Comming back strong.

Good morning my fellow foodies and once again, Happy Holidays! Today I would like to take the time to apologize for my recent inability to write and bring new and exciting dishes to your attention. The past few weeks have been a little crazy at work as new and exciting events are taking place. Currently we are in transition from one employer to another. Our company’s contract was not renewed, but the company we contract to would like to take our technology team on as part of the organization that oversees a larger majority of Microsoft’s conferencing technology. Some people are moving out, some are moving up. Change is a good thing and I look forward to new tasks, responsibilities, and opportunities.

I am certainly looking forward to this weekend as I have plans to make up some chicken piccata in a white wine sauce, experiment with Israeli couscous, and begin a little holiday baking perhaps for some of my coworkers here at the Microsoft Conference Center (of course manage to squeeze in a few holiday parties!).

With great hope I will be able to take on my new position at work and find some more time to get back to my cooking exploits. Cooking is my means of releasing the pressure that life and work brings, a joyful experience as I taste and try new things, almost Zen-like. As you can see I am very anxious to resume my culinary adventures, so I will not bore you with anymore dry talk and let the food do the walking and talking for me. Stay tuned for more great food to come.

Thanks for reading and wishing you best eating,

Bon Appétit

"I Gotta Have the Piccatta!"

Lately I have been really craving some good Italian food.  I recently watched a DVD titled "Cooking and Cursing with the Grandsons of Italy" were they made some fantastic looking dishes.  One of which was chicken picatta.  Lucky for me I had all the ingredients I needed right in my cupboards.  If only I could find the time.  Saturday, whilst I waited for my partner-in-crime, Brandon to get off work so we could go hit Seattle for a Christmas outing, I decided there was no time like the present to make this dish.  Let's jump into it...

Leftovers as far as the eye can see...

So you say you are swamped with all those Thanksgiving leftovers? You have no idea what to do with the mountains of mashed potatoes, tons of turkey, heaps of stuffing, and as much cranberry sauce as the day is long? Not to mention the mass amounts of pies and desserts. Those I can’t help you with, you are on your own.


What I want to do is give a few ideas of what you can transform some of those leftovers into rather than eating and re-eating Thanksgiving meal over and over again.