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Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
The Tassajara Bread Book
I watched this movie and became inspired. I used to make homemade pizza growing up with my father. I recall the joy and laughter as well as the huge mess we made as children but it was all a labor of love. This year I will learn to make homemade bread and serve it to my loved ones. Check out the trailer for How to Cook Your Life.
A New Den of Seduction in Buckhead
Tantra Writes.....Travel to Tantra Atlanta where you will discover a world of alluring aromas, sensual cuisine and playful libations. With an approach to dining that awakens all your senses, Tantra will gratify your desires with attentive service and inventive cuisine.
This New Year's we will be dining at Tantra, the sexy new restaurant in Atlanta's posh Buckhead area. I have not been yet but after stalking their website for days on end I am super excited. I'm totally fascinated with the Asian, Mediterranean and European cuisine. Their picturesque decor also makes me feel right at home because it is sensual, sexy and aesthetically pleasing = NO kids and a happy adult atmosphere.
Open Table Reservations
This New Year's we will be dining at Tantra, the sexy new restaurant in Atlanta's posh Buckhead area. I have not been yet but after stalking their website for days on end I am super excited. I'm totally fascinated with the Asian, Mediterranean and European cuisine. Their picturesque decor also makes me feel right at home because it is sensual, sexy and aesthetically pleasing = NO kids and a happy adult atmosphere.
Check out the pictures below:
Open Table Reservations
Healthy Holiday Food
I'm having a few lovelies over my house from college to gift them my Traditional Holiday Ornament. My mother started giving me Christmas ornaments every year awhile ago and I wanted to practice the tradition as well with some of my girlfriends. Since I do not normally entertain guests at my home, I figured I would break out the china and Crate n Barrel wares lol to entertain my guests with a healthy and tasty meal. ;0)
Here is what's on my menu:
Starting with a salad of course ;)
Mandarin Herb and Almond Salsa Salad
For this recipe you will need:
1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)
2 cans of Mandarin Oranges (I prefer Dole) or you can buy them fresh and separate yourself
1 box of Herb mix salad (I prefer Herb over any other mix but you can substitute to taste)
1 bag of Almonds
1/8 tsp Freshly Ground black pepper
1 tsp Sea Salt (please toss out that table salt, sea salt is much better for you)
1 Large Avocado
2/3 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup chopped Fresh cilantro leaves
1 Jar of salsa or if you are really a DIY girl you can certainly make the salsa from scratch
Preparation:
In a large bowl whisk together the salt, pepper and lime juice.
In a heavy bottomed skillet, spread your almonds out in an even layer and heat over medium, shaking often – don't overcrowd your nuts. Keep stirring or shaking for about 5 minutes, or until nuts are fragrant and browned.
Peel the avocado and add this along with the onions and cilantro to the bowl. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the ingredients together, being careful to not mash the avocados. Add reserved orange juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, and add in the salsa until salsa is moist but not soupy.
Transfer to a serving bowl, cover, and set aside for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to meld. Serve at room temperature with tortilla chips. Add the toasted Almonds last on top of the herb mix greens and salsa dollup.
For the main entree I will make my famous Mac and Cheese, served in small bowls, Stuffed Chicken breast with spinach and feta and sauteed Normandy veggies.
For dessert I want to have my favorite Roman Raspberry Sorbetto by Talenti, this stuff is to die for!
The Meatrix, Free your Mind
With it being the beginning of the month, I'm sure alot of you are gearing up to stock your fridge. Before you make your lists and head out to the nearest grocer watch these videos and free your mind on the meat industry.
Calling all Foodies
This is an abridged version of an article entitled, Food compatiblity and relationships by Rachel, found on The F Word.
Could you stay seriously romantically involved with someone who didn’t care about food the way you do?
That’s the question posed over at the CNN blog Eatocracy and surprisingly, the majority of respondents say that it is indeed a dealbreaker in a relationship. The gist of the post seems to be aimed more at epicurean foodies who look for like-minded palates in a mate, but it’s worth exploring other aspects of dietary discordance too, like sustainable food or vegetarian/vegan diets. I had been vegetarian for a little over two years when I met Brandon.
Food played a large role in our budding relationship those first few months. I was on the tail end of my recovery from an eating disorder and Brandon was a bachelor who cooked most of his meals in a microwave. I turned him on to sesame rye crackers and hummus, veggie taco salads and homemade healthy pizza. He reintroduced me to chocolate, bread and ooey gooey cheesy pizza from our favorite local pizza parlor. I tried not to evangelize vegetarianism, but since we planned meals and grocery shopped together, our meals tended to be vegetarian. Within six months after we moved in together, he went completely vegetarian. He went vegetarian because he loves me and knew how important it was to me.
We try to prepare dinners that both will like and find satisfying, but often times we’ll also each fix our own dinners, too. A veggie burger or chicken patty for him; a veggie burger or veggie chicken and a side of steamed veggies for me. It may seem odd to some, but it works for us. How about you? Do you and your partner share similar or completely different dietary tastes? Could you ever be in a relationship with someone who isn’t on the same page as you when it comes to food?
I don't have a strict diet when it comes to food; however I do like to eat more healthy than not. You won't catch me reading all the ingredients on every label but I glance at them every now and again to see how much sodium, for example, I'm consuming. I recently went back to eating turkey bacon over the pork loved by my fiance. I would not love him any less just because he prefers something else but one of my requirements is that we try varied menus for dinner. I like to look up new receipes for dinner, especially since that is the only meal we eat together during the day. This takes mutual effort from both of us in terms of selection, creative ideas and a trip to the grocer. Cooking is not my most favorite pasttime but I do see it as a labor of love ;0)
Could you stay seriously romantically involved with someone who didn’t care about food the way you do?
That’s the question posed over at the CNN blog Eatocracy and surprisingly, the majority of respondents say that it is indeed a dealbreaker in a relationship. The gist of the post seems to be aimed more at epicurean foodies who look for like-minded palates in a mate, but it’s worth exploring other aspects of dietary discordance too, like sustainable food or vegetarian/vegan diets. I had been vegetarian for a little over two years when I met Brandon.
Food played a large role in our budding relationship those first few months. I was on the tail end of my recovery from an eating disorder and Brandon was a bachelor who cooked most of his meals in a microwave. I turned him on to sesame rye crackers and hummus, veggie taco salads and homemade healthy pizza. He reintroduced me to chocolate, bread and ooey gooey cheesy pizza from our favorite local pizza parlor. I tried not to evangelize vegetarianism, but since we planned meals and grocery shopped together, our meals tended to be vegetarian. Within six months after we moved in together, he went completely vegetarian. He went vegetarian because he loves me and knew how important it was to me.
We try to prepare dinners that both will like and find satisfying, but often times we’ll also each fix our own dinners, too. A veggie burger or chicken patty for him; a veggie burger or veggie chicken and a side of steamed veggies for me. It may seem odd to some, but it works for us. How about you? Do you and your partner share similar or completely different dietary tastes? Could you ever be in a relationship with someone who isn’t on the same page as you when it comes to food?
I don't have a strict diet when it comes to food; however I do like to eat more healthy than not. You won't catch me reading all the ingredients on every label but I glance at them every now and again to see how much sodium, for example, I'm consuming. I recently went back to eating turkey bacon over the pork loved by my fiance. I would not love him any less just because he prefers something else but one of my requirements is that we try varied menus for dinner. I like to look up new receipes for dinner, especially since that is the only meal we eat together during the day. This takes mutual effort from both of us in terms of selection, creative ideas and a trip to the grocer. Cooking is not my most favorite pasttime but I do see it as a labor of love ;0)
Cooking By Numbers
I heard about this website on the radio today while on my way for a hike. This is perfect because I ponder about what to eat for dinner all the time. The same ole humdrum dinner routine is just boring so why not take the advice of a chef or search for an online recipe. This website allows you to click what you have in your fridge and cupboards then wha la magically you have a host of recipes to try without stepping foot into your local grocer. Saves time and money! Try it for yourself at Cooking by Numbers
