Mastering the art of everyday cooking.
What's the best meal you have ever eaten? Well, for me it wasn't the black trumpet mushroom sandwich I hoped to make this past weekend.These days I seem to be cooking for everyone but myself. I'm not complaining, I do enjoy it.Years ago a friend introduced me toIna Garten's style of cooking and I have been enjoying cooking ever since. I've cooked more in the last year than ever before. Since mom passed I have been cooking for my dad as well as for my own family. What I usually do is spend an entire day just cooking and freezing.To entertain myself as I'm cooking, I pretend there's a hidden camera on me and I am a contestant on a reality cooking show called" So You Think You're a Chef" or even better ...."Cook You're Ass Off"!
In addition to cooking, I have also been reading about cooking with the books Julie and Julia, and JuliaChild's memoir. I can assure you after reading Julia's memoir, if she could not have found those trumpet mushrooms at the market, she would have strapped on a backpack, grabbed a walking stick and and scowered the countryside searching for theperfect mushroom. Instead, over my morning coffee while watching the the food network, I caught the preview for this show, and decided to go with a sure thing.
It is to me one of the best meals I've ever eaten. It is Giada's turkey meatballs and her marinara sauce.
What I love about it is this, it's healthy, it doesn't feel like a heavy pasta meal, and there is tons of flavor.
What made them even better was this:
This gadget makes a perfectly round meatball. It adds that grilled flavor and texture. After they came off the grill I added them to the sauce, and let them simmer a while.
Another favorite of mine is this from William Sonoma.
It is pricey at $23.00 a bottle, but it is worth it and it lasts a long time. I mostly use it to drizzle on things like this:
Or even a berry salad, or a cup of berries with a dollop of whipped cream. Yum- mo!
Thanks for visiting,
I'll leave you with this quote from Julia Child...
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Julia Child
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 10:38PM
Reader Comments (3)
You go girl ... yummy :D to bad you don't live closer ( HEE HEE )
Lanny
Bummer about the wich. Where did you find the trumpet mushrooms? I have got to try one of those meatballs! Good thing I do live close...
Maybe we can steal away for a bit over the weekend and plan for after 9/3? Haven't looked at the WS classes yet, but I will today. I am busy labelling clothing, bedding etc for the big day.
Talk with you later...
All this talk about food makes me hungry!!!!!!!!!!! BTW when am i coming over for dinner so you can fill in my cook book with recipies