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Valentine’s Noms & Flicks: Foodie Style

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Oh, today is the day. Valentine’s Day is one of those days where you can either acknowledge it’s existence (with embrace or hatred) or just completely ignore it altogether. Personally, I only enjoy it for the food, as a day devoted to candy and baked goods is completely fine in my book. And whether or not you have a special someone to share it with, who’s to say you can’t enjoy a little R&R? So tonight, my fellow foodies, kick back with one of the following films. If we can’t be endlessly romantic on this greeting card holiday, at least we can be in love with food:

 

My Big Fat Greek Wedding + Greek Style Braised Lamb Shanks

 

Chocolat + Homemade Chocolate Truffles


Julie & Julia + Julia Child’s Beef Bourguignon


No Reservations + Spaghetti Oreganata with Tomato Sauce


Ratatouille + … Ratatouille (duh)

 

What will you be watching this Valentine’s eve .. or better yet, eating?
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Eating snow with a spoon.

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Have you been graced with some wintry mixes yet? Now, unless you don”t have to work, or you”re going to the mountain, or you don”t have to clean off your car, or you have a pair of snow shoes — snowstorms can be kind of a pain. But next time it snows, don”t be upset — just grab a few items out of your cupboard and take advantage of that snow to make

Yes. Ice cream. Made out of snow. Have I got your attention yet?

Now there are a bunch of recipes online for snow ice cream (what .. people actually know about this already?), however, because I am obsessed with Paula Deen, we”re going to follow her recipe. And it”s so simple! You”re going to be kicking yourself for just finding out about this awesome treat now. Here”s what you need:

8 cups of SNOW (or shaved ice if you can”t wait till the next storm)

1 14-oz can of SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK

1 teaspoon VANILLA EXTRACT

TO MAKE (the basic recipe): Place the snow into a large bowl, then pour in the condensed milk, followed by vanilla. Mix and voila, snow magic! However, if plain vanilla ice cream just isn”t thrilling enough for you, grab these as well:

FOOD COLORING

SPRINKLES

Add a few drops at a time of the food coloring until you get the color vibrancy you want, depending on how much snow ice cream you”re working with. Scoop into bowls and top with sprinkles before serving! After a bite of this, you”ll be begging for it to snow each night!

What are your favorite snowstorm treats?

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Don't hog the stuffing!

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With THE BEST HOLIDAY EVER CREATED Thanksgiving coming up in just a few short days, I think it”s obvious that my mind is wrapped around one thing: food. While I love turkey more than any meat, there is one thing that I just can never seem to get enough of each year — STUFFING. Stuffing is so delicious, it should be its own food group. And if your family is anything like mine, stuffing is one hot commodity come turkey day. You better be the first to get a good helping because if not, you”re out of luck! And in honor of my favorite side dish (or in some cases, DINNER), I thought it would be a great time to look at some different versions of stuffing. Because in my own opinion, you can just never have enough!

All of these recipes can be found on the Thanksgiving section of the Food Network website. If you haven”t seen it yet, be sure to take a look! They have a bunch of great tips and how-to”s. Here are some yummy stuffing recipes, just an example of what you”ll find on the website!

 

CLASSIC STUFFING

Yum yum yum! You can never go wrong with traditional bread stuffing. Fresh onion and celery is a must! Some people like to bake their stuffing in individual muffin tins, which is a cute idea — not so practical for myself and my usual mountain of stuffing each holiday, but to each their own!

 

BOURBON-PECAN STUFFING

I”m a big fan of pecans and I love all types of foods containing them. This bourbon-pecan stuffing sounds awesome! It also contains pears — basically it”s a classic stuffing with a little kick. It adds a little jazz to the Thanksgiving table while still keeping tradition!

 

APPLE-FENNEL STUFFING

What better way to celebrate the end of the Fall season than to incorporate apples into everything? This apple-fennel stuffing is obviously no exception. Perfect for apple fanatics that want to embrace Fall in every way possible, especially on the greatest holiday of the year! This recipe includes cranberries, too. Yummy!

 

BACON-RICE STUFFING


I love bacon, as does most of the world. While this stuffing goes a little off-tradition, it”s still a great option to have on the table next to the classic stuffing. Who doesn”t love a little variety? This recipe includes a pound of bacon and chopped chestnuts … get in my belly.

 

SPINACH-SAUSAGE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Take cornbread stuffing, add crumbled sausage, spinach and some parmesan cheese. What do you get? Spinach-Sausage Cornbread Stuffing. Oh my .. I really don”t know what other word to use to describe this stuffing other than FANTASMICAL. Yeah, I used fantasmical. Pretty sure this recipe is worthy of the title, though. Just saying.

 

For more awesome stuffing recipes, view Food Network”s list of 50 Mix & Match Stuffings. Yes, FIFTY. LOVE IT!

 

Are you a stuffing fanatic, too?

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