Slightly Less Evil Shenanigans – The 10 in 10 Challenge Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the Ten in Ten Challenge! Believe it or not, I really like food that is terribly bad for you (I’ll wait while you pick your jaw up off the floor). The fastest way to wreck a healthy eating plan is to say that certain foods are forbidden. All that does is make you want them more … trust me, I have a lot of experience in this area. I never make a food forbidden, I either find a way to lighten it up, I...
Mushroom Risotto
When the weather turns cold and the wind begins to howl, nothing warms me up faster than a bowl of creamy risotto. Shockingly, I have never had Risotto until last year! To be honest with you, it was always the last thing I considered ordering because I love pasta so much, but one night at a local Italian place I decided to forgo my usual and try their Mushroom Risotto. It changed my world. From that moment on I knew risotto would...
Apple Carrot Maple Cakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Nothing makes me happier than when I can combine two things I love into one thing I really love! I love apple cake and I love carrot cake. While looking at some apples in the market I noticed carrots on sale also, and inspiration struck! Why not combine the two? Tart apples, sweet carrots, warm spices, moist cake … how can that be anything but good? To increase the yum factor I added a bit of some fabulous dark maple syrup...
Pan Seared Polenta with Chicken and Tomato Sauce
Last year I had the opportunity to attend a mushroom event in Dallas where we were provided a cooking demo by Chef Kent Rathburn of Abacus restaurant. My favorite dish of the event was a polenta cake with mushroom ragu. A few weeks after the event I received the recipe for the polenta with mushroom ragu and have made it a few times to great acclaim. While the mushroom ragu is lovely, I love the polenta part of the recipe best of...
The 10 in 10 Challenge! Week 1 …
Let’s all just take a moment and collect our thoughts … take a deep breath … here we go. It is the New Year and I know we are all plotting resolutions that, sadly, will be broken within two weeks. That is a sad statistic. Resolutions don’t work, but lifestyle changes do. Did you know it can take over two months to develop a habit? Changes are hard when you try them alone. If you have people to support you, and...
Best of 2009!!
Today is New Years Eve, and before we get too deep into things, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Today I am busy recovering from the last month of cooking, baking, and entertaining. While I spend the day with family and friends, and take down the Christmas Decorations, I will leave you with some of my favorite recipes from 2009 both here at Evil Shenanigans and across the interwebs! Below is the best of Evil Shenanigans 2009! This list is based on...
