Hello folks. Nice to be back to normal and cooking again. Think I overdid it today and made too much. I have issues with cooking too much. It is a sickness. Not sure why anyone needs more than one side but I like to have options. This tends to lead to tummy aches. Not a good thing.
So going to try and make this snappy. My daughter has soccer in the morning and I need to get to bed. So without all the fuss and gabbing here are some recipes.
Easy Salad:
1 container of artisan lettuce
1/4 red pepper, diced
1/4 yellow pepper,diced
3 green onions, chopped
1 roasted tomato, optional
2 tablespoon basil infused olive oil
Directions:
Wash and tear the lettuce. Place in bowl.
Chop up other veggies. Place in bowl.
Drizzle salad with olive oil and toss.
Optional step- roast a tomato on the grill and then pull apart and lay over salad.
Enjoy!
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| Pre-dressing |
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| Post-dressing |
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| C had grilled tomatoes on his! |
Grilled Corn on the Cob:
Ingredients:
Corn on the cob
Directions:
Place peeled corn on your grill over low/medium heat and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. Flip occasionally.
Brush butter over top and serve.
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| Normally I boil mine but it is too hot inside. |
Grilled Baguette with Drizzle:
Ingredients:
1 baguette
1/4 to 1/2 half drizzle oil, I used Roasted Garlic and Shallot
Directions:
Cut your baguette into pieces.
Put on a pan or platter.
Drizzle with oil generously.
Let soak for about 4 to 5 minutes.
Place on medium heat on grill for about 2 to 3 minutes each side.
Remove and serve.
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| So yummy! |
Sirloin Steak on the Grill:
Ingredients:
4 to 5 steaks
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Barbecue sauce to taste
Directions:
Preheat your grill for about 10ish minutes.
Pat dry your steaks. Rub your steak with spices before grilling.
Place steaks on grill and cook for about 3 minutes on each side on high heat.
Brush on barbecue sauce and move steaks to other side of grill and cook over lower heat for another 8 to 10 minutes each side.
Remove and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to let juices work their magic.
Serve.
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| Not a huge fan of sirloin but pickings were slim at the local store. Ugh! Small towns suck! |
BBQ-ing should not always be difficult. Tonight I did dinner in under 30 minutes. If you time yourself and do things in a good order you can multi task and get it done quick. These were all simple recipes without a lot of fuss for one of those nights you do not have a ton of time. Hope you try them.
Oh wait, there is dessert. How could I forget the dessert, just wrong! Here is an ice cream recipe. This is my first time making ice cream. I figure if you are going to be bad, be REALLY bad. I went all out. Hope you like it.
Chocolate Fudge Brownie Pistachio Ice Cream a la Kim:
credit- inspired from the chocolate recipe from cuisinart booklet
Ingredients:
3/4 cup (175ml) cocoa powder
1/2 cup (125ml) sugar
1/3 cup (75ml) dark brown sugar
Pinch of salt
1 cup (250ml) whole milk
2 cups (500ml) heavy cream, for us Canadian folk this means whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon (7ml) vanilla
3 mini bite size brownies, cut into really small pieces
3 pieces of bite size store bought fudge, cut into really small pieces
15 shelled and crushed pistachios, use about 2/3 the amount in ice cream, other 1/3 set aside to toss on as a garnish
Directions:
In a bowl mix your cocoa, sugars and salt together. I used a stand mixer with whisk.
Add the milk and mix on low speed until everything dissolves and is well mixed.
Stir in heavy cream or whipping cream and vanilla. Mix well.
Cover the bowl and put in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours, or you can do it overnight.
Take bowl out of fridge and make sure your ice cream bowl has been properly chilled for a day or so.
Transfer to ice cream bowl and put the machine together.
Turn on and mix for 15 to 20 minutes. Should thicken a lot.
Cut up your brownies, fudge and pistachios while it mixes in the ice cream maker.
Check your consistency, if pleased with it you can move on, if not mix for a few more minutes.
Now add in by hand your brownie, fudge and pistachios. Stir well.
Scoop into bowls immediately or stick in freezer for a couple hours.
If putting in freezer make sure you let it stand for 10 or 15 minutes when you take it back out.
Toss some crushed pistachios over top.
Enjoy!
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| This was so good I cannot even believe I made it. It should be in stores I swear! |
I think I smeared ice cream on the camera by accident as all my shots have a fuzzy spot. Lol! Is this not the most amazing thing you have seen, well you should taste it. Seriously, hop on a plane and come on by. I will make you gain 10 pounds in 3 day I can assure you.
As always toodles and smoochies. xx
ps pics of my new toys will go on tomorrow. They had ice cream smudges on them. Lol!
The ice cream looks like a dream come true! So rich and chocolaty
I agree, it LOOKS like something they should sell in stores 
Must make some SOON!! And to think my ice cream cylinder is in the freezer just waiting for me to use it 
hooray!
I often focus more on the sides than main dish. Or will eat just sides, they're so good. Great recipes and hope your tummy feels better.
Andrea- Thanks so much. I should submit it to our presidents choice and see what happens. It was such a nice combo. I think I need a 2nd cylinder to keep me happy. lol
Spicie Foodie- Thanks. Ya me too. I love sides. My family laughs at how many I serve with thanksgiving and xmas. I go overboard daily but special occasions I just lose it and do way too many.
That ice cream looks killer!OMG I want ice cream now!
Yum yum! Awesome recipes! I'm thinking I need to grill out tonight now =) You have made me so hungry!
Christina
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This looks better than a Las Vegas buffet. Just kidding!!! Thanks for stopping by Espanol para Ninos.
Have a great weekend,
Barbara
Español para Niños (Spanish for Kids)
You are maybe coming from a large Family (this is about the sickness of cooking too much).But all the food looks excellent.And may be you just love cooking":)
Shumi- Thanks. It really was an incredible ice cream.
Christina- Thanks, the highest compliment a foodie blogger can hear is you made someone hungry.
Barbara- Lol, thanks.
Dzoli- I do love to cook, way too much. I could cook all day every day and not get sick of it.
Hi Valerie, Thanks for coming by. Love your blog.
Kim what a great menu!!! I may have to try this next weekend!! Sounds just great!! I tend to make too much food too, I blame my Italian heritage, I think it is in the genes!!! Great to catch up with you on Voicebok!! Look foward to some more great recipes! I will also check out your weight loss stie, kill joy!!! Lol!! Thanks again!!
All of this looks so tasty!— Friend from Vb and new follower– Please come check me out
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Lol Kathy, had to be done.Glad you found me.
proto- thanks. Loving the vb fans.
YUMMY! That's all I can say, is just…yummy!
Dropping by from voiceBoks!
~Erin
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Thanks Erin.Love your site.
Yum! I love pistachio ice cream, w/chocolate is even better!!!!!!!!!!!! This whole meal looks scrummy. http://homesandbabies.blogspot.com Becky from VB
Your food looks so good. I'll have to try your salad…easy and quick for dinner.
following from vb
Dina
http://www.myunentitledlife.com
What a delicious blog post! I loved the recipes and enjoyed the pics. Gladly following you via Voiceboks and craving more! (smile)
Becky- Thanks so much. Your blog is lovely. VB rocks.
Dina- Thanks. I am not a big salad gal but this one was fun. Poked around your blog quite a bit yesterday. Had me wanting to read more.
PJM- Thank you. I shall try to keep you coming back and back and back. VB sure is a nice community. Really liking the atmosphere over there.
That looks so good! Wish I had an ice cream machine. Mmmm…
Stopping by from VB.
Hi Beth- Thanks. I just got one. So in love with it. They have some cheap good ones on the market now. I saw one the other day for about $40, and another for $30. The home made ice cream is so good. But a bit pricey to make I think.
Oh my, gotta love the ice cream! And yes, I guess pretty much everyone that this sickness of cooking so much!haha
It all looks so good.
Looks like a yummy meal. Did you know we are hosting a Free Ice Cream Giveaway over on The Chocolate Cult this month?
Jonha- so true. It is so fun to be a foodie.
Briarrose- Thanks so much!
TCP- Thanks and I am running over so fast I may trip and fall.
TCP- I went to the blue bunny site and sadly I am a Canuck and cannot enter. Will let my American friends know though. Thanks so much for giving me a heads up.
Wow crazy delish meal! Your family is super lucky. Good luck on the weight loss, I am trying to get bacon on track too. So hard… LOL we can do it!
Everything looked delicious – I'd love to take a big bite of that salad!
Lindsey- I could not stop laughing at the bacon bit. So funny! Thanks, we will team up and take over the world.
Ann- Thanks. I love the new artisan lettuce. So cute and fun.
Yummy! Everything looks so delicious
I still have yet to try pistachio ice cream but this looks like a winner!
Thanks Kelly. Best ice cream I have ever had. So glad I got the ice cream maker.
Wow!! I want to come to your house for dinner! And then you get that ice cream for dessert! Looks wonderful – and pretty darn healthy too!
That ice cream sounds like such an incredible flavor! And you sure did have a feast, didn't you? =)
Thanks Erin. I do tend to go overboard but this one was pretty healthy. It is bad news when I get into an Italian mode. lol
Peggy- This ice cream should be on store shelves around the world. It is THAT good. I tend to get carried away. You should see this place on Thanksgiving or Easter. It's quite a sight. lol
That icecream looks incredible! Wow! The rest of it looks delicious too, but that icecream … mmmmmmmmm
What a feast! Everything looks wonderful – and have yet to try grilled corn like this, can you imagine? You are right – high time you get that wicked ice cream in the stores. The world needs your ice cream!
Thanks Hester. This is one I will make again, and again, and again. lol
Thanks so much Jill! That was my first grilled corn experience and we have wicked corn here. I just like mine boiled. It`s classic to me. This ice cream is my fave so far. I am so thrilled to finally have an ice cream maker. Having way too much fun with it.
wow! that ice cream looks insanely good!
Thanks!
I think you should definitely just sell this to stores. You could make a killing. I love that there is real fudge in it. I mean, seriously, how could that not be amazing?
I know right!!! I am a genius. Now if I could just be a millionaire I'd be all set. Lol! Thanks for the compliment and for stopping by.
Good grief! You have so many comments. I was scrolling and scrolling down to get here. lol Anyway, hope your tummy feels better today. Your ice cream does sound incredible.
Is there really a difference between heavy cream and whipping cream? Confused. I thought they were one and the same, but now I see Americans say heavy cream and Canadians say whipping cream.
Hi Jennifer, it's that ice cream. People flocked here for it. lol
Yup I am just clarifying that for people. All cookbooks say heavy so if you're a canuck looking for heavy cream you will never find it. Americans call it heavy and Canucks call it whipping, I make sure I let people know which one they are looking for depending on geography so locals aren't endlessly searching for something they will never find.