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Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Roasted Mushrooms Escargot-Style

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Roasted Mushrooms Escargot-Style 
from Gourmet.com

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Baked Armadillo Eggs

Sorry, it was a bit oily! =p
No, this recipe doesn't include any armadillo at all. Why they named it such, no idea. Perhaps some versions look similar?


Anyway, armadillo eggs (the food) include sausages, jalapeno and cheese. The taste is really arresting, making it a potent appetizer.


Here's how we did it:

Monday, July 2, 2012

Easy Basil Pesto Recipe

Presto pesto
Sometimes, you just want to eat pasta with this thick creamy white sauce (or probably red sauce with meatballs on top) but you think about all those calories you've consumed for the day. Well, you don't have to completely deprive yourself of the cravings. You may still eat pasta, but to reduce that nagging guilt, try this healthier alternative: Pesto!



Sunday, July 1, 2012

Creamy Mushroom Burger Steak

One time, due to oversleeping and not eating much the night before, you wake up so hungry. Worse, there's no leftover food to eat. You open your fridge, nothing to cook in sight, well... just a couple of burger patties, but what you want is a full meal with rice! The solution -- creamy mushroom burger steak.

This creamy mushroom sauce is very versatile. It
can even be used for carbonara!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Oh Sugar, You Are Not So Sweet!

 
When is a food a food? And when is it poison?
 
The sweetest poison.
(Image from Ecosalon)
Dr. William Coda Martin, in 1957, tried providing answers to these questions by defining what ‘poison’ is:

"Medically: Any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance, chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction."

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Dear Darla,

The first time I saw you a couple of years ago, I thought we wouldn't get along. You looked too classy and boring for my taste, and frankly, you were very intimidating, and I was so in love with NYF* back then! So life just went on and you were completely forgotten.

From Yellow Cab Phils.**
 NYF and I dated a few more times since then. Yes we were happy. I had always gotten what I'd expected, and I think NYF did too as she was ALWAYS appreciated! Little did I know that we would cross each other's path someday. And boy, when that time came, when I actually had the guts to talk to you (as people around me never stopped teasing), I was instantly smitten. You were entirely different from all the others.


You had the trait of pizza that everybody loved, which meant you're cool and not boring,  but you also had the salad vibe, which showed how concerned you were for everyone's health. I also loved the arugula and alfalfa sprouts. Who would've thought that together, they were a powerhouse when combined with the thin crusted pie coated with tomato sauce and cheese, and sprinkled with more fresh vegetables and pepperoni! Aaaahhhh... and the smell... your smell! It transported me to an early morning in the pasture, when the freshly cut grass emitted a melody of sweet and bitter fragrance.

By the way, your name was also interesting, and so I asked around and found out somewhere that it was actually inspired by the movie, The Little Rascals (1994), more specifically by the characters Darla and Alfalfa. Darn, that was ingenious!

Anyway, all I could say is, I would never forget you. I knew we had to part ways for a while, but trust me, I'd go looking for you, for you were one of a kind.

There, you made me go crazy,
Fam's Taste Buds

Post Script: To get a taste of Dear Darla Pizza, go to Yellow Cab's site and order now!

*New York's Finest