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Cooking with Lawry’s: Cedar Plank Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

July 27, 2011 By Whitney 1 Comment
Yesterday I posted about the yummy Cheesy Artichoke Dip I made with the Philly Lawry’s Cooking Team.  I wanted to share the rest of the recipes and pictures today!  Our theme was a “holiday” dinner so we went with a Labor Day couples party.
Here’s what we made, with recipes:
Pineapple Salsa

1 pineapple, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1-2 tsp jalapeno pepper, chopped
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp Lawry’s seasoned pepper
2 tbsp fresh cilantro

Mix together and serve.


Lawry’s Rubbed Cedar Plank Salmon
Ľ c brown sugar
2 tbsp Lawry’s seasoned pepper
1 Cedar Plank
3 pound salmon

Prepare Cedar Plank according to instructions. Mix brown sugar and seasoned pepper and rub over Salmon. Let sit for 20 minutes. Grill according to Cedar Plank instructions.

Corn on the Cob
Remove outer layers of corn husks
Soak corn in cold water for 20 minutes
peel back husks
dribble olive oil and shake on Lawry’s seasoned salt
push corn husks back around cob and grill for 20-40 minutes, turning every now and again
remove corn and serve

Grilled Balsamic Marinated Vegetables
Fresh local vegetables, cut into bite-size pieces
Lawry’s Balsamic Herb Marinade
Foil

line a dish with foil
mix vegetables in dish
cover with about half a bottle of marinade, cover with another layer of foil
refrigerate for a half hour to an hour
carefully flip over dish and close foil so that it incases the vegetables
Add another layer of foil
Place over a hot grill for 20-40 minutes, turning once. (The longer you cook the vegetables, the softer they will be.)

Dessert
Sweet and spicy Strawberries and Peaches
1 lb strawberries
3 fresh local peaches
1 tbsp sugar
˝ cup water
1 tbsp Lawry’s balsamic vinegar marinade

cut tops of strawberries
slice peaches into slices
marinade in water, marinade, and sugar
place in foil
grill for 5-6 minutes
serve with vanilla ice cream or greek yogurt

Lawry’s Sweet & Seasoned Surprise
2 oz tequila
2 ˝ teaspoon sugar
˝ cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1/2 cup frozen peaches
Juice of ˝ Lemon
Lawry’s seasoned pepper

Mix above in a blender.
Pour some Seasoned Pepper on a plate
Wet Margarita glass with a lemon and dip in Lawry’s seasoning
Enjoy this salty and sweet drink!

Disclaimer: I was compensated for participating in this campaign.

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Cooking with Lawry’s: Cheesy Artichoke Dip Recipe

July 26, 2011 By Whitney 2 Comments

Just last Sunday, I got together with some of my fav Philly bloggers to do some fun cooking with Lawry’s Seasoning products. We were a part of team Philly – our local team competing to come up with the best recipe nationally.

We had a few fun recipes that I’ll share over the next week or two but wanted to start with the one I prepped and cooked, the Cheesy Artichoke Dip! I’ve made this one often but the addition of the Lawry’s Seasoned Salt really changed things up nicely!

Here I am chopping the artichokes:

 

Here’s the dip all mixed up before we cooked it:

And last but not least, the finished product – yum:

Cheesy Baked Artichoke Dip
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream
<1 tablespoon Lawry’s seasoning
pinch of salt
2 12-ounce can artichoke hearts packed in water, well drained, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces

1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 pitch Italian cheese blend, to sprinkle on top of finished dip
French-bread baguette slices, toasted or Gluten Free chips or crackers or celery for dipping

Whisk 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, and Lawry’s seasoning in medium bowl to blend. Stir in chopped artichoke hearts. Transfer mixture to 3-cup ramekin.

Sprinkle dip with 2 tablespoons grated Mexican cheese and paprika.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake dip until heated through, about 25 minutes (about 35 minutes if chilled).

Preheat broiler. Broil until cheese melts, about 2-3 minutes.

Serve warm with unsalted and/or Gluten-free crackers

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Giada De Laurentiis for Target Kitchen

July 18, 2011 By nancy Leave a Comment

Recently I had an opportunity to attend a preview of Target’s new grocery products, which included Giada De Laurentiis for Target Kitchen. Giada De Laurentiis did two cooking demos for us, using her food and culinary products. I am such a Target fan , plus I worked in production at the food network from 94 to 99 (3 years before she joined the channel), so I was so curious to see if she was as warm as she was on TV.

Giada showed us how to make Linguine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Olives and Lemon and Mini Caprese Burgers using the products she developed with Target.

I had a front row view and had a great time watching her cook and hear how she worked with Target. As she did her cooking demo, she chatted with us about kids and dealing with picky eaters (something that I deal with everyday with my oldest child). We found her to be warm and welcoming- plus the food she made was delicious.

Giada told us she prefers to strain her pasta by using a pasta scoop – not just draining a whole heavy pot into a strainer in the sink. She showed us the one she developed with Target called the Giada De Laurentiis for Target® Scoop and Strain Stainless Steel Colander ($14.99). We were given one to take home and it’s my new favorite kitchen tool. I don’t burn myself with the steam anymore by draining a whole pot of pasta — and since I make pasta for my children just about every day, it’s getting a lot of use. She also showed us her Panini Press and Mezzaluna Knife, as well as her Dutch Oven (which at $89.99 is pretty reasonable). As a mom who cooks every night, her tools (which were affordable and quality) are going to inspire me to create even more fun dishes for my family.

For dealing with picky eaters, Giada recommended making a few pasta shapes together to keep kids interested and to have my oldest child help me in the kitchen. We sampled her new specialty foods — note: you’ve GOT to check out her Charred Tomato Vinaigrette ($2.99) and her Pesto! New for 2011 is Bucatini, Galleti, Fuscilli Corti and Gobetti Pasta. The pasta has fun shapes and is organic. Prices range from $2.49 – $2.79.

I couldn’t possibly mention all the great Giada De Laurentiis for Target Products we saw, plus all the amazing Archer Farms and Target branded foods, but we love the selection and all the different specialty items we saw. One theme was rampant– they were affordable and still had quality ingredients. As Giada told us, “Only Target could have the resources to make her pasta sauce $2.99 and not skimp on good ingredients!”.

Thank you to Target who hosted Giada De Laurentiis’ Cooking Demo. We were given a samples of Target Grocery items to take home.

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Today is National Eat Your Veggies Day. Who Knew?

June 16, 2011 By Whitney 6 Comments

Fresh vegetables at the Farmers Market in Reading Terminal, Philadelphia, PA

Did you know there was a National Eat Your Vegetables Day?  I didn’t.  Of course there’s a day for everything but this one that encourages healthy eating.  We should all make it a point to try and incorporate more vegetables into our daily lives — not just one day — but today’s a nice reminder to make that lifestyle change.

Here’s random fact – kids are more likely to eat vegetables that they have grown than those that are store bought.

I definitely think it’s true – my kids love picking things straight off the vine in our vegetable garden and eating them.  We have more variety than we’ve ever had this season thanks to two kits the kids got in their Easter Baskets from a product called Growums (basic vegetable garden kits for kids – super cute)

Here’s a more couple tips to get kids to eat veggies:

Cheese. My children are great vegetable eaters but when they’re looking skeptical, I just melt some cheese on top and they’re good to go.

Smoothies. You can always go with a nice green smoothie to trick ‘em into getting some greens!  I really love GreenLemonade.com for many of their smoothie recipes.  I’ve made her Classic Green Smoothie before but if you feel like your kids wouldn’t do it just with the greens, toss in a banana or some other fruit.

What tricks or tips do you have for getting your kids to eat vegetables?

Lastly, a neat little tool on Fruits & Veggies Matter from the CDC website, you can input your age, sex and amount of daily activity and it will tell you how many servings of each you should be eating every day.  According to the tool I should have two cups of fruits and 3 cups of vegetables DAILY!  Holy moly!  I definitely am not eating that much but am trying hard with our vegetable garden and first year of having joined a CSA.

So here’s to more veggie eating and a happy National Vegetable Day!

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Rainbow Fruit: How To Make This Easy & Impressive-Looking Plate for a Party

June 15, 2011 By Whitney 4 Comments

I was all inspired after seeing a picture someone posted to Pinterest last week.  My kids are huge fruit eaters and I showed them a picture of a platter of fruit lined up in an array that it looked like a rainbow.  Of course they immediately wanted to make some at home so we headed off to our local produce store and this is what we came up with!  Cute, right?

It was really easy to do!  Just get the following fruit, cut it up and you’re done!

Clouds: Marshmallows
Red: Strawberries
Orange: Cantaloupe
Yellow: Mango
Green: Kiwi
Blue:  Blueberries
Purple:  Red Grapes
Pot of Gold: Sliced Bananas

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Cooking with Rhubarb: Amazing Almond Cake

June 8, 2011 By Whitney Leave a Comment

I’m a couple weeks into experiencing my first summer as a member of a CSA and I’ve definitely been getting some random vegetables.  It’s been fun to experiment though and I like the excuse to try something different.

I’ve been having great success with the Rhubarb especially.  Here is one of my favorites this far.  I can’t emphasize enough how easy this was to make.  I followed this recipe from Momtastic, one of the sites I write for.   Many thanks to Kelsey for an easy and quick way to make use of rhubarb!  Click through for the recipe – the only thing I added was a little powdered sugar when the cake was all done:

The one thing I have to say is both how easy and delicious this was! I don’t normally cook with Almond Extract and it’s such a small amount in the recipe but it carries the entire cake. Delish.

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Father’s Day Gift Idea: Coleman Fold N Go Charcoal Grill

May 30, 2011 By Whitney 2 Comments

Love this portable Fold N Go Charcoal Grill from Coleman for a nifty Father’s Day gift.  It folds up very nicely for on-the-go for a picnic in the park, day at the beach, camping trip or other fun event you have with the family this summer.

It’s dishwasher safe too – gotta love that.  Get the Fold N Go Charcoal Grill from Coleman for $48.28 with Free Shipping on Amazon.

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Get Cooking with BabyCenter #BumpMonth

May 25, 2011 By Whitney Leave a Comment

You’re probably familiar with BabyCenter.com.  They are the go-to resource when you’re pregnant and have a baby.  Their nifty little online tools that tell you about each week of your pregnancy, each week of development, are invaluable.

I was a religious reader of their weekly emails with both of my children.  But since my boys are now 7 & 4, I haven’t been on the site as much.  (Although I recently found out that they have updates up to age 8!)

But what I hadn’t seen before was that Babycenter goes beyond just baby talk.  They have Food & Recipes!   Readers can submit recipes and they have some fun-sounding foods listed on the site.

I’ve been drooling over this picture of Stir-Fried Tofu with Ginger that they have featured.  Doesn’t it look delicious:

Anyone can submit a recipe and you can then try and recipes and rate them.  Which I think is great – sometimes I find that the Mom-tested and approved recipe is better and easier than anything you’re going to find from a professional chef anyway.

Disclosure: This post is one in a series of posts sponsored by All about the Bump Month for the month of May. To visit the sponsor page please click here.

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