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Food for Thought

tara

I like "Like Water for Chocolate"; the magic realism reminded me of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's works. I didn't understand what it meant and why it was used until I read some custom essays about it.

I came from a family that values tradition, which is why I can relate to Tita's anguish and frustration of not settling down with Pedro, her lover, due to her mother's belief that her youngest daughter mustn't marry but take care of her mom until she dies.

Those custom essays came to m [...]

Super Size Me

kayleigh

Most custom papers have proven that fast food isn't good for your health. So I don't understand Morgan Spurlock's reasons for making "Super Size Me".

Many essay papers show that eating McDonald's hamburgers and fries can cause heart-related illnesses. Perhaps Spurlock ignored these papers when he came across them. He certainly came tohis senses when he noticed that he gained weight.

The documentary isn't a drag though; I was amused at Spurlock's attempt to prove otherwis [...]

Some Salad Recipes To Go With A Great Meal

timothy_mccorkell

Lately I have become convinced that about the only way to keep the calorie count down is to eat at home. And if you want to see what I'm talking about, please do flip that tray covering upside down the next time your at Mickey D's. And you will see all the calorie and fat information.

Anyway, if you check out Youtube, you can find a ton of videos about food and nutrition. This link is just one example of a hub page I made that features some videos about how to make some grea [...]

More Coupons Please!

maggieschnauzer

I am trying to save here and there. More coupons for my favorite cheese would help. Thank you

A Good Canoli!

rlance545

Can anyone tell me how to make a "Fresh Canoli"?

Choco Dolce Recipe

ar6in

Just wanted you to know that one of your recipes in your little book is missing a main ingredient. My wife always makes her cakes from scratch and wanted to try the Choco Dolce. She was all done mixing when she realized something was missing. FLOUR! After checking the recipe on line she saw that it did indeed require three cups of flour. I can just imagine what a disaster that could have turned into. The cake is in the oven and we will e-mail you later on the results. Hopefully no one trie [...]

Enough with the Watermelon Feta Salad already! Wait...this is actually really good.

crogers

It seems like I can't open a magazine or visit a website or read a blog with out seeing mention of Watermelon Feta Salad in some iteration or another. With basil. With black olives. With mint. With cilantro. With jicama. It appears the whole world is in onto something I've only just found out about. And everyone is raving about it. So, naturally, I had to try it for myself. Just a [...]

POP goes the Salad!

cheesymommy

Any salad that gives me an excuse to crack open a bottle of bubbly has this mommy at "hello." That, and the fact that you can get most all of these ingredients at your local farmers market pretty much rocks. This salad goes with anything you can throw on the grill so get in touch with your inner firecracker and toast to the dog days of summer as you whip this up for the family BBQ.

Fireworks Salad (Serves 10)

Ingredients
½ seedless watermelo [...]

Harvest vegetable rye melt, with pan fried au gratin patties

vcardillo

Okay so, a really long title, I know. But this is really good, and I made it with random stuff in my fridge, and it actually looked good, so I decided to share. I'm a bachelor in an apartment, so I'm not exactly running Emeril's kitchen here. Trust me if I can cook this, so can you.

The Melt:

Stuff I used:
Rye bread squares. Or any small bread works.
Deli-sliced chicken (it's really [...]

CPB Cookies

cheesymommy

Remember those pre-packaged traffic-cone orange cheese beanut butter crackers? The ones that you knew on some level CAN'T be good for you but you ate 'em anyway cause the salt/sweet factor was just too good? I have found a healthy solution that tastes great and come from ingredients ( and colors!) that exist in nature.

Cheese Peanut ButterCookies

1/2 c Peanut Butter
1 c Shredded Sharp Or Mild Cheddar Cheese
2/3 c Butter, Softened
1 1/ [...]

Fundue

cheesymommy

Frankly, I am bored. I am bored out of my mind of preparing, looking at, and serving the same foods in the same ways to my kids. I don't know about you, but they moment I introduce ANY new type of food configuration to my 3 year old, whether it features any 1 of the 4 foods that she will actually eat or not, if it LOOKS different, then it goes neatly into the slobbering jaws of
the two yellow labs waiting beneath her booster (darn opportunists.) I go
nuts art directing food into b [...]

Memory Lane

cheesymommy

Ah, to relive preparenting days — all those glorious gourmet meals, which have now been replaced by boxed mac ’n’ cheese. Newsflash: I have decided that in my house eating well and parenthood don’t have to be mutually exclusive. I love superb, healthy food and want my kids to, too. I gotta mix it up a bit…I am going to start by reinventing family food (like BLT pizzaperhaps? Last months kid-fundo went over why… not go with it? ) I may even dig into BAKING (g [...]

Easy to be Cheesy

cheesymommy

It was EASY bein cheesy…

So you and your friends have decided to break out of your coffee-and-catch-up routine and have a proper gathering….Cloth napkins…un-interrupted streams of conciousness….wine… Like, er, actually sitting down to eat. F-U-N! But I feel that in the vortex of time-sensitive kids meals I have forgotten how to do something quick and fabulous in the kitchen! I recently saw a beautiful photo of a cheese board in a magazine, complete w [...]

Imprisioning food vignettes

cheesymommy

Ah, cooking with the kids. Pouring love into a delicious meal that nurtures and sustains your family. Planting the seeds of a lifetime of happy memories. Right. Spend one harried weeknight trying to make it happen and your soft-focus fantasy will fall faster than they can say “Mommy, cheese soufflé? Yuck.” However, I find that if INCLUDE my 3 year-old Barefroot-Contessa-Wannabe in the process of aforementioned soufflé, she will most likely eat it. It’s also a fabu [...]

An ode to summer: Zucchini, Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella Gratin

crogers

Ah, the fruits of summer. Tomatoes. Sweet onions. Summer squash. I don’t know about you, but I could eat Zucchini every day. Grilled, sauteed, baked or raw. In breads, salads, pastas or omelets. Good thing it’s so abundant! If you’re looking for things to do with your zucchini, consider this easy-to-prepare-dish [...]

Cheesy Thought #1001

MikeMike

Cheese is delicious. But you don't just have to enjoy it by yourself. It's meant for sharing. Get some friends together and enjoy a nice glass of wine and some cheese.

You can thank me later.

New Feature: Blogging & Rating!

vcardillo

Hello food enthusiasts. I'm Vince, lead developer, and it's my job to bring you new features and functionality to My Cheese Kitchen. We've just introduced a new feature to My Cheese Kitchen: recipe ratings. Once logged into your account, you may now rate any recipe on the site, out of 5 stars.

Along with recipe rating, you can now also start your own food blog, and share your cheese recipe insights with the community here, and the world. Simply login to your account, go to t [...]

Orange, Chocolate, Ricotta Bread - A dessert that doubles as breakfast.

crogers

I don’t have a sweet tooth. My daughter, however, has a huge one. Every night she asks, What’s for dessert? (And let’s be clear here, by dessert, she really means chocolate.) I keep telling her that we’re not dessert people but she’s not buying that. Therefore, I’m constantly looking for healthy, chocolate desserts that will make her h [...]

Ricotta never tasted so delicious

crogers

The other day I was cleaning my fridge. This is where those of you who know me well gasp. Me, clean? Well, yes. At some point, my clutter gets too much for even me. Anyway, while cleaning, I noticed a tub of ricotta that was nearing its expiration date. Now, being June, the temperature was about 83° so I wasn’t in the mood for lasagna. However, given the current economy, I wasn’t about to let anything go to waste, either. Therefore, I headed straight for my collection o [...]

Summer Time is Grilled Salad Time

crogers

I live in Rochester, NY, which is, at this moment, a city on the verge of summer.

Lilacs and tulips are in full bloom and yards are turning verdant green, but local vegetables haven’t quite made it from the field to the markets and nights are still a tad cool. But hey, the days are definitely warmer and longer, so I’m okay.

Because, being a gal from Texas, there’s nothing I love more than the Sun. And you can bet from this point on, every chance I get [...]