Caraway Love!

.....I have about 7 new posts' pictures taken and recipes for on the fly.  I've just haven't had a chance to do laundry let alone take a few moments to write.

Tonight I made some fantastic beef tips with caraway seeds in the sauce.  Caraway seeds are becoming one of my favorite seasonings.  I've been using it in more and more dishes, and it always gives a really earthy, grounded feel; especially with beef. Tonight I had beef tips with a brown pan gravy that I added sour cream to because it was too salty.  with peas and mashed potatoes Mr. Marco said it was like deconstructed Shepard's Pie.  Good Stuff!

Also:  I've settled on my own chocolate cookie recipe.  It's less sweet and more salty than most, thin and crispy little cookies! mmmm mmmm!

Vacation!

I'm attempting on finding the best place to vacation, problem is, I don't really like doing "vacation-y" things most people do. That is, except for eating. That's always what I want to do.

But is is very expensive and can be hard when you don't know the insider information on the places to go.

This article may help, 10 Best Food Festivals. I went to Chicago for the Taste of Chicago last year, sort of a giant disappointment. Chicago was great, it's just that the Taste was just like the Iowa State Fair w/o the hog smell. The Union Square Farmer's Market in New York City was so far the best food related outdoor occurrence (you can't exactly call a regular farmer's market a festival) and we didn't even expect to stumble on when we were visiting The Husband's Family about a year and a half ago.

After watching the Winter Olympics I'm craving some North Western scenery, so we'll see.

Foodie Tee's

Being a former graphic tee obsessee I still sift through pages of clever t-shirt designs, and of course when there is an article about t-shirts, especially when it's not specifically about only t-shirts, I tend to listen.

Whilst getting my Epicurious fix I came across a foodie t-shirt article where the t-shirts sold gave 5% of the profits to some pretty great charities. (The Food Studies Institute, Two Angry Moms, and Better School Food) I'm a big fan of all three, especially the Food Studies Institute.

Well, anyway, I was looking through the clever t-shirts, and nothing really stood out as something I'd like to wear.

Until the last page!


Too bad there is no organic cotton t-shirt available. Instead I'll just donate directly to the Food Science Institute, but I could see myself wearing this one, and I am totally rad.

Playing with Food

I made the discovery last night that while the husband doesn't like marshmallow, he does in fact love cripsie treats. I had been under the impression that he did not like them, so I haven't ever made them. I love rice crispy treats.(by the way- too many ways to spell the word "crispy" when referring to the treats.)

So I've decided to be crazy creative and go nuts today. I have cookie cutters, molds, a new cupcake tin, a rolling pin, and multiple flavorings and/or add ins to make them extra great.

Jumbo Box of Rice Kripsies, here I come!