We do a lot of chillin' out on Friday nights at The Schell Cafe. After a week of coming and going in a thousand different directions it's so nice to reconnect as a family and just hang out. For the Littles this means staying up late and skippin' baths. Friday nights for the grown-ups usually involves a bottle of red wine and tossing something on the grill. Tonight we are having our favorite Cowboy Coffee Steak. I've shared this ...
Archives for February 2009
Corn on the Cob
Littlest enjoyed her first corn on the cob tonight. While this is hardly news worthy, it provided a full evening of entertainment at The Schell Cafe. Husband has about 20 minutes of video documenting every kernel. The highlight of which is hearing Littlest say 'kern', because that's the way Husband taught her to say corn. Did you know you can microwave corn in the husks to perfection? A year or so ago my friend Lulu told me this ...
Shrove Tuesday: A Pancake Feast!
Ahhh...Mardi Gras. Here you are again. I knew it was coming when beads started popping up on the store aisles last week and king cakes were positioned front and center at the bakeries. Needless to say there will be lots of revelry taking place tonight as the world seems to embrace this now secular mini-holiday. We'll be preparing our hearts for the Lenten season tonight with Mardi Gras' lesser known cousin, Shrove Tuesday. I'm ...
Blue Cheese Dressing
I'm always grateful to have this versatile blue cheese dressing on hand. It's a cinch to make, lasts in the fridge for a week and will make the man in your life crumble and swoon. Especially if you serve it with steak. I've heard this dressing is really good drizzled over an open-faced turkey, spinach and roasted sweet pepper sandwich too. But, I can neither confirm nor deny that this is what I had for lunch today.... Blue Cheese ...
Wine Braised Short Ribs
We had a crummy Valentine's weekend. Littlest Middlest has been sick and she spent her sixth birthday/Valentine's Day curled up in bed watching Brady Bunch reruns. So we are celebrating a few days late. Because when you are six and its your birthday you MUST have cake. And when you are Husband and its Valentine's Day you MUST have ribs. It's a rule. I have several variations for short ribs, but these simple wine braised treats ...
Did Somebody Say Braised Short Ribs?!!?
Sometimes just for fun and for no good reason, I'll send Husband an email with a photo like this attached. I'll tell him I've got pounds and pounds of beef short ribs browned and by dinner he'll be feasting on these tender, juicy morsels. Sometimes I continue on in the email about how I wish he could smell the ribs simmering away in the oven, slow cooking to perfection. Then I continue on about my day -- shuffling kids to gymnastics ...
Almost Six…
I have a Valentine baby. And in two short days she will be six. I can't talk about it... In the mother of all moves, I somehow lost misplaced my heart shaped baking pan. And because a heart shaped cake for a Valentine's Day Birthday is non-negotiable, I had to purchase a replacement lickity split. I know, I know, I could bake a square cake and a round cake and 'cut and paste' together to form a heart, but the notion of having to ...
Win Artisan Ravioli from Marx Foods
So my friends over at Marx Foods are having a give-away. And by friends I mean people I would seriously like to eat dinner with every.single.night. I don't know them personally and I have no association with Marx Foods other than if I win the lottery I'm spending it all at one time in one place. Some of you (ok, my mom and sister) will be shocked I'm sharing this give-away opportunity and decreasing my odds of winning 5 pounds of ...
Pate a Choux, Napoleons, Baked Alaska! Oh my!
You can't begin to imagine the sweet frenzy I enjoyed last night. I was invited by my friend Lulu to a private cooking demonstration hosted by chef extraordinaire Katie Chafizadeh and Texas Culinary Academy Chef Evan Morgan. For hours we oohed, ahhed, tasted and learned while Evan and Katie delighted us with their teachings. In a few short hours Chef Evan showed us how to delight friends and family with Napoleons, Pate a Choux, ...
Amish Friendship Bread
What you see is Day #6 of my Amish Friendship Bread starter. My friend Kristacular saved the day by watching the non-sick kiddos last Saturday and she surprised me with the bread starter. It's been ages since I've had friendship bread and I am anxiously awaiting Saturday so I can bake and share. The concept behind Amish Friendship Bread is that you divide the starter into fourths keeping one for yourself and sharing the other three. ...