner for life!!  A beautiful friendship has been made, can't wait to try it's cousin:

Have you tried Almond Butter? If so which one is your favorite?

Have a foodilious day!!



Don't forget to add the salsa

Salsa (which if you say it really fast or with a thick accent, is truly hysterical) is a fabulous garnish to an abundance of food dishes.  If you notice yesterday, I topped my salsa on this.  D-lish!!  The salsa came straight from good ol' Martha Stewart (shocking, I know, I didn't use a Food Network recipe). I receive her Everyday FOOD in the mail and when I saw her salsa recipe in her June edition, I knew I had to attempt for my Mahi Taco night. 


Ingredients: 2 plum beefsteak tomatoes, 1 med onion, 3 garlic cloves and 3 jalapenos.



The recipe itself called for 1 white onion, as you can see from the first picture those were NOT white. I know cardinal rule, follow your recipe to the best of your ability, however, in my defense, I did buy a white onion which when I went to use was ROTTEN & MOLDY-ewww!!!

Moving away from the moldy onion, the recipe itself was super easy!! I used only 2 jalapenos, for fear of a too hot to handle spicy salsa for the common folk, aka dining companions, aka WEAKLINGS!!!

Back to the salsa, it was not the BEST salsa that I had eaten (and damn those pictures made it look like it would be the best, ha ha, I got suckered) but again in my defense, well really Martha's, she did tell me to use a white onion and 3 jalapenos. Having said that, I will attempt again with the proper ingredients because salsa is just too damn important!!

What's your favorite type of salsa? Store bought or homemade!!!

Have a foodilious day!!

Everything is better with salsa

Look at that Salsa, yummmy!! Garnishing the top of my breakfast burrito. Bringing you more details on the salsa tomorrow on the blog!!  Enjoy your Thursday!!

Shh...it's in the sauce.

Sauces make the dish. Specifically, if it's a dish consiting of mainly sauce no vegetables, no fruit, nothing else but sauce and meat, you want it to be spectacular.

 Last night, I tried my hand on a simmer sauce that I purchased from Trader Joe. Enter the beautiful jar purchased at my local Trader Joes (smile for the camera):

And now making it's debut the dish that held hands with the above sauce.

The recipe itself is very simple. Add 1 cup of water and chicken to sauce and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Easy and Simple!! 

The lowdown on this dish is that the sauce was too watered down. It tasted too much like I just poured tomato sauce out of the can on my rice and chicken. It had flavor but not enough to keep me interested. When expecting masala, I want something rich and thick to satisfy my taste buds.  I was asked, would you attempt again if you were to add less water (okay, so what if i was the one that asked myself)? The jury is still out on that one.

.Not exactly a food fail as it was still tasty enough to consume. 

Have a foodilicious day!!

Warning: Don't read if hungry

Food styling, don't you just love it!! Yes, people actually "dress" up their food to look appetizing. I don't mean they add a cute scarf and dangly earrings, (although that would be cute). I am saying that food can be positioned, cut, garnished or whatever to make it look so darn cute, you want to pinch its' cheeks. Not to mention styled perfectly to make you hungry, even if you just ate.

 A few inspirational "styled" food shoots via pinterest.

Grilled Asparagus positioned perfectly which makes them look crisp and tasty

Olive oil and garlic bread cut at the right angle to ensure all the flavors are there for your viewing pleasure.

Greek Pita wrap with a dollop of Greek yogurt positioned to make you want to take a bite.

Chick pea fries wrapped in beautiful wrapping and photo edited perfectly.

Peach tart. "Crumbed" to perfection.

Chocolate!!  Enough said.  YUM!! 

These pictures make me want to stay in the kitchen all day and cook/bake!! YUM!!  Happy Tuesday!

Happy 4th

Enjoy your cupcake!!!  Have a safe and happy 4th!! XOXO