How to cook Salmon in the Oven That Everyone Will Like

OR an easy and foolproof way to cook all kinds of fish in the oven at home quickly…. We like to eat fish. In fact we like all kinds of fish but one of our favorite type of fish is salmon. We really love that deep red salmon (wild) that you sometimes see in the [...]

Food Revolution Heads to High School

Hey did you catch Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on Friday night? We did, and thought the show brought up many interesting and also sad points about the state of the way we eat in the United States. When the show starts, Jamie is 2 or so weeks into some big changes at the local elementary [...]

Oprah Inaugurates a Food Revolution in America!

We made it a point to watch Oprah today (Friday). Why? Oprah interviewed Jamie Oliver and discussed his latest venture/obsession/mission: The Food Revolution!  (Cook more meals at home, buy fresh food, eat together as a family, get healthy as a result. Jamie is so focused on this new venture that he has a new TV  [...]

We Shopped at Trader Joe’s Today!

Today was a great day at Trader Joe’s! We got some of our usual items and also some “new to us” items as well. First the usual items: Today we purchased bread (Ezekiel w/ sesame seeds), eggs, milk and some frozen veggies that we love. We also got some nuts (Trader Joe’s Ballpark Peanuts and [...]

5 Easy Ways to Cook with Pesto

What exactly  is pesto you ask?? Pesto is a thick sauce made from fresh basil leaves, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese and pine nuts. All these ingredients are blended together until a smooth paste is formed. There are many ways that you can use pesto to add a wonderful flavor to your meals. Trader Joe’s [...]

Easy Tasty Garlic Bread

Do you love garlic bread?  We do too! We used to only eat garlic bread when we were enjoying a bowl of pasta or some other Italian –inspired dish.  As there are only two of us, it was hard at times to justify purchasing this huge loaf of bread as we would never finish it [...]

Easy Recipe Vegetable Frittata for 2

This is an easy recipe for a vegetable frittata that would be great for a brunch, lunch or dinner. This frittata goes together quickly and if you plan for it, you can even use up any leftover vegetables you might have from last night’s dinner.  This recipe is great for beginning cooks as it tastes [...]

Easy Recipe Bean Dip

Here is a simple recipe that you can quickly make when you need to bring an item to some kind of gathering. OR, we will admit, this is a great item to snack on while you are watching a game or a movie some night… We were planning to bring some food to a meeting [...]

5 Easy Ways to join the Food Revolution

Are you interested in joining the Food Revolution but don’t know where to start?  Here are 5 easy ways to start to incorporate the ideas behind Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in to your life and your kitchen. Remember the Food Revolution is designed to be easy and to help you cook more meals from scratch. [...]

Join the Food Revolution

What do we mean by the Food Revolution? We are talking about the latest book by Chef Jamie Oliver (the Food Network’s Naked Chef ) called Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover how to cook simple, delicious, affordable meals that is at the heart of the Food Revolution.  This time instead of a cookbook that focuses on [...]