Open Mouth Chew

Skip the breakfast cereal?

2010-09-20T22:14:00.000-05:00

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

Safety Questions Loom over the Chemical that Triggered the Kellogg's Cereal Recall

It's called 2-methylnaphthalene, and federal regulators know almost nothing about it.

[This link will take you to greenplanet.com - a Discovery company]

Food Recalls: Ground Beef

2010-08-29T16:58:00.003-05:00

Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O26 Contamination.

Be safe...

~Bon Appetit

Egg Recall: Eggxactly what Egg to Avoid...

2010-08-29T15:30:00.008-05:00

The following link lists the affected brands and descriptions of the current egg recall: The Egg Safety Center. Also, the center has noted that the FDA does not have any additional egg recalls to announce. Be safe out there... Egg food safety FAQ.

Search Amazon.com for food safety

Something else to check out:

~Bon Appetit

Food Recalls

2010-06-25T14:51:00.002-05:00

Recent food recalls have caught my attention. I thought that I would post this info as general FYI.

Be safe....

~Bon Appetit

Warm weather food spotlight: Loaded Baked Potato Soup

2010-01-04T18:51:00.004-06:00

An excellent soup for the chilly days & nights ahead - loaded baked potato soup. I really, really love loaded baked potato soup. So, I decided to make my own - instead of trekking out to my nearest Rafferty's (some of the best LBP soup around).

I feel pretty comfortable saying that I think that I am giving my favorite Rafferty's soup a run for its money - so to speak (I realize that soup doesn't run. Well, okay, unless it's been spilled... I digress...).

As usual, I found a recipe with the basic ingredients that I knew that I wanted, and then modified it to taste.

Here's the link to the original version of the recipe: http://www.potatosouprecipe.com/Recipes/BakedPotatoSoup.htm

My version of Loaded Baked Potato Soup has these slight modifications (note: please refer to the link above for the full recipe, this list is only a list of substitutions or changes):

6 small to medium sized potatoes (I used what I already had in the kitchen)

1 tbsp salt. Note: the bacon & cheese provide a salted flavor anyway, so you may want to skip the salt. I like salt :)
1 tsp black pepper
15 slices of pre-cooked bacon (just crumble and throw in)

The consistency will be very thick, once the ingredients have cooked down.

~Bon Appetit

A Yummy Snack...

2009-12-30T18:02:00.000-06:00

Our pledge to eat better has caused a shift in how we snack.

Enter: Fuji apple slices and a honey raisin bran muffin, topped with rolled oats. Yum! We've also had the same snack with Pink Lady apples. I loved the Pink Lady apples - so very sweet and crisp. The Fuji apple is great; however, I think that I'm allergic - it left me itchy :-(.

~Bon Appetit

Whadya eat last night?

2009-12-29T13:26:00.006-06:00

Baked Salmon w/salad & baked potato. Turned out pretty good. (Truthfully, the salad dressing may have been too sweet for the fish, so we ate the salmon & potato separately from the salad. This made the meal tastes flow better). I baked the salmon in foil & used a lemon pepper seasoning & butter (natural butter - no artificial spreads).

Baked Salmon (in foil) Recipe:

Place one 6 - 8oz salmon fillet in a piece of aluminum foil - I suggest only one fillet per package. Sprinkle your favorite lemon pepper seasoning the over salmon, then top with 1 tsp. real butter. Seal foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 - 20 minutes.

House Salad:

Chopped Romain Lettuce (washed - even though it says pre-washed)
Sliced cucumber
Finely Shredded Cheese (pre-packaged combination of Mozzarella, Smoked Provolone, Aged Romano & Parmesan)
Salt & Pepper to taste
Honey Mustard Dressing

~Bon Appetit