International food blog: September 2015

Sunday, September 27, 2015

BC food event Bobby flay etc. 29th

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/08/23/4001780/food-music-festival-atmosphere.html

Monday, September 21, 2015

INTERNATIONAL: HERBS AND SPICES 14 - FRANCE: Fines Herbes

What are fines herbes?

WHO KNOWS?

There are several combinations.

1. According to WIKI fines herbes is a

combination of herbs that

forms a mainstay of French cuisine. The

ingredients of fines herbes are fresh parsley,

chives, tarragon and chervil.

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2. According to my pantry (Spice Island)

fines herbes are a combination of herbs such as thyme, oregano, sage, rosemary, marjoram and basil.

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3. According to The Spice Hunter the

ingredients are chervil, tarragon, parsley

and chives.

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4. According to Simply Organic the ingredients are Organic thyme, organic rosemary,

organic basil, organic parsley, organic

oregano, organic tarragon, organic

marjoram, organic "lavender flowers". *

* Comment about the lavender flowers; they are commonly used in Herbes de Provence not Fines Herbes.

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According to Julia Childs

OMELETTE LINK

Aux Fines Herbes
With Herbs LINK - NYT

Beat into the eggs 1 tablespoon of minced fresh herbs such as chervil, parsley, chives, and tarragon. Sprinkle more of the same over the finished omelette.

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LINK TO MORE FINES HERBS INFORMATION

LINK to Recipe on WorldSpice.com

Chervil, Chives, Tarragon, Marjoram, and

Parsley for above.

LINK to make your own recipe

Friday, September 18, 2015

PRODUCT REVIEW: Kraft Velveeta Cheesy Skillets Dinner Kit - LASAGNA

LASAGNA - PASTA WITH CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE AND PREMIUM SEASONINGS

Photos below review:

It's not about the money but it really is. 1 pound ground beef plus package mix costs anywhere from
6.99 to $8.99. That sounds high but we got some on sale. See this link for prices of beef in North Carolina: http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ra_lo101.txt

Cost of Velveeta Cheesy Skillets in Walmart: $2.36
Cost of Velveeta Cheesy Skillets at Kroger: $2.84

We paid $4.00 for the beef on sale and $2.40 for the kit which comes to $6.40. (Says on box 5 1 cup servings). $1.30 per serving.

1. Food is supposed to smell good when it is cooking, like sauteed onions, etc. It didn't.
2. This dish was disgusting!! It tasted terrible. (see below for photo of ingredients)
3. We served it with salad and ate a lot of that!!!!

I would not ever buy this again nor would my husband and because of this experience we aren't fools and we will never try the other products listed on the box:

Chicken and Broccoli
Ultimate Cheeseburger Mac
Chicken Alfredo
Chili Cheese Mac
Creamy Beef Stroganoff
Nacho Supreme

Recipe links below including a no meat one:

All recipes

All recipes easy lasagna

Diana's kitchen 5 ingredient lasagna

Several recipes from Yummly

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

International food blog: AMERICAN: The Kitchen Back to School

International food blog: AMERICAN: The Kitchen Back to School: LINK http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/the-kitchen/300-series/the-back-to-school-show.html Photos from The Kitchen ...