Welcome to FOODIES!

Why do adults get to have all the fun? All those newspaper reviews and food critics...what if us adolescents want to check out what's on our plates? So who's up for the FOODIES Challenge?

The FOODIES challenge was created by moi the very second I started this blog. (It is not, unfortunately, some nationwide sweep of kids submitting meals that I'm just trying to promote. It is most certainly not nationwide. I hope you didn't get your hopes up.) It's simple: Take a picture of your dinner (or lunch, or breakfast)--delicious or not--and upload it to the site. Then describe your meal a bit. Hopefully we'll all get delicious recipes and food ideas, plus we'll get to see what other people everywhere are eating! Here's a sample (I didn't actually eat this):

Black Bean Tacos with Vegetables

Meal: Dinner
Who made it: Me
Tastyness: 8/10
Healthyness: 9/10
Comments: These tacos were very good. Blah blah blah...
(try to include a recipe if you liked the meal)

Does your lack of adequate technology prevent you from posting pictures? That's okay. Just describe the meal in depth, or get a picture from Google.

So are you ready?

Sincerely,
MS. FOODIE

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Getting back to Foodies!

It's been a long, cold winter and a reaaaally long, cold spring. But hey, I'm willing to pretend it's summer if you are. Let's get back to really great food!

Corn Muffins/Raspberry Corn Muffins

Meal: Snack
Who made it: Moi, bien sûr! (Me, of course!)
Tastyness: 9/10
Healthyness: Meh, who cares
Comments! I loooove corn bread and muffins. I had a recipe for raspberry corn muffins from my Ina Garten cookbook, so I decided to try it out! These are great--not dry at all, but a little sweet for my taste. I would go easy on the sugar. I skipped the raspberry preserves for mine, but feel free--it sounds great. Just put some raspberry jam in a pastry bag or a plastic bag with a hole in the corner, make holes in the center of the muffins, and squeeze in about a tablespoon.

Corn Muffins (Makes 12 Muffins)

Copyright 2009, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved


Photo: Courtesy of Food Network
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup medium cornmeal
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted and cooled*
2 extra-large eggs 
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, melted butter, and eggs. With the mixer on the lowest speed, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir until they are just blended. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each one to the top. Bake for 30 minutes, until the tops are crisp and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly and remove from the pan. 


*I used 1 stick butter and about 1/4 cup vegetable oil.

BBS with dinner!

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