My Baking Friend!

Brett and I both went to Kettering University, but didn't run into each other there.

We then ran into each other when we were both member of a local marketing interest group in Ann Arbor, LA2M - Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing. We were both heading in the Marketing & Business direction. Then we discovered that we both had a passion for food. Although Brett enjoys (and is good at) baking. I am not much of a baker, but definitely a cook!

Thought I would share his photo stream of some of his creations - FoodMadeFoodEaten

You can also follow him on Twitter @borsvold

He's worth following, he's studying in France for the time being. Always an adventure.

Cook/Bake On!

Oh, and you can follow me on Twitter @kristenk

Something Satisfying About A Dirty Kitchen Gettin' Clean

Tonight was one busy night in the kitchen! The end result was two yummy meals (including left overs) and one big MESS!

I made two meals tonight; salmon with mashed potatoes and fried zucchini for tonight and mexican stew for lunches and meals while I'm at the gym instead of the kitchen.

Meal #1:

Mashed potatoes with 1/3 stick of unsalted butter and about a 1/4 cup-ish of butter milk. Dirty dishes 2 (including the kitchen aide).

Salomon with a brown sugar, paprika & cinnamon rub and orange marinade. Dirty dishes 3.

Fried zucchini with a panko and Parmesan breading. Dirty dishes 4.

Meal #2:

Mexican stew (greatly modified measurements, just based on what I had). Plus a small bag of corn was added. Dirty dishes 2.

Soup is sitting in the fridge sharing flavors overnight, but smelled great!

And for some reason the stove top was a disaster, but now the whole kitchen is sparkling clean, I feel like I accomplished lots in the kitchen, and our tummies will be full all week!

P.S. I have an amazing husband who just fetched me a glass of Trader Joe's 2-buck chuck wine and it wasn't an easy task with the cork-screw misplaced! Ops! :)

Good night all!

Christmas Morning Breakfast

I had my parents and siblings over for an early Christmas celebration and it was the first time I was hosting them at our home. Our family loves breakfast so I made a big brunch for us.


I started with a fruit salad. It was the first time I used pomegranate seeds and I just picked a few fruits for color. I started with Pomegranate seeds and Strawberries for some red color and Kiwi and Honeydew Melon for some green. The colors were bright and festive and the flavors paired very well. It was refreshing and delicious!

We love eggs so I whipped about 8-12 eggs with a splash of milk to get it fluffy with whatever I had in the fridge which may have been: baby spinach, green onion, mozzarella and cheddar cheese, mushrooms and some cherry tomatoes, salt, pepper and Tony Chachere's Creole 'It's Spicy' allspice . Topped with cheese and in the oven at 400 for about an hour and it was a nice dish for our breakfast.

I also tried for the first time some banana stuffed french toast from Food Network's "Down Home with the Neeley's". It was a fun way to make french toast and was very filling. I didn't change too much and I would make it again for a special occasion breakfast.

Of course we also had a side of bacon from the local corner store/deli. If you try anything - try the fruit salad, it has my mouth watering again! Happy Holidays!