Mrs. Carolyns fruitsalad in a watermelon

ingredients

kiwi

melon

strawberry

pineapple

cantaloupe

grapes

First get your watermelon and hollow it out with a large spoon. Last but not least ( short recipe) Chop the fruits up into 8 pieces and place them into the watermelon you have cut open and hollow.

Paula Deen's Assistant Emailed Me!

Ok, so it wasn't Paula herself but it's close!  I asked her for an interview and her nice assistant Cassie Aimar emailed me that Ms. Deen is very busy but that she wished me the best of luck.  She works with her in Savannah, GA.  Maybe when I become a famous food critic I'll get to meet her!!

The cranky cook's Sunday steak

Daddy made a new recipe for steak.  It was so tasty we had seconds and thirds.  He used his new Thomas Keller cookbook Ad Hoc.  He marinated the steaks in rosemary, garlic, thyme and peppercorn infused olive oil.  Wow.  They came out soooo gooood.  We like this new cookbook.  Yay Daddy.

Papa's Pork "Pernil"

I'm going to tell you about my grandfather's pork.

It was my grandfather's birthday and on that day I tasted

the best pork ever.  I loved it.  I liked the texture of the pork and the salty skin.

It was so good I had to have seconds!   I  just loved the sauce

with the pork.  In it was red onion,vinegar,cilantro,and tomato.

The Spanish name is agrio.  Delicioso!

Check out the picture.

My favorite TV Cooking Shows

In case you need some inspiration my favorite TV cooking shows are:

Rachel Ray

Paula Deen (butter!)

Barefoot Contessa

Iron Chef

Ace of Cakes

Food Network Challenge

Bobby Flay

My Snow Day No school chicken casserole

We got to stay home today!  Yay.  Love snow days.  Mom and Zoe and I decided to make something together that would warm our little tummies.  This was tasty and spicy and made a cold snowy day feel just great.  I got to do the cutting while Zoe did the stirring.

Ingredients

1 Jar of salsa

1 can of black beans

1/2 cup of chopped cilantro

1/2 cup of sour cream

2 cups of grated cheese

3 cups of cooked,and shredded chicken

8 corn tortillas

1 cup of corn

1.  Put all ingredients except tortillas and cheese in same bowl

2.  Mix

3.  Put tortillas in bottom of casserole dish and pour mixture over

4.  Put casserole in the oven for 20 minutes at 350 degrees

5.  Take casserole out and put remaining tortillas and cheese over top

6.  Bake for 10 more minutes and you're done!

Serve with avocado and cilantro sprinkled over to make it look nice.

Next time it snows I hope you find this handy.

Fernandes Steakhouse: Abuelita Susy's Birthday

On Sunday we went to Newark, NJ.  We ate at a Portuguese/Spanish restaurant for Susy's birthday.  We started with the salad bar.  There was a yummy selection of vegetables and potato salad.  Then after I brought it to my table and ate it, we ordered something called riyodizio.  That is when they bring sausage,meat, and chicken on a spit to our table.  We eat the meats with rice,beans, and fried banana. It was delicious. If you want to go to the restaurant here's the address. But be careful don't stuff your self.

The meat just keeps on coming!  My favorite was the beef ribs.  They were tender and juicy.  mmmmm.  At the end they even bring pineapple on the spit.  Grilled and sweet, and yummy!

Fernandes Steakhouse

158 Fleming Avenue
Newark, NJ 07105-4008
(973) 589-4344

Japanese Food: How to make sushi

Ingredients
crab
avocado
cucumber
rice wine vinegar
sugar
salt
boiled white rice
sushi mat
seaweed

First you take rice wine vinegar, a little salt and a pinch of sugar and mix it together.  Add it to boiled white rice and after a few minutes the rice is sticky. Then you take the sushi mat and seaweed.  Put the seaweed on the sushi mat and then spread the sticky rice. Add the crab,avocado,and cucumber and roll it up and press it tight.  Unwrap it and you have a cylinder.  Try to cut evenly and you have sushi!                              

Cranky Cook's Sunday Chicken with Baked Potato

Tonight my dad the cranky cook is going to show us how to make great tasting chicken. My sister Zoe was having a bad day so we are making her favorite chocolate cake yum yum.The weird part of making the Sunday chicken is basting butter on the chicken. It's like painting the chicken with butter."Oh it's dinner time." Please stand by...

and we're back... I just had a great meal.Baked potato with sour cream,chicken,and peas. the chicken was tangy and moist. The baked potato was creamy with just the right amount of salt. The peas we're sweet and a twist of saltiness.

Tips when you're eating Mexican food

Tip 1 always keep a glass of water at you're side trust me hot hot hot. 

Tip 2 it's good to ask for some chips because what are you going to dip in the salsa?

Tip 3 when you're eating guacamole try to not eat an onion, seriously!

Tip 4 try to say hello in spanish "hola" and remember to say thank you "gracias".

follow these tips and you won't have any problem! 

Restaurant: Tinga, Millburn NJ                                                                                          

Indian Food

I love Indian Food.  I love it because of all the different flavors and curries.  My favorite is the cream based one.  My mom says it is called Korma.  We eat Chicken Korma.  I also like the minced lamb and peas dish.  It is called Keema Punjabi.  Basmati rice is delicious because it has a lot of ingredients in it.  My favorite part of the meal is the Naan bread.  I love to dip it in all the different sauces.  Yum!!!

Restaurant:  Neelam, South Orange, NJ