Giuseppepaolo

Have you ever had those German Pancakes from iHop? They're my favorite! That lemony flavor with powdered sugar sprinkled all over what I thought was a crepe. But when I tried to make them years ago, I found out that they're something much, much more than a crepe. I just didn't know what.  Until last weekend. There's a Fanpage in Facebook dedicated just to cast iron skillets and those of us who love them. And it was on that page that I saw someone post a picture of a lovely Dutch Baby (aka German Pancake). When I saw the post, I didn't realize what I was looking at (my most favoritest pancake ever) but it did catch my curiosity with its plumpness and fluffy nature.  The next day I Google'd it and found lots of recipes all over the place. My favorite one (most trusted) came from Food Network  and that's what I went with.  Btw...super duper easy to make. If it weren't for the hot skillet...a 5 yr old could make it. And if it weren't for the noisy food p

I've been a bit busy (there's a Pillsbury thing goin' on you know). So...while I race around (in my head) figuring out recipes, here's a little something to relax with. Raspberries and Cream Cocktail 1/2  - 1 oz spiced rum (depending on your personal tolerance) 3/4 oz Chambord 3 oz Raspberry mix (2/3 cup pureed frozen raspberries mixed with 1 cup simple syrup) 2 oz heavy cream Fresh raspberries to garnish Combine and serve Its a dessert drink that is so smooth you won't expect the kick in the ass it'll give you.  CHEERS!!

My quest to cook healthy dishes, more often, begins here. Lovely, delicious meatballs with a nice little sauce that's surprisingly not overwhelming but adds a tiny bit of heat. The meatballs are delicate in nature (the difference between ground beef and ground turkey) and full of flavor. The baby bok choy definitely took the back seat in this dish. Although this was my first time cooking the baby version of bok choy and it was fun, in a culinary sense. I mean....how can something this beautiful inside not be fun to have in the kitchen? I found this recipe in The Best of Cooking Light Everyday Favorites cookbook. And I did modify it a bit. Nothing major. Simple stuff like...using chicken broth instead of water, panko instead of breadcrumbs...quinoa instead of rice...coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. That sort of thing. The original recipe states that each serving (consisting of 3 meatballs, 2 bok choy halves, and 3 TB of sauce) is 251 calories. With the few changes I made, the c