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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TASTY TILAPIA VIDEO!

Do you like Tilapia? Please watch my video and learn a lovely technique for prepping Tilapia so that it is super easy to cook and apply to many recipes. CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE (Courtesy of Bobby, I'm all that, Flay) 1 cup mayonnaise 2 chipotles in adobo sauce 1 tablespoon adobo sauce 1/2 lime, juice Salt and freshly ground black pepper CILANTRO CRACK SAUCE (Read Full Post) 2 bunches of Cilantro washed and shaken. Chop off stems.  (the extra water will help the sauce) 1 Large garlic clove or 2 small (add more if you love garlic) 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive [...]

By |2018-10-03T12:50:47-04:00September 22nd, 2011|
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CILANTRO CRACK SAUCE

Once upon a Christmas Eve a few years back I experienced the spirit of Colombian Christmas like never before. There was chorizo and empanadas and aguardiente and arepas, but the one item that caused me to fall to my knees in gratitude was the cilantro crack sauce. We put it on everything that night. There wasn't a piece of chorizo, empanada, arepa or piece of cardboard that didn't get smothered in this sauce. Now don't be thinking that there was actually crack in that sauce because I am Colombian. Remember, we don't do the drugs, we just sell them to [...]

By |2018-10-03T12:51:33-04:00September 14th, 2011|
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