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Back to School Pick of the Week

Lunchbox time!  I love making lunchboxes, yeah yeah, I should get a life, I can't help it;  I just do.  Not that I have a big eating daughter, she'd be happy with her personal favorite, 'salami & cheese' but given half the chance I'd fill her princess lunchbox with much more exotic fare.

Robert needs Tough Love....

Robert Robert Robert.... I championed you in Season 5; I was jumping up & down when you returned for Season 6 but last night you sorely disappointed me.  After a little outing on a bike with your teammates you went and played the fat card.  Slumped in the corner complaining of 'dizziness' you were sent packing to the emergency room and missed service.  I don't consider myself a 'fattist' jeez, my weight goes up and down like Lindsay Lohan's thong BUT with Robert's size (an estimated 'almost 400lbs') surely comes a laundry list of health concerns & symptoms that have no place in a professional kitchen.

Robert taking it on the chins from Ramsay

Italian Style Mac & Cheese

I'm as guilty as the next Mum when it comes to Mac & Cheese.  I regularly pick up the jumbo 'Easy Mac' at Costco and probably use them as a standby once a week or so for the girls.  Show me a Mum who NEVER uses this storecupboard staple and I'll show you a woman in sensible shoes with way too much time on her hands....

My 'Easy' Mac!

Charity Begins in the Kitchen!

If you're a fellow foodie and love a great night out then mark your calendars for Sunday November 8th 2009.  The 21st Annual Great Chefs Tasting Party is taking place from 4pm at the West Palm Beach Marriott.  It's a wonderful opportunity to sample food from establishments such as the Palm Beach Steakhouse, Leopard Lounge and many other notable local eateries whilst benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy of Palm Beach Charity.  Tickets are $75 in advance and can be purchased thru Jessi Smith 561 357 7779 x 15. 

I love these sort of events, there's one held annually in London too, its a fantastic way to have a mini meal at several different restaurants in one night for less than the cost of one!

If you want further details or information please contact Jessi.Smith@ucpsouthflorida.org

 

 

Hells Kitchen's own Ralph will be putting in an appearance too!

Italian Style Organic Summer Chicken

I thought my appetizer station looked a little light last Saturday night at Dr. Dave's 50th and rightly so.  I had inadvertently forgotten to put my extremely expensive and delicious Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiana Reggiano out on the charcuterie plate.  How remiss, yet how convenient that when pondering a quick but classy spin on an organic chicken breast tonight I had those paper thin pink slices & assorted Italiana on hand.

Pick of the Week

I've decided that the supermarkets saw way too much of my cash last week so this week its ultra slim, coupontastic, storecupboard savings, bargain basement smart shopping. Get my drift?!

Hold onto your fillings it's Sticky Toffee Pudding

Apparently 'pudding' means something different here.  It's not an unctuous moist sponge, steamed or baked to fluffy perfection but something boxed in powder form that, when whisked with milk, forms a gelatinous glob and is plopped into a cracker pie crust.  I wondered why I only had a few takers at Dr. Dave's birthday party when I mentioned 'pudding'; it was all in the name!

Not a box in sight!