Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Kamikaze Cook- A Kamikazeism
If you find a magic lantern and you're granted three wishes, does a carton of a dozen small Cadbury Cream Eggs count as 12 or just 1?
The Kamikaze Cook #15 Holy Mole!
I tried mole again for the first time in (cough) years and it's not bad. Not sure it's exactly to my taste but good for a change every once in a while. What I made was not particularly interesting- I made some white rice, cooked white meat chicken in a pan and then added the pre-made sauce. I paired it with that amazing corn cake side/dessert from El Torrito (which you can now purchase at grocery stores). That, as always, was amazing. I did do ONE thing which I thought deserved a Kamikaze spot though....read on.
I was trying to figure out what vegetable to pair with my dinner but couldn't decide so I chose to have a salad, but the only dressing I had was honey mustard which didn't sound appealing at all, so....I decided to take some of the mole sauce, put it in the freezer for 5 minutes and put THAT over my salad. I have to say it was new and interesting and you should try it!
I was trying to figure out what vegetable to pair with my dinner but couldn't decide so I chose to have a salad, but the only dressing I had was honey mustard which didn't sound appealing at all, so....I decided to take some of the mole sauce, put it in the freezer for 5 minutes and put THAT over my salad. I have to say it was new and interesting and you should try it!
The Kamikaze Cook- Tip (Pizza)
I love pizza. I eat pizza frequently. Could be from the cheap place down the street, the quality restaurant I rarely treat myself to or frozen, but be sure, I eat it. Here are some tricks I've learned over the years to improve your frozen pizza experience.
Prior to cooking a frozen pizza, cut the slices. This makes it much easier to handle when it's hot and none of "your" cheese will get on "their" slice. Of course, I'm single so they're all my slices but still...
When I was vegetarian (for those brief few months) I would sautee my favorite vegetables, like onion, zucchini and even tomato and put them on a halfway cooked cheese pizza and put in oven for the rest of the cooking time. Yum.
I almost always buy extra mozzarella cheese when I buy frozen. I love cheese anyway so even if I don't use all of it, which I normally don't, I can use it on other things later. I usually put half the package on for the last 7-10 minutes in the oven so it gets melted and gooey.
Hope this keeps your tummy happy!
Prior to cooking a frozen pizza, cut the slices. This makes it much easier to handle when it's hot and none of "your" cheese will get on "their" slice. Of course, I'm single so they're all my slices but still...
When I was vegetarian (for those brief few months) I would sautee my favorite vegetables, like onion, zucchini and even tomato and put them on a halfway cooked cheese pizza and put in oven for the rest of the cooking time. Yum.
I almost always buy extra mozzarella cheese when I buy frozen. I love cheese anyway so even if I don't use all of it, which I normally don't, I can use it on other things later. I usually put half the package on for the last 7-10 minutes in the oven so it gets melted and gooey.
Hope this keeps your tummy happy!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Kamikaze Cook #14 Another French Toast Option
I was craving a mid-morning snack and figured french toast is always a winner so why not? I didn't have the ingredients to make my other recipe (see #6) so here's what I did instead!
Since I didn't have bread, I decided to use my Honey Wheatberry English Muffins as the base. I did the usual, eggs, milk, vanilla, and milk but instead of heating olive oil in the pan, I used REAL butter. Once they were finished, I put some chocolate chips, powdered sugar and honey on them. There should be a law against something so decadent...
Since I didn't have bread, I decided to use my Honey Wheatberry English Muffins as the base. I did the usual, eggs, milk, vanilla, and milk but instead of heating olive oil in the pan, I used REAL butter. Once they were finished, I put some chocolate chips, powdered sugar and honey on them. There should be a law against something so decadent...
The Kamikaze Cook #13 Steak and zucchini
Sometimes you just crave "meat"- am I wrong? I thought not. So, I purchased a nice steak and let it cook for about four hours yesterday and had it for dinner (see #9 for seasonings and gravy recipe). I did discover something though- I think next time I will put about two tablespoons of water into the bottom of the pan and cover with foil instead of a cookie sheet over the top. Why? While the meat is very well cooked and pulls apart easily with a fork, it has been a bit dry the last two times I have done this. I'm thinking adding the water and foil will help this problem. The real yummy part is what I did next...
Wash zucchini (or your favorite vegetable), cut off ends and slice in half. After removing the meat from the pan and putting it on a plate in the microwave to keep warm, place the zucchini into the pans' liquid and seasonings and kind of soak up those flavors on both sides. Turn the oven to broil and put the vegetables under for 7-10 minutes or until desired tenderness. This is healthy and way yummy!
Wash zucchini (or your favorite vegetable), cut off ends and slice in half. After removing the meat from the pan and putting it on a plate in the microwave to keep warm, place the zucchini into the pans' liquid and seasonings and kind of soak up those flavors on both sides. Turn the oven to broil and put the vegetables under for 7-10 minutes or until desired tenderness. This is healthy and way yummy!
Monday, March 15, 2010
The Kamikaze Cook- Backnote
Backnote to #11 Swedish Cookies...
I finally tried making these with strawberry preserves on top. Not bad but I think next time I'll use a cheaper version of strawberry jelly so that it's not so chunky and it crystallizes a bit more during cooking. ;o)
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