Lemon Lime Soda Hangover Cure?

Lemon Lime Soda has been found to break down symptoms of a hangover.

Herbal teas, caffeine drinks tend to make symptoms worse.  Out of the 50 drinks tested Lemon Lime Soda improved symptoms. Bloody Marys have some competition!

Enjoy ;)

More After The Oscars Governors Ball & Wolfgang Pucks Dinner!

The next yummy treat I want to share with you from my trip to the 2014 Oscars after party at the Governors Ball, catered by Wolfgang Puck, is this AMAZING dish!  Ravioli's topped with cream, chives and real black truffles!

When this dish appeared before my eyes my eyeballs almost popped out of my head!  The Server gave us the description and confirmed it was real black truffles.  The smell of the cream, chives and truffles was so incredibly amazing I hesitated to eat it. I just wanted to take it all in.  

A very kind sole sitting next to me asked "what is a truffle?" and I responded back "an earthy tasting amazing delicacy that is highly sought after".  She asked "I heard it's a mushroom?".  When I responded that its like a fungus spore type food found under ground mainly in France.  They typically start at $100.00 an ounce.  They are found underground near certain species of trees.  The best part, dogs and or pigs rut them up.   She at once slid her bowl over to her Husband who promptly devoured the bowl and said "that is the best thing I have ever eaten".  We toasted to Puck and his black truffle topped ravioli. 

My Husband Craig, the kind soles Husband and I then ordered another bowl as they came around to offer more!

Enjoy ;)

Karen B's Cooking Tip Of The Day - Cook Onions Before Making Meatballs!

Tip of the day:

When making homemade meatballs and adding onions, never put it raw onions into your meatball mixture.  This will cause your onions to cook out causing your meatballs to break apart!

So saute your onions in some olive oil, cooling prior to adding to your meatball mixture.

Try mixing up your flavors buy substituting onions for scallions or leeks into your meatballs for a great new burst of flavor!

Enjoy ;)

Kefi New York City My Favorite Restaurant!

Kefi - New York City

My #1 favorite restaurant ever!

Favorite Menu Item:

Meatballs!

Michael Psilakis taught me how to make these in a cooking class.  They are guaranteed to be the best you have ever tasted.   If you go to NYC this is a must have stop!  

Enjoy ;)

Wolfgang Puck's Oscar Governors Ball Party

I had the opportunity to attend the 2014 Academy Awards as well as the Governors Ball following the show.

Wolfgang Puck prepares the food for this wonderful star filled event every year! I was so incredibly thrilled to have the opportunity to attend and even see him in action serving his guests like Bette Midler, Spike Lee and more.

The room was over the top.  Colorful plants and flowers on the walls, candle lit tables with George Jones belting out songs on the grand piano.

The service was top notch! Cocktails and hourdouves' appeared as soon as we sat, and continued until we couldn't put another bite in our mouths.

The photo above a baked potato stuffed with caviar is one of the amazing treats we were able to enjoy.  Hot buttery potato wrapped in gold foil fitting for the occasion.

Check back tomorrow for more pictures of Wolfgangs fabulous creations from the ball!

Enjoy ;)

Tip Of The Day: Fun Cinnamon Pie Crust

To put a new fun twist on your plain old pie crust use canned cinnamon rolls!  Slice the roll, lay out on a lightly floured cutting board and roll out with your (lightly floured) rolling pin.  Place in pie pan.  Bake your pie per package instructions. Prebake your crust at 400 for 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown for pudding pies.  

Enjoy ;)

Totino's New Pizzeria Snacks

Happy almost Summer readers!

When I find something that I love I make sure to share it with you!

Totino's has introduced three new flavors of pizza snacks from their new Pizzeria line.  With Summer around the corner this will be a big hit with the kids. 

Totino's three new flavors are Cheesy Garlic, Chicken Parmesan and Meatball Marinara.

I was honored to be able to try this new product out with my kids and they loved them!

It's "Cooking Made Easy with just 60 seconds ;)

Thank you Totino's for the opportunity to share this great new product!

Karen B's is sending out a gift pack from Totino's to one of my readers to sample and share!

Happy Summer ;)

"Disclosure: The prize pack, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills and Totino's through MyBlogSpark."

Matzo And The American Dream

THE STORY 

On Manhattan’s Lower East Side, in a series of four nondescript brick tenement buildings, sits the Streit’s Matzo factory.  In 1925, when Aron Streit opened the factory’s doors, it sat at the heart of the nations largest Jewish immigrant community. Today, in its fifth generation of family ownership, in a rapidly gentrifying Lower East Side, it remains as the last family owned matzo factory in America. 

This is place rooted in history and tradition, and not only in the sense that the recipe for their product is 3,000 years old.  The machinery still used here to bake and pack 40% of the nation’s matzo is as old as the factory itself.  The owners still sit at their great grandfathers desks, declining to clear the drawers of the contents left by their forbearers.   They have, again and again, refused exorbitant sums offered by developers for their real estate, and resisted modernizing the facility, worried at the potential effects on their fiercely loyal workforce, made up of neighborhood residents and immigrants from around the world, many of whom have been working there for 30 years or more.  

And yet, while in many ways Streit’s may seem a relic from another age, they continue to thrive, consistently receiving more orders than they can fill. 

In a neighborhood where the Jewish immigrants have long ago moved on, in a nation where progress and profits trump all else, where manufacturing has left the cities if not the country, where family businesses are bought out by giant corporations and workers move from job to low paying job, Streit’s remains a Lower East Side institution, and a glimmer of hope for the American Dream. 

THE FILM 

This film, a feature-length documentary, will tell the story of Streit’s - of the factory, of the family, of its workers, of its place in the rich history of the Lower East Side and in America.   It is a story of tradition, of resilience and resistance, of the perseverance of the Jewish people, and of immigrants of all faiths, so many of whom have found home in the Lower East Side, behind the doors of Streit’s, or in the matzo they bake.

The film is being directed by Lower East Side-based documentary filmmaker Michael Levine, and produced by Michael Green (see the FAQ for more about the production team).

WE NEED YOUR HELP! 

By joining in our Kickstarter campaign, you can help us get this film made! 

As you can see from the teaser, we’ve begun production, and the experience has been amazing!  The owners of Streit’s and everyone who works at the factory are extremely excited about the project, and helping out every way they can to help us capture their story.  

But to this point, the production has been self-financed, and that can only take us so far.  A feature length documentary is a major undertaking, and we need to raise money to complete the film (see the FAQ below to learn more about where the funding will go).

With your support on Kickstarter, and by spreading the word about the project, we will be able to finish the film and get the Streit’s story out into the world.

BE REWARDED FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to say a hello and take a moment to wish every single one of you a very safe, wonderful Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This blog started as a hobby brought on from dear Friends asking for me to share my cooking ideas and recipes.  After some time I thought about not doing it anymore because it was deemed as a quarter of a million dollar a year enterprise (lol!) I have decided to continue to share as I used to do before.

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An apology is in order to my loyal readers.  I won't leave you hanging on old posts again!

So hang on and enjoy the ride ~  and Happy Winter ;)

Christmas Cookie Gifts

Hello Loyal Cookie Customers!

As the Christmas holiday draws near, we at BBMC want to thank you for your past business and let you know about our gift box options for 2012.  Our cookies make the perfect treats for gatherings, and even better gifts for those on your shopping list.  

So please take a look at the attached photo of our holiday packaging, and keep us in mind if you need a gift sent out of state or delivered locally.  Our dozens ($18) and half-dozens ($11) are stuff of local legend - at least in our minds.  Also, our gift boxes can be shipped anywhere in the U.S. for an additional $11.50.  If you need lots of cookies for a family or work function, we can do that too!   

Contact us at 248.625.6737 for more info, or email at bbmcookies@yahoo.com.   You can also view more photos and "like" us on our Facebook page.

Again, we thank you for your business and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Rick Jr. (Britt's Brother) 

Amaretto Peach Cobbler

I know I have been a way for a while.  After taking a break to take care of Family I am now starting to ease back into cooking and sharing new and exciting recipes with you!

Lucky Leaf has sent us a wonderful package of goodies and recipes to test and share with you.  Today we are going to make Amaretto Peach Cobbler.

Amaretto Peach Cobbler

Ingredients you will need:

2 - 21 ounce cans Lucky Leaf Pie Fillings Premium Peach filling.

1/2 cup Amaretto

1 17.5 ounce package sugar cookie mix

1 cup sliced almonds

1/2 cup butter, cubed

Preheat your oven to 350.

Spread pie filling onto an un-greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.  Drizzle with Amaretto.

Sprinkle cookie mix and almonds over top and dot with butter cubes.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

Serve warm topped with whip cream or vanilla ice cream.

Serves 15.

We made this for Sunday dinner and everyone loved it.  I had to put it in the kids lunch box on Monday!  Big hit at our house.  Thank you to Lucky Leaf Pie Fillings!

Happy Fall ;)

Party Food Table Scapes

This last March my Friend Jalenne held a dual Birthday Party for a couple Friends.  She wanted a St. Patty's Theme.  With a couple simple tricks we jazzed up the hourdouve' table.

Remember tall center pieces for the table are fine if no one is going to sit at it.

Pick a theme and use all the same sort of serving pieces.  Example here we used crystal and clear glass serving pieces that goes with any theme.  We then covered her gold table cloth with a white piece if material found at any fabric store.

We added height by stacking cake plates and used tall serving pieces to balance it out.  Staggered the candle sticks and added some St. Patty's Day color.

Parties Made Easy!

Champagne, Did you know?

Did you know that wine bottled outside of the Champagne Appellation of France con not be called Champagne?  It's true, it has to be called Sparkling Wine.


Champagne (French: [ʃɑ̃.paɲ]; English /ˌʃæmˈpeɪn/) is a sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne appellation of France following rules that demand secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to create carbonation ^[1]. Some use the term champagne as a generic term for sparkling wine,^[2] but many countries, including the United States,^[3] reserve the term exclusively for sparkling wines that come from Champagne and are produced under the rules of the Champagne appellation.^[4].

Going to the movies

Thanks for the post, Bernard Vasquez With two small children at home, my wife and I never get a chance to go to the movies anymore. Before we had kids we would go to the movies two or three times a month. I would say that I have been to the movies five times in the last five years. The problem is that it is so difficult to find people to watch our children. Plus going to the movies has become so expensive. Two tickets to the movies is the same price that it costs to rent ten movies from the local video store. I still love watching movies, but now we watch movies on television. We have satellite TV fromhttp://www.directstartv.com/ and have access to a number of movie channels every month. It is amazing how much our lives have changes since we had children. I would not trade my children for anything, and I love them both more than life itself. However, it is true that you sacrifice much when you take on the responsibly of parenthood. While it is exciting and rewarding, our ability to go out and catch a movie has changed significantly.