Mouth watering cheese cheese cheese

 

         I decided for Valentine's Day dinner to make savory crepes.  When we didn't finish them all, I was stuck with a plate full of eggy, thin pancakes that needed eating.  So for breakfast I made baked ricotta, mixed with a tablespoon or so of sour cream and a touch of maple syrup, and berry syrup.  

          As delicious as that was, it was a bit high-brow for my pack of young eaters, so the next morning, I still had 3/4 of a pie plate full of baked ricotta.  Howls were heard through the house as the two big kids struggled to be ready for the bus on time and have breakfast in their bellies.

          The solution?

          Cheesecake-like ricotta spread on toaster waffles and drizzled with local syrup.

           Delicious. 

I know I know.... I said I had all these interesting things to say about food... and then... have been far too busy to do anything about it.

But, coming up in the next few days... my new "southern" chicken piccata, home-made cheesecake-y filling stuff for your breakfast delights, and "fa" soup (actually spelled pho....) that will rock your world.

Or at least, mine.

And tips on stretching that dollar for gourmet purposes. Riiiiiight after I shovel my way to the car for more groceries.

Jumpin' on the bandwagon...

I often have the crazy desire to fill my blogs and facebook and phone conversations with deliberately chosen words about what we eat. And boy, do we eat. A lot. All the time. With gusto. And there are a lot of us.

But we do so with a relatively minimal budget (embarrassing admission: we still qualify for food stamps). And at the moment, without food from our house. If I can do it, anybody can.

Next let me mention that we're kinda snobby about food. There is almost no pre-packaged anything, although I do buy frozen veggies and the occasional jar of things. We're joining a food-buying group next month in order to cut down on overhead... you know the kind of thing that "co-op" used to mean? We can get organic ingredients for what we are paying for conventional at the grocery store. And get better one-stop shopping, while supporting a small local business, that supports other smaller local businesses... that support local craftspeople... that support local producers.... you get the point.

Besides all that, I really love to cook. And I do it relatively well. Real food. Deep to the bones food. And sometimes I have to change something or finesse it because of what I don't have in the kitchen pantry. And a lot of it has been absolutely genius. So for that reason, I figured I jump on the foodie bandwagon, and share it all with you.

Bon appetite!