http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/2010/05/16/2010-05-16_at_almost_83_a_pound_cured_meat_from_the_sheep_pig_commands_a_lot_of_bacon.html
Check out this link then tell me you don't want to try that bacon! And they're so fuzzy. They look adorable!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Fast track dinner
I’m not usually so busy that I can’t stop for a meal but there are a lot of times that I’m so hungry I just don’t care to cook. I’ve tried to find ways to cook faster but not lose the flavor and the health benefits of a fresh home cooked meal.
The best thing I’ve found so far for veggies is frozen. Frozen spinach and broccoli are the 2 greatest things for me when I’m too lazy to cook. They’re fast and easy, just throw them in a bowl in the microwave add butter, salt and pepper and you’re good to go!
My biggest challenge I think has been potatoes. I love potatoes but they usually take so long to cook that it’s not worth the effort. Solution: chop it! I throw my potato in the food processor and pulse for a few seconds (yay it’s dishwasher safe). Then heat up a pan on the stove and put down a little bit of vegetable oil, just enough to coat the bottom of the pan throw the chopped potato down and let one side brown, flip the whole mess over and brown the other side. You could also mix it while it’s cooking so you end up with more crunch and less cooked but not fried potato. I prefer it as a potato pancake esq side dish. To finish I add a little salt and pepper (sometimes some poultry seasoning too)
No dinner is complete without a meat so to finish off my quick dinner I take a chicken breast and cube it and throw it into a heated pan with some olive oil and seasoning (either a poultry mix or just salt and pepper), I put a cover on the frying pan and let it cook for a few minutes, then turn all the pieces of chicken over and let the other side cook for a bit.
Soup to nuts you should be able to have dinner for 1 or 2 on the table in about 25 minutes.
The best thing I’ve found so far for veggies is frozen. Frozen spinach and broccoli are the 2 greatest things for me when I’m too lazy to cook. They’re fast and easy, just throw them in a bowl in the microwave add butter, salt and pepper and you’re good to go!
My biggest challenge I think has been potatoes. I love potatoes but they usually take so long to cook that it’s not worth the effort. Solution: chop it! I throw my potato in the food processor and pulse for a few seconds (yay it’s dishwasher safe). Then heat up a pan on the stove and put down a little bit of vegetable oil, just enough to coat the bottom of the pan throw the chopped potato down and let one side brown, flip the whole mess over and brown the other side. You could also mix it while it’s cooking so you end up with more crunch and less cooked but not fried potato. I prefer it as a potato pancake esq side dish. To finish I add a little salt and pepper (sometimes some poultry seasoning too)
No dinner is complete without a meat so to finish off my quick dinner I take a chicken breast and cube it and throw it into a heated pan with some olive oil and seasoning (either a poultry mix or just salt and pepper), I put a cover on the frying pan and let it cook for a few minutes, then turn all the pieces of chicken over and let the other side cook for a bit.
Soup to nuts you should be able to have dinner for 1 or 2 on the table in about 25 minutes.
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