Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup red onion, minced
1 16 oz jar roasted red peppers, drained and coarsely chopped
2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
3 cups chicken broth
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoons granular sugar or artificial sweetener
1 cup heavy cream
Directions:
In a large pot, add oil and butter, onions and red peppers. Saute until onions are soft, then combine everything else (except the cream). Bring to a boil then simmer...
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So the last few weeks have been radio silence over here. My grand plans of updating regularly got overshadowed by "OMGWTFBBQ" overwhelmed nonsense. Getting back on track should happen soon, if slowly.
Both sides of my family have long, detailed histories of both diabetes and heart disease. I recognized the signals in my body and went to the doctor. Sho' nuff, I have full-blown type-2 diabetes. I thought I was prepared for the news, as I pretty much expected it to be the case, but I was surprised by the flood of emotions that came next. I felt shame around my Paula-Dean-Like cooking style, my penchant...
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My masterpiece.
These fluffy little whipped pillows of chocolatey Irish cream are perfection. In coffee, in cocoa, on a grown-up smore... amazingly delicious. While the alcohol doesn't cook out of these, there's only a couple tablespoons in the whole batch. How do you make these nom nom noms? Glad you asked!
Ingredients:
1 cup ice cold water, divided in half
3 packets of gelatin, flavorless
1 1/2cups of granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tb Irish cream liqueur
2/3 cup cocoa powder, divided in half
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup powdered sugar
non-stick cooking spray
Equipment:
Stand...
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This year we hosted my brother and made way more dinner than three people should eat, but that's all a ruse anyway - it's all about Black Friday Pie at our house.
Black Friday Pie is, simply, the greatest pot pie you'll ever eat. Basically, you par-bake a pie crust (as if you were baking a crust for a cream pie) and then layer in your leftovers, leaving mashed potatoes for the "top crust meringue-wannabe" and on Black Friday, you throw it back in the oven to warm through - about 20 mins at 325.
Ours is layered like so: turkey, cheesy corn, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes....
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Maybe it's because I grew up with punny snark sharks, but I love a cheesy word-play tie-in. Dinner and a Movie becomes an "event" that's a bit more exciting than "Tuesday" when you put a little effort in. Some of my favorite combinations of food and film include Shrimp Po-boys and the movie Fanboys.
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