OH YEAH.......CHEESECAKE

Today we are attempting a marbled cheesecake. It's looking like it is going to be more of a chocolate cheesecake then a marbled though. Oh well everybody loves chocolate...I think I'll make a chocolate sauce to go it. We stumbled across a new crust recipe and I think it is quite tasty. More to come!

Sunday Night Dessert-Kid Approved

Haley's famous chocolate pudding:

1/2 c. sugar
3T cocoa powder
1/4c. cornstarch
1/8t salt
2 3/4c Milk
2T butter
1t vanilla

In saucepan stir together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt. Place over medium heat and stir in milk. Bring it to a boil and cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm or chilled. As you can see kids love it.

Uncle Ricks Steak Marinade

We just got done with Sunday dinner and it was delicious! We did a London Broil in my uncles steak marinade, The recipe is easy and makes for a delicious meat.

1 clove minced garlic
1 small onion chopped
1t fresh grated ginger
1/2c soy sauce
2T brown sugar
2T lemon fresh lemon juice (I like to substitute lime juice)
2T Salad oil
1/2t coarse ground pepper

Place steak of your choice in marinade and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Grill or broil and ENJOY!

Getting Skinny

Okay, I know this blog is about food but enough is enough! I started off the new year working out and at first is was no fun,but now I'm feeling pretty good. In the spirit of eating I had to find some recipes that still tasted good, filled me up and allowed me to keep my caloric intake to acceptable levels for myself. My beloved bride found a keeper so here it is:

Honey Curry chicken:

Curry glaze:

1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard
1T Curry powder

Bake a chicken breast lightly seasoned serve over a bed of Jasmine rice and lightly drizzle the curry glaze over the top and you have yourself a filling 375-400 calorie dish!

Man vs Food UPDATE

The bastardo cheated just as I suspected! Here is the proof:

A chemical called capsaicin in the peppers binds to your taste buds and feels like they are burning the hell out of your mouth. Water does nothing, really, but dillute it momentarily, and sugary juices make it worse by opening up your taste buds and allowing more capsaicin in. Milk, on the other hand, binds to capsaicin more tightly than capsaicin binds to your taste buds. When you drink the milk down, the capsaicin goes down with it.

So when he drank the milk he was wiping the taste buds clean and starting afresh. Shame on you Adam, I now like Tony Bourdain better!

Cheesecake!

My baby sister Kim is turning 24 this month and has requested a cheesecake from scratch! Stay tuned for pictures and recipes of her birthday cake. I am going to have some fun with this one and try something new and crazy!

Watching my show !

I have to say I really enjoy man vs. food. I just watched an episode where the host Adam ate 6 atomic wings from the Quaker Steak and Lube in PA. I think he cheated by drinking milk halfway through the challenge. A real man like myself could easily handle it without the assistance of soothing liquids. Also he ate them as fast as he could as part of his strategy, I would eat them nice and slow enjoying every savory minute and gleefully hiding my pain like a NINJA!

Adam man up and quit being a Sally!