Food is awesome!

Food is awesome!
Food is awesome! (photos on this blog are borrowed from the interweb, friends, and/or are personal shots)

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Last Friday of the Month-Recipe Friday

Buffalo Chicken Dip

8 ounce cream cheese softened
1 can (10 ounces) of chicken
1/2 cup of blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing
1/2 cup of buffalo wing sauce (I like Cholula original hot sauce)
2 cups (8 ounces) of shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Spread cream cheese into a shallow baking dish. Layer with chicken, buffalo wing sauce, and dressing.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Bake uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with tortilla chips and celery sticks.  YUMMO! 

This recipe was borrowed from the BFF and I mixed it up a bit.  If you haven't already tried this spectacular dip, you are totally missing out.  It is such a crowd please, you may want to make a double batch.  For realz.  Enjoy! 

Monday, September 26, 2011

The Deli

Yesterday, I decided to go on a huge cleaning and organizing spree for no good reason.  Once I started I could not stop.  My focus of the evening was the kitchen/pantry and the zillion gadgets, appliances, and other crap that we have managed to stock up on over the years.  It felt great to clean and put things in their proper place.  Ahhhh!.

My last task of the evening was to take stock of our fridge and freezer.  After viewing the Rochie's flyer, I printed up my list of well needed items to purchase.  I ventured out for the supermarket mid-morning thinking that the place wouldn't be a total nightmare on a Monday.  Well, I was wrong.  There weren't many people shopping.  Just the ones who think they are the only people on this earth.  Clueless is putting it lightly.  Ugh.

For the first time and against my better judgement, I decided to order the pre-sliced meats and cheese at the deli.  The whole time I was standing at the counter I was thinking to myself...why are you doing this?  You know you only like thinly sliced, fresh deli items.  My order consisted of some thin and trim ham (on sale of course), American cheese, and salami.  All pre-sliced.  Yes it was quick but I was nervous.  I grabbed some fresh Scali bread to make sandwiches with and cruised the store for the rest of my food.  After the obstacle course of people and grocery carts, my cart was FULL. 

My hubs and dad-in-law were busy working on our front porch when I arrived home.  After emptying the bundles and putting things in order, we sat down for lunch.  I will admit it this time.  I was wrong. The pre-sliced ham, salami, and cheese was fresh and tasty.  The slices of ham and salami were thinly sliced but the cheese was way too thick.  Two out of three ain't bad.  So there you go.  Pre-sliced!  You be the judge. 

Monday, September 19, 2011

Food: In and Around Golden Pond


Long time, no blog!  While living the large life, I have totally neglected all of you fabulous people.  Thank you again so much for reading MY version of life.  I really appreciate all of your feedback and support.  It's really cool. 

The past couple of weeks have been CRAZY busy but tons o' fun.  Since my last entry I have enjoyed a freaking delish dinner at Delfino's with great friends, a fantastic concert at Fenway with some cool peeps, a refreshing holiday in New Hampshire with the hubs, and a very nice bbq with old friends from high school.  And last but certainly not least.  My bff had a bouncing baby girl.  My god baby has arrived!!!!  And she sure is precious.  I am in love!

Last week, the hubs, my pup, and I stayed in the cutest little cottage at Cottage Place on Squam Lake in Holderness, NH.  The movie, 'On Golden Pond' was filmed on the very same lake.  The wee house number four that we chose was quaint and at the same time a bit rustic.  The furniture, lamps, bedding, and pictures didn't come anywhere close to matching.  There was dog fur all over the couches.  I had to wash down and disinfect the tables and counters and baby ants attacked and took refuge in my dozen of Hostess donuts.  I was only two deep into the box so I was really bummed.  But no worries, our view of Squam Lake and the mountains and the overall awesomeness of New Hampshire in general made up for my issues with our accommodations.  We will definitely be going back and I totally recommend the place. 

Now!  Onto what matters most.  The food.  Of course we brought up cold cuts, breakfast items, and TONS of junk food.  Well.  That is what vacation is all about.  Relaxing, eating and drinking.  Am I right or am I right?   We were lucky to have a great week as far as the weather was concerned which was great.  We hung out at the lake almost every day.  It was the bomb. 

One of the first nights, we decided on take-out from Village Pizza.  They made me the best toasted eggplant Parmesan sub I have eaten in a long time.  The sauce was tasty, just enough cheese, the eggplant was fresh and lightly fried.  I loved it so much I made sure to get another one before we left.  YUM!  Their other food was pretty good, too.  I can vouch for the steak and cheese subs and the salads. 

Another day for a late lunch, after a ride back from Laconia, we popped into this dive joint called The Mug Restaurant.  It has a bar on one side and a restaurant area with a pool room off of it on the other.  We enjoyed some yummy wing dings for an appetizer paired with some Bud Lights.  And for lunch we devoured a couple of juicy cheeseburgers and fries.  They were huge and cooked to my liking and piled with fresh lettuce, tomato slices and raw onions and served on a good sized bun.  For dessert, because we always have to have dessert, we shared a spectacular piece of fried dough with loads of powdered sugar and cinnamon.  Finger licking deliciousness.  So good, we returned another evening for some more fried dough, Bud Lights, and some monkey bread.  Can you say scrumptious?  OMG!  I had never sampled monkey bread before and served with vanilla ice cream-yummo.  To say the least, I was more than pleased.

Our trip was fabulous and my foodie adventures were a great success.  Per usual.  We did try some other places but I won't overload you all with the savory stories just yet.  Until we meet again.  Peace!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Putting a Thomas' English Muffin to Good Use

Everybody loves a Thomas' English Muffin.  The nooks and crannies hold all the awesomeness for us to enjoy.  Put some butter and raspberry jam or some peanut butter or maybe even some cream cheese on a toasted one and you are good to go.  MMM.

When the hubs is at work, I don't cook.  I am not going to prepare a huge, fabulous dinner for just lil' old me.  So I basically scavenge the house for something appealing and very simple to whip up.  After surveying my fridge and inhaling a Hershey's chocolate bar from the freezer, I came up with the best idea evah.  English muffin pizza!!

For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, you are totally missing out on one of mine and many other's favorite childhood memory related to food.  You simply take an English muffin and cut it in half.  Spoon on a light layer of your favorite tomato sauce, sprinkle some garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper on the top.  Throw on some shredded cheese (usually mozzarella) or you could go old school and quarter up some American cheese slices and slap them on.  Bake in toaster oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the cheese gets bubbly. 

You can add and subtract the spices and sauces.  I would have added some chopped onions and/or peppers if I wasn't too lazy to cut them up.  Pepperoni is a great topping and so is thinly sliced sausages.  The mini delights can be enjoyed by people with all different tastes because you can make it to your liking.  And everyone can make their very own.  Great activity for kids, too.  So easy and delish and strangely filling.  YUM!