WELL its a birthday so you have to HAVE CAKE !!!!!!! I am not a baker way tooo much measuring and exactness ( NOT ME ) so a box mix will do SORRY to ALL U professional bakers (I know my limits ) He likes a MARBLE cake w/ CHOCOLATE frosting n thats WHAT he got !!! DAD frosted while I did dinner I made CAKE early this am BETWEEN my ZOO & FARM games LMAO !!! I can not believe I AM DOING THIS !!!!!! OMG SO not me !!! ANY WAY sorry for another rant !! WELL HERES CAKE !!!! SEE YOU SOON I HOPE BYE FOR NOW ♥♥♥♥
HI!!! Welcome everyone , yesterday April 10th 2010 was my youngest sons 23rd birthday !! We went out for dinner to CARMEN ANTHONYS !!! It was great !! Justin was born on a MONDAY ( a C-section scheduled he was my 5th preg. n like 3 yrs ( ANOTHER TIME KKK I WILL WRITE )!!!! 2 nd child ( oldest his bro. (MARINE) was 4th ) STAY tuned for HISTORY LATER BACK TO REALITY !!! RICK my AWESOME , AMAZING HUSBAND of almost 34 yrs came w/ Christian 27 mos.old in a LIMO to pick us up !!! It was my 35th bithday on Thursday April 13 th , ALSO HOLY Thursday n I had to cook for EASTER !!!! OMG TAlK about DRAMA !!! but as you know I handled it !!! SOrry to RANT but it kinda just came out ( that's what this is all about right ) !!!SO ANYWAY to nites dinner was VEAL MARSALA over fresh Linguine , you know lots of fresh SLICED garlic n parsley !!!!!!
SATurday nite before EASTER I usually TRY n not COOK but kinda never works out that way !!! NO problem , right casue I LUV to COOK !!!!!! ANY way we were having FRESH shrimp from CHINA TOWN , NY over Rigatoni w/ VINCENTS Sauce !!!!! AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAUCE is like NO OTHER !!!!!! SHRIMP so fresh taste like ocean !!!! ENJOY
Came home from LITTLE ITALY n put away food n had to run to # 1 Fish Market n get little necks 24 ( 2 doZ ) & minced clams , go 2 pizza rest & get 3 small doughs n of COURSE LIQUOR Store ( just to make sure ) I had enough WINE 2 get through the nite !!! LMAO TUFF ONE !!! Then came home n proceeded to wash n scrub clams then cook them in pan till they opened n then ............. make other clam sauce n make pizzas !!!!! HUBBY, bro-in-law, cousin, (MY KIDS OUT 4 dinner ) RESULTS FOLLOW 1st one was gone n seconds no pics this was 2 nd one !!!!!
Every GOOD FRIDAY since I was very little we used to go to Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY to buy our LEBANESE FOOD then cross the bridge and go into LITTLE ITALY and eat at VINCENT'S CLAM BAR corner of Hester n Mott!!!!!! THEN walk around n shop @ various stores !! WE StILL carry on that TRADITION 2day !!! I /WE luv it !!! So the pics will follow that DAY !!! ENJOY as I have n GOD willing will continue to !! IF any of you want to JOIN us just let me KNOW we can MEET N NY !!!!!
HI!!!!!!!!!! I'M back again.............................. 2nd PIZZA for tonite !!! I told you this NEVER STOPS !!!!! ANyway it was a :::: RICOTTA Cheese , tomatoes, sauteed hot & sweet sausage , fresh mozz, garlic, parsley,& wild mushrooms !!!! YUMMO !!!! again ALL GONE !!!!!
ANOTHER request from my other son at a moments notice ( WELL STOCKED PANTRY & FRIG ) at all times !!!!! PIZZA :::: peppered bacon w/ onions & mushrooms , fire roasted tomatoes !!!! need I say LOTS of sliced GARLIC & fresh parsley !!!! YUMMO ♥♥♥♥
DINNER , was a request from my MARINE son who's home for a short time ! It was Rigatoni Alla Buttera !!! It was amazing as you will see!!!
HI !!!!! Everyone its been a few days since I've written !!!! SO SORRY and I do miss this I will continue , hopefully daily from now on .I think I'm kinda caught up well ,as can be expected for now . My MARINE son came home on HOLY Thursday , which was April 1 st last week as today is Friday OMG its been over A WEEK wow !!! TIME DOES FLY BY !!!! That was crazy enough but a family tradition is we go to NEW YORK , on GOOD FRIDAY , which I/we still did !!! NEED I say more then SAT was last minute shopping early for fresh produce , and the prepping had begun , then it was an EASTER FEAST (pics will follow ) !!! THEN just plain craziness w/ him home n regular tasks!! NOw weather is getting warmer I am also responsilbe for outside as well .SOMEONE has to work , ( I DO NOT ) so I do it all inside & outside !!! I will explain GOOD FRIDAY at another time it needs is own SPACE !!!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Good Evening everyone !!! Another , down pouring rainy day n CT !!!! dinner for boys/men was boneless organic chicken thighs over angel hair w/ vincents sauce ( from Little Italy ) & a nice caesar salad !!!! NO PICS !!! I then sauteed myself some sausage links removed from skins w/ leftover butternut squash n roasted garlic added some scallions!!!! AWESOME
Monday, March 29, 2010
Welcome everyone, it was and still is a VERY RAINY DAY n CT. and will be thru wed noon!!!!! Thank-GOD for MY MAIN MAN GIL , the local weather man HE IS ON THE TARGET !!!! SO I was prepared to be in house from Sat thru Wed !! Tonights DINNER : FRESH SHRIMP (rest Depot ) over baby spinach w/ sliced garlic roasted butternut squash w/ garlic & sugar crystals & saigon cinnamon sliced strawberries ( whole foods )
Sunday, March 28, 2010
hi!!!! THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A RECORD 4 POSTS N 1 DAY I HOPE SO DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A HABIT OF THIS ( lmao ) ANYWAY AS YOU KNOW I DID NOT GET MUCH PIZZA SO I MADE ANOTHER ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT SMART I MADE PLAIN W/ANCHOVIES, 1 OF MY FAV'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT NO ONE ELSE'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BINGO NO ONE WILL EAT FINALLY DINNER N LEFT OVER 4 BREAKFAST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HI !!! again this makes this 3 times in one day WOW !!! YOU will not believe this but you might if you KNOW me !!!!! While I was doing this and I finished , the pic you are going to see is typical of my house !!! YOU wait n YOU do not eat !!!! LOL OH well it would have gone right to my belly and who needs that !! Certainly not this "OLD" lady !!!! (LMAO) any way here is PIC !!! YOU decide for yourselves ! Comments okay just be NICE they live here n hubby PAYS ALL the bills !!
AH !!!! AT last my pizza pic they have already come n reheated it and eaten I am still here typing WHAT is WRONG with this picture ????? A mothers work IS NEVER DONE and they ALWAYS come first !!!!! PIZZA : fire roasted tomatoes , very little mozz , lots of SLICED GARLIC , small white onion , fresh grated cheese, black pepper & oregano , & of course BACON
COOK : in a PRE heated OVEN 550 10 minutes then take off pan put on wire rack w/ pizza wooden board ( as seen in PIC ) I think its there pic of board cause thats how I take it OUT
slice n ENJOY............................. ♥♥♥♥
HI!!!! IT's late n they were starving , CAUSE I was on this ALL day doing my zoo n moving my FARM !!!! I LIKE this much bettter !!! SO for dinner they had chicken ( which you should know by now I do NOT eat ) so I had to make my self something QUICK !!!!! WEll it wasn't quick but they have eaten and mine just came out of oven !! YES I made a PIZZA FOR ME A QUICK GO TO !!!! DINNER : Emeril's Chicken Breasts with Dijon my version is a little different BUT I give CREDIT when its do !!!!! I use organic chicken boneless thighs (they like these ) served w/ waffle fries & corn niblets
Ingredients: 6 boneless organic chicken thighs EVOO white pepper sliced shallots dry white wine ( 2 nite's was lightly oaked chardonnay) Dijon mustard heavy cream ( I use 1/2 n 1/2 cause Rick uses that n his coffee ( I drink mine BLACK out of POT ) fresh Tarragon & fresh parsley
Directions: season chicken both sides w/ pepper heat oil n pan add chicken cook 4-6 minutes per side increase heat to high add shallots & WINE cook 5 minutes , remove chicken set aside whisk n mustard & cream , bring to a boil reduce heat n simmer until thick & bubbly add fresh tarragon & parsley remove from heat , spoon sauce over chicken SERVE IMMEDIATELY ♥♥♥♥
Good Morning, Happy Palm Sunday to ALL!!!! It is a very cold and RAW day in CT. Hubby is playing GOLF , he must be frozen by now !!! I made his breakfast and off he went at 8 am this morning. Then I made my breakfast which you shall see !
Fried egg w/ pancetta and sno pea shoots on everything rye bread spread w/ artichoke pate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMO oh sooo GOOD ♥♥♥♥
Saturday, March 27, 2010
HI!!!! what an amazing day!!!! Leslie picked me up and we went to Whole Foods n Orange, CT . WE meet a "NEW" FB friend it was SPECIAL !!!!! Did some awesome shopping n then took the girls to a RESTAURANT DEPOT , which I belong too !!! Another GREAT shopping for FOOD trip !!!! Came home and did FARMVILLE I guess I have become ADDICTED to!!! Then had to think about dinner it was getting close to that TIME !!!! so with all my new fresh purchases , I thought n thought !!! First ,most important I poured myself a glass of Lightly Oaked Chardonnay !!THen saw VEAL fresh from thursday!!! SO I decided lets do a spinach on bottom n a piece or two of veal then scallops & shrimp on top with silver sliced purple potatoes (BLUE) and awesome scallions I brought today with a chef's sampler mushroom , organic , package!!!
Ingredients:
EVOO , silvered garlic veal cutlets thin silvered sliced baby purple potatoes scallops 16-20 shrimp (size) baby spinach scallions gourment mushrooms white wine , which you have been drinking
How to make:
sautee EVOO n garlic cook veal 2 minutes remove keep warm cook purple potatoes remove keep warm sautee onions and mushrooms remove keep warm deglaze pan w/ whitw wine cook scallops and shrimp remove keep warm add all juices from all saved pans add spinach 5 minutess PLATE : spinach veal potaoes scallops and shrimp scallions and mushrooms
Thursday, March 25, 2010
WELCOME , Hi! It was not a very nice day today! SO I did not go out but did buy chicken cutlets yesterday at WCMP , cause my weatherman GIL the MAN, said it would b yucky n cold !!! Hubby came home and asked ( as he usually does ) What's for dinner , Hon??? I answered chicken and I want to use whats left of that pasta ( Barilla 10lb bag ) that's a whole nother story LATER!!! So he says he wants mushrooms, shallots, n of course garlic , EVOO w/ chicken over the rigatoni!! I reply, NO PROBLEM! YIKES!!!!! I have no fresh mushrooms ( used past two nites ) AH! but in my freezer, I have a bag of baby peas n mushrooms !!! WOW dinner is now in my HEAD !! A glass of Pinot Grigio, in my hand and I begin!!!
Ingredients: 2 lbs. thin chicken cutlets 4-5 cloves of garlic EVOO 2-3 shallots sliced thin mushrooms ( used bag of frozen mushrooms n peas ) 1/2 cup or so chicken broth 1/2 cup white wine I use Pinot or (what ever I am drinking ) salt n pepper to season chicken pre cooked pasta of your choice ( what you have on hand ) lots of grated cheese
How to make:
cook pasta n coat w/ EVOO ( keep warm ) saute garlic n shallots n EVOO add chicken cook 3-5 minutes each side (depending on thickness ) remove chicken ( keep warm ) deglaze pan w wine and chicken broth add mushrooms ,then chicken put over dishes of pasta add fresh parsley and grated cheese
ENJOY ♥♥♥♥
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
HI!!! Everyone, It was a GREAT DAY !!!! SUN was OUT !!!! AWESOME I LUV the SUN!!!!! So I was out n' bout most of the day!!! doing odds n' ends & getting more PANSIES !! another LUV of mine , as we do this together you will get to know more about ME ! Then comes the wonderful task for shopping for DINNER !!!! I go 2 a little LOCAL MEAT market !!! VEAL was on sale so that is DINNER : VEAL FRANCESE w/ string beans drizzled w/ white TRUFFLE OIL ! AN AMAZING TASTE I also saute button mushrooms w/ VEAL n of course FRESH parsley LOTS of roasted garlic, N sliced LEMONS !!!!
Hope You enjoy the picture!!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
HI!!! It's that crazy time n my household especially on 2 rainy days n a row !!! That means me n Little Red didn't go OUT !!! SO its time 2 grab a Glass of wine n become CREATIVE n kitchen 4 dinner !!!! Rule of thumb,drink WINE while planning !!!! I decided on frozen raw shrimp ( ALWAYS have on hand) sauteed in EVOO then added 2 TOP of a PASTA dish otherwise sauce is too thin!!!! SAUCE: I'm starting from scratch EVOO lots of sliced garlic can of diced fire roasted tomatoes pkg of sliced baby bellas It's that simple, oh I added fresh parsley ,lots of fresh cracked blk pepper also!!!! LAST minute add sliced GOAT cheese !!! POUR over PASTA of choice we're having rigatoni 2nite !!! ADD pasta 2 bowl then SHRIMP then sauce !!!! YUMMO n WATCH it disappear !!! ENJOY ♥♥♥♥
THANKS for reading hope you all ENJOY !!! SEE you 2morrow !!!
PASTA FAGIOLI
Ingredients:
little bit EVOO minced garlic I use lots 3-4 cloves small onion 2 lg cans crushed tomatoes 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup ditalini 1 lg can cannellini beans 1 cup fresh peas or frozen fresh basil & oregano can use dry grated fresh cheese of choice 4 top
How to make: cover bottom of pan with EVOO add garlic and onions simmer 5-10 minutes add tomatoes & broth bring to a boil add fresh or dry herbs add pasta & beans simmer 10-15 minutes add peas last within the last 5 minutes serve w/ freshly grated cheese
OMG !!!! WHERE DO I START , VERY OUTGOING N FRIENDLY, LUV 2 COOK , that's mainly what this will be about !!!! Just started FARMVILLE n ZOO amazing n FUN but a lot of WORK n TIME consuming !!!! HOPE 2 have YOU ALL join me n cooking real soon !!!!
