by TT Jr. on May 14th, 2012 | Recipes, Spreads & Sauces
I love bagels. I just love them, specifically toasted. And with cream cheese. They are so delicious when they are still hot and the cream cheese starts to melt on them. My favorite flavor is salt bagels, and they are delicious with plain cream cheese, but sometimes that gets a little boring. So, I decided to make a vegetable cream cheese to see how it tasted with my mom's yummy salt bagels. It tasted like heaven on a hot bagel. The sweet crunchy carrots with the tangy, slightly spicy chives against the salty, hot, soft, crunchy bagel is incredible.
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by TT on April 26th, 2012 | Recipes, Spreads & Sauces
In an attempt to broaden my 14 year old's seafood palate, I decided to cook tuna last week. Unfortunately, the fish counter that I visited had none available, so I went with her current favorite fish, salmon, and jumbo shrimp. Shrimp is a type of seafood that she doesn't like, but the rest of us do. I figured if I got her to try it again, it may start to be a seafood item that she likes. She adores coconut, so I thought some
coconut shrimp might do the trick.
Apparently, the lure of a coconut coating isn't enough
by TT on December 31st, 2007 | Drinks, Recipes
Putting away Christmas items and "undecorating" the tree today has put me in a reflective state of mind. In the last six and a half months, I have shared daily events and recipes. Each recipe about which I have written is part of a memory of this year. There have been new foods tried, new family members added, and the adventure of writing a blog.
In the coming year, there will be new memories created. With my love of food and cooking, I am sure that some food or beverage will be part of these memories. I would venture to guess that
by TT on December 29th, 2007 | Main Dishes, Recipes
Christmas has been celebrated at our home no less than 5 times this season. We have had 2 Christmas Eves and 3 Christmas Days. Needless to say we are ready for New Year's - a different holiday to celebrate.
Christmas Eve#1 was celebrated with 1 set of parents, friends, and 2 of the 4 kids. Christmas Day#1 was celebrated quietly with just a set of friends. Christmas Eve#2 was enjoyed by the other set of parents and the other 2 kids. Christmas Day#2 was all 4 kids and 1 set of parents. Today was the final get together, Christmas Day#3.
Today's gathering was the
by TK on December 24th, 2007 | Restaurant Reviews
For a special holiday fare, we decided to go somewhere with a great reputation for creating special occasions - Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, New Hampshire. My delightful girlfriend, Michele, set the entire evening up (arranging for a babysitter and getting the reservation). She set the reservation for 8:30, but was told on the phone that it would be fine to come early and have a drink in the tavern that is attached to the main restaurant.
The babysitter set up shop at our house around 7, and we decided to head out then on the half hour drive that it
by TT on December 24th, 2007 | Drinks, Recipes
On a recent evening, we decided to stay home and have homemade appetizers. When the appetizers were prepared, I peered into our liquor cabinet to see what unique beverage I could make. Keeping our mixer options in mind, I toyed with ideas. I considered some
shot drink recipes but thought a martini recipe would be better.
After a moment's thought I decided to use orange vodka and orange juice. However, I didn't want it to be a plain orange beverage. It needed an additional ingredient to give it a more diversified flavor. I
by TT on December 23rd, 2007 | Recipes, Sandwiches
An elegant evening was planned as a surprise for last night, a sort of pre-holiday relaxing evening. A babysitter was hired for the kids and a kid gourmet meal of mac & cheese was served. While the children dined on their fine food, the two of us got dressed in more formal attire for dinner at an upscale dining establishment.
The meals at our destination were excellent. However, after a 4-course meal, I was unable to finish my meal. The waitress graciously packed my remaining lamb chops for me to enjoy at home. Unbeknownst to me at that time, this was the start of a
