TEACH ME SOMETHING

I have discovered something about myself and that is that I am an avid imitator of my friends, whether it comes to humor, fashion or food, I enjoy being inspired by others. I am not saying that I don't have an original bone in my body, but sometimes I get tired of my own bones. Yes there are a cachillion recipe sites, cook books and of course the universal recipe monster we call Google, but for me there is nothing better than tasting a friend's amazing food and immediately stealing it. Getting recipes from friends after you have tasted their [...]

By |2018-10-03T11:10:40-04:00January 5th, 2012|
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MND 3: Rosemary Tenders, Butternut Squash Ravioli in Brown Butter Sage Sauce and…

MONDAY NIGHT DINNERS: Take 3! CHICKEN TENDERS I love chicken tenders and I am not talkin the kind from Jack in the Box, but the beautiful tender piece of chicken that nests between the breast and the bone. I usually buy a large flash frozen bag of these little guys from Trader Joes. They rock because they defrost in about 10 minutes in cold water. You have nothing to make for dinner? Fear not, if you have tenders in the freezer. I use tenders in many different ways and you will be making many appearances on Monday night dinners. SAGE [...]

By |2018-10-03T11:15:09-04:00November 3rd, 2011|
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MONDAY NIGHT DINNERS 2: Lemon Herb Lamb Chops and Smokey Potatoes

People who don't like lamb, love my lamb chops. So there. It used to be that Trader Joe's or Costco were the best place to buy racks o lamb, but now a days they are pretty much expensive across the board, which is why I think lamb chops are a great Monday night dinner. They are a special treat, but they are super easy to make. You can buy your chops pre-cut or cut them from a rack as I do. I would even suggest that you have your butcher cut the rack into chops for you for free! Arugula [...]

By |2018-10-03T11:15:58-04:00October 26th, 2011|
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MONDAY NIGHT DINNERS 1: Turkey Kofte & Tzatziki, A.K.A Turkey Cigars

Welcome to the premier post of MONDAY NIGHT DINNERS. I don't know about you, but I don't usually eat out on Mondays, nor am I invited to dinner parties on Mondays, and let's face it, Monday isn't exactly the day of creativity. For me it is the day of wondering what I am going to do to make it on the Ellen show this week. I have no idea why, but I have made some really tasty, yet simple meals on Mondays that always surprise me. They are usually consumed in front of DVR'd episodes of No Reservations or Bizarre [...]

By |2018-10-03T11:17:00-04:00October 19th, 2011|
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THE HIGHLIGHT REEL

You know those episodes of Friends where Chandler and let's say, Monica, would reminisce about old times and they would show clips of some of the most memorable "Friends" moments? Well, this is that episode of RealFoodies TastyBits! Since some of you are new to my posts, I am going to list the highlight reel so you can catch up on some groovy posts or videos that you may have missed due to everyday nuisances like work,  fitness or sleeping. I have a lot of great stuff in the works. I am super excited about making more videos and I [...]

By |2018-10-03T12:49:41-04:00September 28th, 2011|
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