Mac and Cheese Lorraine

February 11, 2010

Hmmm, definitely not my fave. I know I've said that a lot lately, but that's just because Master Chef and I are having a rough go!! We need a new batch of recipes! (Which we will get next week when we randomly decide on 3 more!!) The cheese in this was a little too much for mini chef! It was gruyere, very expensive, and very flavorful! Just not my kind of flavor! I did have the surprise of a lifetime today!! I received a letter saying I've been accepted to go on a humanitarian trip to India!!! I am absolutely freaking out with excitement, and if anyone has any good ideas for fundraising, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!! Hopefully we'll be done with Rachael by November! I'd hate to have to leave her for 2 weeks!

Sliced Steak, mushrooms, and Green Onions with Warm Dijon Potato Salad

February 10, 2010

Let's just be honest, I did not even help with this meal one bit. I helped with the eating! But I was busy saving lives at the local swimming pool while master chef slaved away in the kitchen! (It was her idea!!!) When I came home and ate it, it was pretty tasty! The steak got a solid 3, maybe even up towards 3 and a half stars! It was good stuff! I'm sure the purchase of a new "Lean, Mean, Fat reducing machine" by George Foreman had nothing to do with it!!! The potatoes weren't so yummy. They had dijon mustard in them, and it was just a lot of flavor that was really different! But I highly recommend the steaks!

Casablanca Chicken and Yellow Rice

Good news folks! I tried....AN OLIVE! It was yucky, but hey, I tried it! So we should all be happy!! This one was a 60 minute meal, and it was actually rather peaceful to be in the kitchen for that long! (Although I was cut short due to my job as a babysitter!) The chicken just got to sit and bubble and be pretty, and we weren't really rushed to do anything! It was rather nice! The food was interesting, definitely different! But not too bad. The chicken was all juicy and yummy because of how long it simmered!!! And it was a pretty meal! It looked so nice on the plate!!! There were so many spices in it though!! We practically cleaned out the spice section of the grocery store!!! And the house smelled CRAZY!!! (Luckily I was out babysitting so I didn't really have to stay home and smell it!) But it all in all wasn't too bad. Two and a half stars!

Cheesy Pasta Pesto

February 4, 2010

SPICY!! Really, really spicy! That's all I have to say! I honestly wasn't a huge fan of this one. It's the first dish that I haven't at least attempted to finish, and I've yet to figure out quite why. There are multiple reasons that come to mind. Number 1-It was a lot of flavor going on at one time! You had oranges and lemon, but also garlic and onions and red pepper flakes! So it was an awful lot of flavors that your mouth was trying to adjust to! Number 2- It was just spicy! It left my tongue on fire! (That's what she said??) And I don't really know what number 3 is! We gave this one 2 stars, but Father Thacker said he would of given it more if it wasn't so spicy! So maybe we'll tone it down a notch next time!!

Italian Barbecue Sliced Steak Sammies

February 1, 2010

So...if you are a fan of saying "That's what she said," I highly recommend you make this recipe!!! I mean, we had quotes such as, "It's so big I can't get my mouth around it!" And, "You have to squash it down to fit it all in!" It was a rather hilarious night!! And my good friend Weston stopped by for some grub before we headed off for the Grizzly game, (Which they won and there was a sweet fight!) and he liked it too! So you now not only have the testimony of the Thacker family, but a visitor as well! Speaking of which, if you do try the recipe, let me know what you think!! Like I said, the sammies were huge!! YOu just piled steak and cheese and sauce on french bread, and then the whole thing was supposed to fit in your mouth!? I don't think so! I do have a big mouth, which serves me perfectly well for all the talking I do, but I definitely could not handle that sandwhich! It was really good though! But very, very filling!! 3 stars!

Shrimp Scampe Verde!

January 29, 2010

OH YUM!!! I loved this one!! I gave it a solid 3.75 stars!! It was so stinking yummy! Not stinking, it actually smelled kind of good. It had some lemon juice so it smelled good! Don't be deceived by the appearance though! It is green, and it's pasta, so it kinda makes it look like some throw up on your plate, let's just be honest! But it definitely does not taste like throw up! The shrimp is just a perfect little size and sings along in a perfect medly with the linguine, chives, parsley, and other such herbs!!! It's actually pretty healthy too! So Bonne appetite on this one!! Because it's absolutely scrumptuous!!!! Master Chef and I discovered that we need a food processor! We were supposed to make the parsley and everything into a sort of paste, but it doesn't quite work the same with a blender!! Donations are happily accepted! :)

Wow....Mini Chef is getting lazy!!!

I'd like to formally apologize for my slacking on the blog!! High school is kicking my butt!!! But, I still find time to cook, which means I should still find time to blog, which is what I'm doing! Actually, as I sit here typing I am waiting for the penne pasta to reach al dente! ("To the tooth!") And I'm enjoying the very fragrant aroma of zested oranges and lemons, along with onions and garlic! Back to food!