Archive for the
‘BygFood’ Category

I was recently introduced to a new cheese the other day & I kinda fell in love with it. The cheese? Cheddar with caramelized onion from Trader Joe’s!!! As I enjoyed it the other day with olives, peppers, & wine, I thought about how good the cheese would be in a mac & cheese. Yesterday, all […]

So… I saw these macaroni & cheese waffles on Pinterest a while ago and fell in love with the very idea. After savoring the thought for months, I decided to pull the trigger and make the waffles happen.  It was a success. The process is detailed here but I tried slightly different ingredients. 1/2 lb […]

Yesterday, I attended my first BBQ of the short season aKa spring/summer or is it still winter.  It was last minute and typically, I like taking salads to cook outs but yesterday, I decided to do a quick and fun lemonade using what I already had on hand. – English cucumber – Basil – Orange […]

Had some good friends over for brunch today and made some peppered buttermilk biscuits. Everybody loves buttery biscuits…. And these were excellent with fig butter. Mmmmm!

Little known fact about me: I am not a fan of anything with pumpkin meat as ingredient. Period. No pumpkin lattes, pumpkin pie no pumpkin nothing. But I love the way pumpkins look. I actually find them to be quite beautiful and I do love toasted pumpkin seeds. I guess this is kinda like me […]

If you’re looking for an easy Sunday brunch sandwich that combines the best of all worlds… well, you have to try this. Have to! Ingredients: – Applewood smoked bacon – Creamy Brie – Fig butter – Pumpernickel The jump Off: Spread the fig butter (available at Trader Joe’s) on your bread. Cut the brie and […]

Summer just isn’t summer without fried green tomatoes! And what a perfect Saturday to have them. I went a little extra & made pesto with basil from my garden and added a little creamy brie to make this snack more decadent for a midday boo up.

Ingredients: – 1 cup Pearl couscous – 1 cup Chicken stock – 1 cup White wine – ½ cup Extra virgin olive oil – ½ Small red onion diced – ½ Cucumber (diced) – ½ Red bell pepper (diced) – ¼ cup Green olives (diced) – 1 tsp Lemon zest – 1/8 tsp Cumin – […]

When giving, one should give with love… When giving, one should give freely… When giving, one should give with an open heart…

Ingredients: – 2 pounds of fingerling potatoes – 1/2 tsp Sea salt – 1 tbsp Herbs de Provence – 3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil The Jump Off: Preheat your oven to 350º Thoroughly wash then slice your potatoes in half or leave them whole if you’re about that life. Place the potatoes in a […]