Oh Boy! Another holiday. So do you go out to eat or make a sweetheart dinner including a valentines day dessert? Just ask yourself this"Do I want to make reservations or would I rather have a more memorable meal for my sweetie at home?" Well I know personally I know I can make an easy meal at home including a wonderful batch of valentine cookies(they do freeze) and make it much more fun. When thinking of ideas for your meal, don't forget that you don't have to make a big chateaubriand or Beef Wellington or any gourmet dish. It's for you and your valentine. Something easy and romantic is not that hard or expensive. But you do need ideas. How about some pasta? A little salad on the side and some crusty garlic bread?(Remember if both people eat garlic there's no problem with a kiss.) How about a nice bottle of wine to go with that easy meal? You can also have many different pasta dishes with a variety of veggies mixed in there. The good old stand-by of steak however is never out of place in a good, easy meal. There are so many different cuts of steak that just pick your favorite and if it's not the super-expensive cut and might be not as tender as you would like check out some kind of marinade for it and throw it on a grill or grillpan. But let's face it a sweetheart meal will end with some kind of a special valentines day dessert and you do want something special. With all the different recipes for valentine cookies, valentine day desserts and special sweets, it's almost impossible to choose. Where do you go for the one idea that will take your easy, valentines day meal over the top? Well if you have a special recipe from mom or grandma you can start there. I don't happen to have one of those so I let my fingers do the walking. There is so much to eat and drink at your fingertips it would be hard not to find something(or 2) that you really want to make or try. The main thing is to enjoy the cooking for your sweetheart and make whatever you decide on easy and tasty and topped off with a great valentines day dessert. I really think you will enjoy the experience especially if this is the first valentines day you have spent together. Because if you just go out to dinner it's just a little holiday meal if you make it at home it is a special day with that special someone. So happy Valentines Day and remember to KISS THE COOK!

Hi there everyone! It's that time again "What's for dinner?" GASP!Everyone has some little go-to recipes. Why not try something quick and easy.Chicken. Yeah, I know we're tired of chicken, but don't look at it that way. There's so many different ways and recipes to try.Quick and easy chicken dinners are all about what tastes good and the preparation with just a few simple ingredients. Let's face it our ancestors got tired of plain ol' chicken and that's why new recipes have evolved from past generations. Just look in any cookbook and see that there are dozens of recipes in each cookbook and how many hundreds or thousands of cookbooks are there? For something different try grilling it indoors on a grillpan. As long as you use cooking spray it is not that hard to clean up.Grilling does not just mean slapping barbeque sauce on it and letting it burn to a crisp. There are many, many recipes for herb rubs and butters to work with your chicken. Remember we live in the 21st century and we can utilize so many different cooking methods and utensils. And don't forget all the good oils that are available to help make that healthy chicken.You can cook for yourself on a very moderated budget and still make surprising and tasty meals.We all know we have escaped to the food oblivion that is take out. Don't fool yourself into thinking that it is better than anything you can cook.You don't have to be a chef to make a simple and tasty chicken dinner. All you need are basics and the want and desire to make a meal that you would be proud to serve, whether it is to a large crowd or just a quick chicken dinner for two. Just try and when you find out what is your favorite new way to cook chicken, go for a second spin around the old cookbooks and see what kind of recipes you can tune up for your newfound easy chicken recipes. And remember to KISS THE COOK! Posted by Jean Wysocki at 7:51 PM 0 comments Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Popular Posts

All right everybody. Where do the cooks go when they want to find new ideas? I have a feeling it's the same place we all look. In cookbooks and on recipe cards. When you have everything at your disposal it seems to be a lot more simple. There are almost as many cookbooks as there are cooks it seems so how do you pick the right one for you? What kinds of food do you like to cook is seemingly the best way to wade through the cookbook jungle. Do you have a favorite chef that has a cookbook out? Did your mom, dad, or other family member hand one down to you? In my humble opinion, I would start there. Now, if you wanted to get adventurous, you could always try different cuisines of the world. The culinary delights of almost every culture are available in a recipe guide somewhere. You can even check them out at a library! If that isn't saturation of the market, I don't know what is. I think it's great. So many resources. I know I'm not a great chef but I am a good cook and can find my way through most cookbooks. All you need to do is start looking. Try something different once in a while. Now I'm not saying that you go out and make a pit barbecue if no one in your family likes barbecue but there are so many little changes that you can make in your everyday cooking that you never end up saying "I don't know what to make for dinner(or lunch,breakfast,boys night in, book club luncheon whatever)It can be so much fun that all you need to do is try it and you might find out it was something you should have done a long time ago! So there you go, all kinds of places where any cook can go and get creative. Now let's get out there and have some fun and some good food. Posted by Jean Wysocki at 10:15 PM 0 comments Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Sunday, January 29, 2012 recipes Posted by Jean Wysocki at 8:55 PM 0 comments Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Friday, January 27, 2012 Posted by Jean Wysocki at 10:50 AM 0 comments Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook nuwave oven Posted by Jean Wysocki at 10:40 AM 0 comments Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Thursday, January 26, 2012

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