tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:12:27 +0000MexicanRick Baylessadministrative notesjamie oliverBudget MealFood RevolutionGordon RamsayInternationalValueVeganVegetarianWhole Foodsbritish foodcomfort foodethniclambmarket tripspastaquesadillasa slice of life from a mama turned culinary student in the heartland of Americahttp://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (~ lora)Blogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-5093122080862132492Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:42:00 +00002010-04-17T12:46:12.563-05:00administrative notesWordpress and I have had our ups and downs, but I have to say every time I stray from it I invariably return. While Blogger has the ability to edit my CSS and templates as a free customer, Wordpress has room to grow. So I urge those following me on here to check out the new home (and new name!) of this blog over at:http://afoodrevolution.wordpress.comThe focus, as always, will be on good http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/04/bye-bye-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-3548030895984281772Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:01:00 +00002010-04-09T13:01:54.532-05:00Food Revolutionjamie oliverI don't think there are many in the United States who have not heard of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution program on ABC at this point.  The issue at hand?  How we as a society are killing our children with what we are feeding them.  It's a cause that hits me particularly close to home as a mother of a toddler, and as a foodie.I'll be the first to admit, we ate a great deal of http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/04/food-revolution-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-4987212059040058693Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:29:00 +00002010-04-07T08:31:50.069-05:00Budget MealMexicanValueVeganVegetarianWhole FoodsTacos - there's not an American household that I know of who doesn't eat tacos on occasion. We love them in my house, but for a while I went vegetarian to force myself to find new and creative ways of incorporating vegetables into our mainly "meat and potato" diet. I found that after a week or so, I absolutely *loved* being a vegetarian, and this simple dish was a fantastic, healthy way to keep http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/04/tofu-and-black-bean-tacos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-2589363330445269014Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:28:00 +00002010-04-06T10:08:09.632-05:00ethnicmarket tripsMexicanquesadillasRick BaylessI am an ethnic food junkie. I especially have a deep soft spot for Latin American cooking, and my few trips mere feet across the Texas border while stuck on a layover while driving a tractor trailer rig were always to partake of the local cuisine in the small cantinas along main roads in Juarez and Nuevo Laredo.Yesterday I finally decided it was time to explore one of the largest Mexican ethnic http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/04/las-americas-supermercado-and-roasted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-8194799961745836980Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:05:00 +00002010-04-03T14:07:15.430-05:00InternationalMexicanRick BaylessMy empanadas have almost become legendary for those I've made them for. They're the perfect little package of food - much like how the atrociously unhealthy Hot Pocket found it's rise to fame. The original recipe I found some years ago on the Everyday Food website. Or perhaps it was the blog. I'm really not sure. Over the years the recipe has evolved some, and while I don't always maintain http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/04/empanadas-and-halibut-ceviche.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-4186117420642463484Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:51:00 +00002010-04-06T10:08:37.484-05:00british foodcomfort foodGordon RamsaylambI have to admit, while I generally roll my eyes at those who get all moony and star-struck by most celebrities, I am totally a Gordon Ramsay fangirl. There, I said it. The man is culinary genius, and while his recipes generally have long, drawn out, pretentious sounding names, they are actually much simpler to actually accomplish.Seeing as my grandmother is originally from Scotland, we grew up http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/03/shepherd-pie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-4392204588447108454Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:19:00 +00002010-03-30T16:30:25.894-05:00jamie oliverpastaI love comfort food, and I think it's why I'm drawn to so many of Jamie Oliver's recipies. They are comfort food with a touch of class, and generally I don't have to be very spendy with my ingredients. My suggestions? The two things do not skimp on the cost of should be cheese and herbs. Herbs can be cheap, of course, if you grow your own - but if you don't, I'm a huge fan of the living plants http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/03/special-spaghetti-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865855386201614456.post-9213862317531468684Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:41:00 +00002010-03-30T16:47:10.268-05:00administrative notesI love food, and while I love photography - it's no longer my main passion. My kitchen is small, and poorly lit thanks to switching to all CFL bulbs that cast a strange yellowish tinge to my photos now. As a consequence, my posts here may not have the most glamorous photos - in fact, I'll guarantee they won't be. Most will be taken with my trusty Blackberry - not the world's best camera. The http://cookinoklahoma.blogspot.com/2010/03/few-notes-for-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (~ lora)1