August 6, 2008
Is it really August already?! Wow, we can’t believe it. That mean’s that The Monthly Mouthful is officially one year old! It all started with the “Last Supper” and now here we are, 12 months and 12 food-inspired questions later. We’re so grateful to all our participants, who have shared their foodie expertise and experiences this past year. We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you!
So to celebrate, how about we share in a good laugh? Because this month we asked our favorite food bloggers to:
“Tell us about your biggest kitchen disaster. What went wrong and how bad was it?”
Read all the hilarious stories and share your own cooking catastrophe after the jump!
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February 21, 2008
Another dish I made over the weekend was Chicken Piccata. Ok, I shouldn’t say I made it, it was actually my mom’s idea. But I like to think I helped out with the preparation.
We were going to loosely base the dish off of this Chicken Piccata recipe, but wound up taking another route. Instead of white wine and capers, we decided to go with a flour coating and lots of lemon.
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February 19, 2008
Over the weekend I decided to make some garlic crostini. Similar to bruschetta, it’s an Italian inspired appetizer that’s both simple and flavorful. And since I had some olive oil to use up, it was the perfect solution.
So, just like Maxine’s Snickerdoodles, we’re going to take it Step by Step.
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February 15, 2008
Oh boy, oh boy. Oh boy! Have I got some kitchen stories for you.
You know those times when you plan on making something that you think is going to be aMAZing and you’re ecstatic just thinking about but then you realize, you really need something to go with it, but then that afterthought turns out sooo much better?
Well I just had one of those times the other night.
Ever since I took a sip of that Chocolate Amoré dessert wine I told you about, I ‘ve been yearning to pour it over a sponge cake and ice cream. But I knew I had to be patient. This wine was meant to be shared I thought, not hoarded in an individual session of impromptu indulgence.
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February 1, 2008
Good g-d it is snowy out there! Chicago weather really knows how to pile it on. You know it’s bad when the snow keeps up a steady heavy pace for 20 straight hours and the ordinarily-10-minute-drive takes you an hour and 10 minutes instead. My back hurts from cleaning off the foot-high mounds of snow off my car, and I know I’m not the only one.
In fact, I know that what we all need right now is a steaming hot and hearty bowl of soup. My body yearns for something to warm me up and soup would be just perfect.
So lucky for me, we just picked a winner for the Recipe4Living Soup Contest last week. With the overwhelming stream of soup recipes that came in, I now know what soup to make. And the winner is…
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January 18, 2008
My recent ambition in the kitchen has not only left me with frousse this week, but also a giant tub of homemade milk chocolate pudding!
I used this recipe from the site to whip up a batch of one of my favorite comfort snacks and I would definitely recommend you do the same!
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