feed me.

Posted: August 16, 2011 | Author: kat | Filed under: babble | 20 Comments »

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I make dinner once a week and call it date night, he just doesn’t know it…I like to think that we’re still lost in the dating phase :)

Problem:

How do you foodie-aholics do it?! I’ve been cooking for more than half a year now, and I feel like I’m already running out of ideas. Everyday I’m faced with the dilemma of what to make for DIY date night. I’ve cooked and made everything ranging from pastas, pizzas, salmon, chicken, salads (even made my own dressings) to desserts like apple crumble, cookies, cupcakes, and my beloved brookies.

Along the way, there may have been a disaster or two…like my failed attempt at cooking a lobster and garlic bread. You’re probably wondering, how did she mess up garlic bread? I swear, it wasn’t me!! It was the bread’s fault, it was hard (that means it’s stale, right?) and extremely difficult to saw into too. I guess I blame myself too…now I know it’s soften butter (not melted butter) that you spread on the loaf of bread to make garlic bread. Trial and error, and major brain diarrhea on my part. As for the poor lobster, I was just too ahead of myself that time and got overwhelm. I just wanted to impress him, but failed! He ended up cooking the thing…(sigh) the memories.

Solution:

Help me!! I’m all out of ideas! Seriously, how do you guys do it?! I admire you all.

xo, kat

thank you Food Network, without you I would starve. (part two)

Posted: August 16, 2011 | Author: kat | Filed under: sides recipes | Tags: Cooking, food, Food Network, Garlic, Mashed potato, menu, Potato, roasted garlic, roasted garlic mashed potatoes | 4 Comments »

old-fashion meatloaf and roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Here’s part two to last week’s dinner of all things Food Network (meatloaf recipe here)!

Roasted garlic mashed potatoes…yumm! The Neelys are definitely one of my favorite couples to watch on Food Network. They are energetic, fun, entertaining, and cooks up some of the most delicious food around! Plus, I love that they cook as a couple. I think it makes cooking a bit more fun and a great activity for any couple to enjoy together…think of it as couples cooking bonding therapy!

I love garlic, and these mashed potatoes are packed with a yummy garlic aroma. Don’t worry, the garlic taste is really not that strong. Like Paula Deen’s meatloaf, this was the second time I made these potatoes. This time around, I added a few spices and seasonings because without them it’s just regular old garlic mashed potatoes. To give it that extra something, I added a dash of Lawry’s and a smidge of cayenne pepper, and dried oregano. Let me just say, that the cayenne pepper makes it taste ten times better!! It gives it that extra kick, not overpowering, not spicy, just that kick! Definitely try it if you like cayenne pepper!

Just try. So good.

Here’s all that’s need to make roasted garlic mashed potatoes…