November 2011 Blog Posts (6)

As I said before, I bought some ingredients to make some Thai spring rolls and decided to see what other dishes I could create using them. Somehow the ingredients sounded like they would taste really good in some scrambled eggs so I tried them that way and liked them so much, I made them again. The coconut milk really makes the eggs fluffy and delicious. 

 

*Ingredients:

 

Enough butter to coat bottom of pan

1/4 cup onions, minced or…

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Thai Inspired Quinoa

 

I bought some Thai ingredients to make some spring rolls and have so much stuff left over, thought I would try making some other dishes with them. I love quinoa and thought it would lend itself well to some Thai flavors. Well, I didn't realize just how well. I was happily surprised how delicious this is.   

 

Ingredients:

 

3 or 4 leaves fresh mint

about a tablespoon fresh Thai basil,…

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I knew Subway was launching a "new" pilot program to carry gluten-free sandwiches in Texas and wanted to know if any other areas were carrying them yet. I had seen on "Undercover Boss" that they were planning on launching in other areas but this is the response I received when I asked Subway about it: 

 

Dear Ms. Paige:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us with your inquiry.

SUBWAY® Restaurants…

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Monday, November 7th, Chef Stuart O'Keeffe will be cooking some favorite Thanksgiving recipes, gluten-free style, on The Talk on CBS . The show airs 2pm ET and 1pm PT/CT, but be sure to check your local listings so you don't miss it.

I decided to give my mother's stuffed date recipe an overhaul in flavor and texture. Although I always loved her stuffed dates while growing up (we had them every Christmas). I thought they would taste really good with a nut inside of them. Which got me to thinking about what the cream cheese part would taste like if I flavored it.  The result is the following recipe. The hardest part was not eating them all! 

 

Almond Stuffed…

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I was trying to figure out how to tell you to make this sandwich that I make all the time. It's one of my absolute favorites. I don't measure but you'll see why. 

 

 

 

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