If you're going to be around a grill this weekend, and hopefully even poolside, it's important that you're fully armed so you can tackle the grill with confidence and ease. I'm thrilled to share some tips from the culinary experts at Hard Rock Cafe. Having spent many business trips out west at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, I've eaten my fair share of larger-than-life, juicy burgers. What's the secret to some of their great burgers and can an average cook replicate their flavor? Follow these tips: … [Read more...]
Hawaiian Chicken Breasts
May 21, 2014 By 4 Comments
I bet we can’t find a grandma today who doesn’t own a vintage recipe box with her old recipes cards from the 1950’s and onwards. Unfortunately, they’re a dying breed. Within the past decade, due to the proliferation of recipes sites on the internet coupled with less demand for actual hard copy cookbooks and handwritten recipes, recipe cards will soon get filed under the moniker of relics from the past. It’s quite sad. There’s so much sentimental value to handwritten recipes. Even though I had all of my mother’s recipes translated and typed, I … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day: Kale Frittata
May 10, 2014 By 1 Comment
Mother’s Day will never be the same for me after having lost my own mother. Now that I’m raising two kids there are so many days I feel rudderless, wishing that I could just pick up the phone to talk to Mom. Her voice and smile were my much-needed life preserver, protecting me and assuring me that indeed, everything would be ok. The original Judy the Foodie Mother’s Day was a big deal in my family when I was growing up. In retrospect, it's interesting that we attempted to “gift” my mother through a homemade meal. We would make breakfast … [Read more...]
Quinoa and Chia Salad
May 5, 2014 By 4 Comments
I’m continuing on my crusade to get everyone to incorporate Chia Seeds into their diets. I’m not pretending to be a nutritionist nor am I a dietician but, when I do stumble upon something that totally enhances the nutritional component of a dish without detracting from its flavor, I love sharing it. Tonight for dinner I cooked a simple side by combining some quinoa with chia seeds. Talk about a seriously protein and fiber rich dish – you can’t go wrong here. The nutty flavor from the cooked quinoa is subtly offset by the delicately tangy … [Read more...]
