OMG Tilapia — You Have to Try This
Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under fish/shellfish | 4 Comments
Last Monday, I had a total kitchen disaster trying to make a blood orange tilapia. Meanwhile, Cate at Sweetnicks hit the culinary jackpot with her tilapia. Not only did she rave on her blog about it, but she raved to me about it. So, that recipe ended up at the top of my “must try” [...]
Read More..>>Toddler Bites: More Than Mac and Cheese
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Feeding Kids | 3 Comments
I admit that my son at two and a half doesn’t eat like many other kids. His diet isn’t limited to nugget-y things and mac and cheese. Although he does enjoy those things, they aren’t staples. He happily munches on Brussels sprouts (particularly my pancetta and basil Brussels sprouts), fish of all kinds, and anything [...]
Read More..>>Advice for New Bloggers: Define Your Goals
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under New Blog Advice | 8 Comments
While checking out sites when I was judging the 2007 Food Blog Awards, I stumbled on this post at Dine and Dish. I loved the idea of Adopting a Blogger. After more than two years at this, I’ve developed some great insight that I hope will be helpful to others. Anyway, I signed up and [...]
Read More..>>Barbecue Beef and Potato Stew
Posted on January 14, 2008 - Filed Under beef, soup | 3 Comments
It’s funny how things change as you get older . . . As a child and a teen, I used to jump with joy at the prospect of snow. There was so much fun from the falling flakes - snow days, sledding, snowball fights … But when I got up this morning and saw my [...]
Read More..>>Easy Sautéed Catfish
Posted on January 12, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized, fish/shellfish | Leave a Comment
When I was younger — probably 8 or 9 — I struggled with the limited array of fish, vegetables and fruit served around my house. While we ate a diverse selection of meats and poultry, vegetables were limited to standard salad vegetables, corn, peas, green beans, cauliflower and broccoli. Occasionally there would be a Brussels [...]
Read More..>>Hawaiian Turkey Meatballs
Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under Healthy Cooking, dinner, turkey | 1 Comment
I’ve been cooking almost daily. I love cooking so that’s a chore I totally don’t mind doing. And there are several great benefits to cooking at home, instead of getting take out or going out. For one, a meal made at home is cheaper than one in a restaurant. That’s always a good thing. For [...]
Read More..>>A Healthy Treat: Strawberry Kiwi Fool
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under dessert | 2 Comments
Kiwis are on sale for $0.25 each here this week at the good old Big Y supermarket, so I picked up a few. Then I ate one and I remembered how much I love the tangy sweet-sour taste. I first had kiwi - get this - when I was in kindergarten. My teacher, Miss Lynn, [...]
Read More..>>Baked Tilapia With Warm Tomato Relish
Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under fish/shellfish | 6 Comments
Here in the Cucina Bella household, we are working on a big project: weight loss. I have a good deal of baby weight to shed and my husband has some sympathy pounds to melt away. That means exercise (wait, exercise? What’s that? Does whipping cream by hand count?) and healthier eating.Fortunately, eating healthy foods doesn’t [...]
Read More..>>Don’t Knock It Till You’ve Tried It: Quick Ham and Cheese Quiche
Posted on January 5, 2008 - Filed Under breakfasts, eggs, pork | Leave a Comment
Me: I’m thinking of making a quiche with the leftover ham for breakfast tomorrow.
Shawn: A quiche? (crinkles nose) Am I even going to like that?
Me: I don’t see why you wouldn’t. It’s just eggs, ham and cheese.
Shawn: That’s all?
Me: Yes, that’s it. I can’t believe you’ve never had one before
My husband had never had quiche [...]
Read More..>>Like Wine? I Want To
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Vine Therapy | 1 Comment
I’ve had a love hate relationship with wine for sometime — I want to love it. I really do. But I don’t know how to pick a good one so I rarely try.
Good thing I am a big believer in experimentation. I’ve decided to learn to like wine, or really learn what wine I like, [...]
