Beef Involtini - Slow Braised Meat Rolls

February 24, 2011 by Monica in Beef, Cookbooks, Family Cookbook, Main Courses, Meat, Savory

For the past 11 days I have been fighting a cold. I experience every single symptom that every cold medicine list on their packaging. I don’t think I ever had a cold hit me this hard or overstayed it’s welcome - EVER!. I had been, simply put – MISERABLE. And like anyone, when you are sick, the last thing you want to do is cook or be around food - at least that is the case with me. On top of all that I’m in the middle of interviewing for a new job, which has taken over my mental state.

Tomorrow I will be going in for my third interview with this company and I’m about to crack – No joke. To have something that you want so very bad right there for you to take, but still beyond your reach, because other people are making the final decision - well, it’s sucks the big one. I can honestly say that I comprehend what Top Chef contestant go thru doing everything in the power to reach their dream and still not have full control of the final outcome.

So, I know that I have neglected Sweetbites this past week. But, hopefully this weekend I will be back in full swing and cook up a storm, and then you all be sending me emails to stop posting so much. Just you watch.

But what I do have is a recipe that I made over a month ago, and just remember that it has been sitting on my DRAFT box all this time.

GCC: Menu 19 - Sticky Lemon Cake

February 08, 2011 by Monica in Baking, Baking Club, Cake, Cookbooks, Desserts, Gutsy Cooks Club

You would think that after doing cake for two days, I would have chosen to do the other option in our Gutsy Cook Club menu – the Lamb Kebabs right?

Unfortunately, having a bunch of kids running around the house zaps you of all type of energy that you need to have in order to get into a car and hunt down lamb. Also, when you have the refrigerator full of leftover party food, making some MORE food is not a good option.

GCC: Menu 18 - Chicken Croquettes

January 31, 2011 by Monica in Appletizers & Snacks, Chicken, Cookbooks, Cooking Club, Entertaining, Gutsy Cooks Club

The Gutsy Cook menu this week included a favorite of mine: Chicken croquettes or as they are called in Spain “Croquetas de pollo”. Because, while most of Latin American has their own version of this dish. The Spaniards version is the core of all the what-to-be croquetas.

These little dreamy morsels are eaten all over the country. They are served in chic wine bar, in Tabernas, expensive restaurants, in cheap dives and they are all mouth-watering good.

I mean, how – unless you’re a poultry-hater — can you not fall for something that’s crisp outside, creamily inside and you can eat with your fingers?

I totally love them.