http://www.yummyzine.net a fresh look at food Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:34:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I tend to try out new things on the weekend. Tonight's dinner was incredibly tasty, so I thought I'd share: Chicken with tomatoes and honey served with a rice and quinoa medley with dried fruit and cardamom and sauteed green beans. Chicken with Tomatoes and Honey 4 chicken thighs (with skin and ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=20 It's not very often that I whip out the cast iron and fry chicken. It's tedious work - hot, greasy, and messy. Occasionally, however, I like to treat my friends to something they may not have ever had outside the bounds of fast food. Last night was one of those ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=19 Hi there.  I'm Julie.  I'm from Cincinnati, and I blog about Cincinnati's food scene at Wine Me, Dine Me (in Cincinnati) and Kristy invited me a long time ago to contribute to Yummy. So here I am. Inspired by The Omnivore's 100, and Tiger and Strawberries' The Vegetarian 100, I created my ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=18 Miss me? Sorry, folks. Real life has taken me away from my culinary explorations, but I promise I'll try to make it up to you. I'll start with this review. Tonight Jason and I ended up having dinner at Carlos Santana's new restaurant Maria Maria in Mill Valley. It was originally ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=17 Sunday afternoon, my husband and I had to head up to Santa Rosa to have lunch/dinner with the in-laws for my father-in-law's birthday. The restaurant they chose was Tex Wasabi's, a venture of Guy Fieri of Food Network fame. I had high hopes, since I'd liked what I'd seen of ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=16 My husband was munchy the other night and in his efforts to scrounge for food, he found a recipe for snickerdoodles on the Gold Medal flour bag. We decided to make them (and I actually got him to help!). Ingredients 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 2 ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=15 You know, I've been here on this site for a while, but I've been too busy with Culinary School, and work, not to mention the fact that I haven't really had anything to write that I have been kinda absent on here. Well, no longer! Following is my adapted recipe ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=14 Sometimes, Jason will drive into the city and pick me up from work and we'll go to dinner. Since my company recently handed out bonuses, we decided to have a nice dinner. We drove around for a while and ended up at The Beach Chalet on Great Highway near Golden ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=13 Before we start, yes, I'm talking about a food truck... one of the shiny silver emblems of urban life. Don't let that fool you. Today, when I left the office for lunch, I'd planned to just stop at Safeway and pick something up, but when the light seemed to refuse to ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=12 This recipe comes from Williams-Sonoma's website. Ingredients: 6 lb. littleneck clams, rinsed well 6 oz. pancetta, diced 3 Tbs. unsalted butter 1 yellow onion, diced 2 celery stalks, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 2 Tbs. all-purpose flour 2 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced 2 bay leaves 1 cup heavy cream 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce Salt and freshly ... http://www.yummyzine.net/?p=11