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Quick tasty meals in under 30 minutes whenever possible. I try to keep everything lower in fat content than the original recipes whenever possible. This blog is a mix between gourmet and comfort food, leaning more towards super flavorful comfort foods.
I browsed a bunch of recipes online and took little bits of each. My goal was to make it a little less fatty and a little bit spicy. Feel free to up the heat, I am a bit of a whimp and kept it just slightly above what I would have liked it to be. Boy (read full article)
OK, well I really have no money, being on a student budget and all, but I had these unused pegboards in my basement and got to thinking about Julia Child's kitchen, now at the Smithsonian I believe and voila....Well, not so voila, since my drywall ap (read full article)
One of the worst things a blogger can do is stop blogging. I am just finishing up my semester, taking 15 credits and working full time. Needless to say, I haven't been eating well lately and would be embarrassed to blog about what I have been eating! (read full article)
Chipmunks. Droves and droves of chipmunks have invaded my garden. They have eaten everything in sight! Not one seedling left. I replanted, thinking it was slugs and as the new seedlings emerged I caught them in the act. I tried the sonic mole chaser (read full article)
I am laughing at the title. I am so far from gourmet as you all know by now but I am trying to add more variety into my garden this year by introducing some heirloom plants and some foods I have never grown before. My goal is to put to use the awesom (read full article)
EDIT: New videos added 5/2/09. Some of my videos had difficulty converting. i am still working on them, here is the latest list of working videos:NEW!! Dijon's markets and a couple of restaurantsDijon, France from Denise Elliott on Vimeo.NEW!!!! Le G (read full article)
Videos galore of the food I am enjoying in Paris, the markets, the people.....join me on my trip! More videos and photos when I return on the 29th. See you soon!These are not in order.....Paris AParis BParis CParis D (read full article)
Hello all!Well, school has been as usual, a bit overwhelming. I always bite off a little more than I can chew. Hence my diet has suffered, my blog has suffered and my waistline has suffered! I am getting tired of eating cheerios for dinner, but it se (read full article)
My dd has been home this weekend, visiting from college and stocking up on food. She is way too skinny. Being a very picky eater is really hard when you are away at school and stuck eating the cafeteria food, which she refuses to do. She is too skinn (read full article)
That is one hungry bulldog!I have been dreaming about the breads I had while in Paris. Though Wegmans makes a decent baguette (Viva La Baguette) it still leaves something to be desired. In Rochester we have a wonderful Ravioli Shop that also has arti (read full article)
I just updated a few posts with photos and added a post that I had created waaaaaay back in November! Be sure to check out Naughty Pork Chops and the photos added to Gumbo.Though it has nothing to do with cooking, here is a photo of my new dog, Bruce (read full article)
I have been lazy and haven't posted in awhile. Hot guy has been cooking for me again. Soon I will be as big as a house! Pics and links to the recipes below. Most of the recipes can be done in under 45 minutes, one in 20.Salmon Baked in FoilBlackened (read full article)
Cheese shop in Paris March 2008Wow, I am more than pleased to announce the first BlakeMakesFoodChain.com/ camera will be coming my way in about a week! I spent a bit of time talking to the master himself, Blake, last night about his plans for the ca (read full article)
Imagine how pleased I was to find out my entry to Blake Makes chocolate giveaway won! I love chocolate and Amano is definitely my favorite. Yep, even better than Godiva-by a LONG run. Delicately handcrafted quality chocolates that are unlike anything (read full article)
Just spent the afternoon making homemade pasta with my mother ad a couple of her friends. She decided to experiment with several recipes and two machines (my old hand crank and her friends kitchen aid), some using semolina and some not. We discovered (read full article)
If you are into the bizarre food that is out there, you have got to take a peek at this. This artist creates very real looking "body arts" out of bread in Thailand. Warning, NOT for the squeamish! This would be perfect for a halloween party though! (read full article)
Sorry for the months of absence. I was taking 16 credit hours, working full time and maintaining a 4.0 believe it or not! Then I went to St. Thomas and my grade dropped a bit (oops) but my final GPA was a 3.87. Not bad! I will never do it again thoug (read full article)
Several months ago, Hot Guy made what we termed "Naughty Pork Chops" It took FOREVER to cook them and by the time they came out we were starving. What makes them naughty? Just look at the photos of before we stuffed them. Yep, naughty.There was no re (read full article)
I could get used to this! 5-0 made dinner last night, Veal Marsala with shitake, oyster and some other kind of mushroom (one of those gourmet mushroom packages from our wonderful Wegmans!)One again he did this without a recipe. Impressive. I will nev (read full article)
We ventured off onto another backpacking trip this weekend. We kept it to just over 4 miles in to the Willis Creek Lean-to from ASP 3. We were traveling south. You enter from the road and walk up a short little incline and are suddenly faced with wha (read full article)
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