Food Squeeze

Recipe: Birthday Brownies

2008-05-22T19:28:00-08:00

I have a friend who requests one thing for his birthday every year - brownies. After a few trial and error batches with various recipes, I discovered this recipe two years ago and have never looked back - the combination of easy preparation and a texture that falls…

Recipe: Bang Bang Chicken

2008-05-16T22:18:00-08:00

I love Chinese food. If I had my way, I’d have it at least once a day, every day. I’m lucky enough to have four Chinese delivery options in my neighborhood, and you can bet I know exactly which one to call depending on what I have…

Recipe: Sauteed Corn, Spinach, and Green Beans

2008-04-25T18:44:00-08:00

I prefer to have vegetables prepared with every dinner that I serve my family, so it is nice to come across a recipe that is easy to prepare while the entree is cooking away. True, the kids may pick and choose which veggie is their…

Recipe: Tomato, Chickpea, and Arugula Salad

2008-04-24T20:23:00-08:00

I absolutely love salads, so when I come across a new recipe, I have to share it with everyone - we all could use more veggies in our diets. This recipe is quite simple and tasty, as well as pleasing to the eye--because I am a…

Recipe: Rosemary Beef Skewers with Horseradish Dipping Sauce

2008-04-23T19:42:00-08:00

When our family is enjoying any kind of meat dish, I love to break out the horseradish and announce to whoever is within earshot, “Horseradish makes EVERYTHING taste better”. So when I came across this recipe in Everyday Food for beef skewers with rosemary (one of my…

Gallagher’s beef aging process images

2008-04-22T00:13:02-08:00

Nothing says “good eating” like wet again sirloins, right? We snapped this picture during CES in Las Vegas outside of a Gallagher’s restaurant,…

Recipe: Copycat Red Lobster Biscuits

2008-04-21T20:03:00-08:00

Seafood is not that big a thing around Gear Live’s virtual offices. And while I can’t speak for the other editors, I’ve been known to hit up the neighborhood Red Lobster solely for the biscuits. Unfortunately, the staff at the ol’ RL didn’t take kindly on a person…

Recipe: Tzaziki

2008-04-17T20:19:01-08:00

I can’t even come up with words to properly convey my feelings for tzaziki. Cool, creamy, and fantastic with everything from vegetables to steak. It’s incredibly easy to make, and incredibly easy to customize to your own taste.

Ingredients:

2 cups plain yogurt (this…

TasteBook coupon code: Save $10 on purchase

2008-04-11T18:33:00-08:00

In case you haven’t heard of TasteBook, think of it as iTunes for recipes. Basically, you head on over to the site, and you are able to fill your own customized recipe book with a certain number of recipes. You can choose from over 20,000…

Recipe: Pea and Parsley Risotto

2008-04-10T23:11:00-08:00

Risotto has a reputation for being tedious, laborious, and finicky. To some extent, I agree. It takes a while to prepare, you have to have your mise en place* on point, and if you’re really hungry you could end up eating your fill WHILE you’re cooking dinner. However,…

Sausage Ball Recipe

2008-04-09T18:16:00-08:00

These Sausage Ball appetizers are great for entertaining. They come together quickly, freeze well, and can be baked up in a snap.

Ingredients:

3 cups baking mix (I use Bisquick)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 pound ground sausage (any kind), uncooked

Recipe: Cranberry Lemon Muffins

2008-04-08T13:09:00-08:00

I’m on a personal mission to get you baking, readers! These cranberry lemon muffins, which I’ve adapted from Nigella Lawson’s classic “How To Be A Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking”, are easy, fast, and delish.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter
1…

Ranch Oyster Crackers Recipe

2008-04-07T13:02:00-08:00

Some people can take or leave oyster crackers. Often overlooked when they arrive with your soup or salad, I say that these little hexagonal nuggets of salty, starchy goodness are completely underrated. This recipe, passed to me by my mom via her godmother, has been not only…

Recipe: Dave’s Grandmother’s Pound Cake

2008-03-14T21:51:00-08:00

Cake. We can all agree that it’s awesome, correct? Good. While it’s undeniably easy to stop in your trendiest neighborhood bakery or pick up a boxed mix and a tub of frosting (and please just… don’t), making a cake from scratch is not nearly as intimidating as you might…

Monkey-picked tea

2008-03-10T20:28:00-08:00

We know, it sounds odd. Why would anyone want to drink tea that has bee picked by a monkey? Does it make it taste any better? As the story goes, this is some of the best tea available, but the trees it grows in are too high,…

Recipe: Carbonara Pasta

2007-10-23T21:31:00-08:00

Carbonara

Ingredients:

1 lb Bacon, fried
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 pint of heavy cream
1 lb Chicken sauteed until done
2 cups Parmesan or…

Recipe: Vegan No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies

2007-10-17T15:50:00-08:00

Our family likes to make up a batch or two of these healthy oatmeal cookies to keep in the freezer, they work great for when we are feeling like something sweet but not wanting to be “bad.” They make a healthy

Recipe: Blueberry Pecan Whole Grain Muffins

2007-10-15T18:42:00-08:00

I made these muffins last night to go with our dinner and, wow, they were awesome! The kids loved them--in fact, I think they would have preferred to just have muffins for dinner! I got this recipe from All Recipes and altered…

Wanting To Live A More Organic Lifestyle

2007-10-09T16:00:00-08:00

Many people would love to buy organic produce, organic meat, and live a more wholesome life. But what stops most of us? Money, time and space. The mindset I’ve struggled with is, “I can’t buy organic because it’s too expensive,” or “I don’t have the space to have a…

Blackberry Salad Dressing Recipe

2007-10-08T22:41:00-08:00

My friend Crystal is a creative cook, and she came up with this salad dressing recipe when we were over for dinner the other day. It was amazing! I was so glad when she shared the recipe with me. We enjoyed this dressed over a lush bed of…

Sprouting and Dehydrating Seeds and Grains

2007-10-05T17:30:00-08:00

Sprouting grains and seeds is easy and fun. The health benefits are well worth the extra work. You can sprout wheat berries, barley, buckwheat, alfalfa, sesame seeds, and flax seeds, to name a few. When the seed or grain sprouts, nutrients are released during the growing…

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

2007-10-05T01:20:00-08:00

About three years ago my family took the plunge and left white flour behind. We have switched from using white flour to using only whole wheat flour. It’s been a slow process, I began with exchanging portions of white flour for wheat in recipes…

Pot Roast with Vegetables Recipe

2007-10-04T23:07:00-08:00

There is something wonderful about the smell of a roast cooking for hours on a cool autumn day. The spices and juices from the meat fill the house with a lovely inspiring smell. This wafting scent will lure even your pickiest child to the dinner table,…

Recipe: Diced Rainbow Fruit & Veggie Salad

2007-09-28T00:20:00-08:00

My husband Andru has come to the realization that a lot of the food we eat on a daily basis contains a lot of sodium. Not because I have chosen to dash everything we consume with a bit of salt here and there, but because some foods come into our home…

Whole Wheat Cornbread Recipe

2007-09-25T23:33:00-08:00

We love cornbread in our household. I liked that this recipe called for whole wheat flour. I think it makes the cornbread turn out a little less moist, and more crumbly. But definitely still wonderful - especially slathered with butter! I got the recipe right…