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Changing My Thanksgiving Menu, but Gradually…

By Jodi · Comments (7)
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
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Holiday Green Beans, a lighter veggie side dish I'm serving for my Thanksgiving dinner

 

From Mr. Food Team Member Jodi  

I love Thanksgiving! It’s one of the holidays we host at our house and it’s by far my favorite! We’ve been hosting it for more than 20 years, and over the years I’ve collected special table linens that I like to use, and pretty decorations to make the tables festive. For Thanksgiving, the way the tables look is almost as important to me as the food. ALMOST.  

The food. Mmmm. My mouth is watering just thinking about all the yummy dishes. My menu has been almost the same since the very first year. Many of the dishes we have, I only make for Thanksgiving, so they’re really a treat. They’re our traditions. My guests look forward to the same food they’ve always had.  

A few years ago, I found a new sweet potato recipe that I wanted to try. I had been making a traditional sweet potato casserole, with the mini marshmallows on top, for years. This new recipe was for roasted sweet potato wedges, and sounded much healthier, but still sounded delicious. Well, I thought about just substituting the new recipe for the old one. I even mentioned it, in passing, to a few of my guests. Everyone’s response was “You can’t stop making the casserole!” So, that year, I decided to make both and let them choose which one they liked better. I wasn’t surprised when everyone unanimously picked the new recipe! It’s now a favorite, and a new tradition.  

Last year, I decided we needed a new green vegetable to replace the traditional green bean casserole. As I always do, I turned to the Mr. Food website and found our next new tradition…Holiday Green Beans. This recipe is so quick and easy, and it’s delicious. (Not to mention much lighter and healthier than the green bean casserole I had been making for years!) And none of my guests put up a fight.  

Cheesecake Filled Cupcakes Changing My Thanksgiving Menu, but Gradually…

Mr. Food's Cheesecake Filled Cupcakes are a favorite at my house!

 

This year, I’m adding a new dessert because there’s a recipe on the Mr. Food website that my kids love. It’s Cheesecake Filled Cupcakes, and they’re to-die-for! I know they’re not a typical Thanksgiving dessert, but I’m making them in addition to the apple pie and pecan pie.  

So, now I know that I can make minor changes to my menu, but gradually! How about you? Have you changed your menu? Let me know, and in the meantime, I wish all of you a happy Turkey Day!

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Good thing we weren’t in Wisconsin!

By Howard · Comments (0)
Monday, October 4th, 2010

Apples Blog Photo Good thing we weren’t in Wisconsin!

Linvilla Orchards is like the Disneyland of apple orchards!

 

From Mr. Food VP, Howard 

Since I grew up in upstate New York and now live in Florida, I really miss the change of seasons, especially when autumn rolls around. 

So, during a recent trip to Pennsylvania with Art, aka Mr. Food, we had a few hours of free time between his QVC appearance for our new cookbook Mr. Food: Christmas Made Easy and a dinner meeting. Well, anyone who knows me knows that I needed to find some local food destination to visit to fill that void. 

Not sure if I would have any luck, I asked my Droid if there was a local apple orchard. Well, let me tell you, in less than 15 seconds, the navigation app on the phone had us turned around and headed to a local orchard. Even more amazing is that it was only 7 minutes away. Lucky us! 

As we drove up to Linvilla Orchards, it was like we were seeing a mirage. We didn’t find just “any” orchard but the Disneyland of apple orchards, filled with so much that reminded me of my childhood. I didn’t know where to look first! Should we check out the fresh apples or should we follow our noses to the hot-from-the-oven pies? 

We decided to focus on fresh apples and headed over to the farmers’ market area to check out the offerings. Just stepping inside and taking a deep breath made my mouth water. We’re talking every apple variety you could want, and all of them freshly picked. 

Art and I were like kids in a candy store! We filled our baskets with Macouns, Jonagolds and Cortlands. I even called home to ask my wife Patty what type of apples she wanted me to bring home. She thought and thought then said it didn’t matter as long as it was…chocolate-covered! That’s not what I expected, though I should have, knowing her love for chocolate. 

After we got in the car and looked at all we bought, it hit us. How the heck were we getting these apples home? We couldn’t leave them behind ’cause I was planning to have our test kitchen make some of our favorite apple recipes. Great apples like these are priceless. Needless to say, we stuffed every nook and cranny of our carry-on luggage with them and hoped for the best. 

Just our luck, on our flight back to Florida, we had a 1-1/2-hour delay on the runway due to backed-up air traffic. As we sat there waiting to take off, we began to detect a sweet aroma. You guessed it, the cabin began to smell like the orchard! At that point, Art and I just looked at each other and laughed, saying that it was a darned good thing we hadn’t gone to Wisconsin, or the cabin would have been reeking of another of Art’s favorite foods: aged Wisconsin cheese!

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Stay Cool as a Cucumber with our Summer Salads

By Mr. Food · Comments (0)
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Cucumbers 300x200 Stay Cool as a Cucumber with our Summer Salads

Cucumbers are so abundant in summer and they're great for making really refreshing salads

 

I love making salads! It’s probably my favorite thing to make, ’cause I love slicing, dicing and chopping everything that goes into my fresh salads.   

On my show today, I’m featuring Creamy Cucumber Salad, and I have to tell you that it’s one of the most refreshing summer salads you could ever want. It goes together in no time, and it pairs with practically every main dish. Of course, I like it all by itself, too!   

We have Creamy Cucumber Salad plus Crisp Cucumber Salad and lots more cooling summer salads for you at MrFood.com, so give today’s recipe and the others a try soon, and please let me know which is your new favorite. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Simple Summer Pleasures: Farmers’ Markets

By Helayne · Comments (0)
Monday, August 16th, 2010
       

Helayne Rosenblum Mr Food Senior Writer 300x225 Simple Summer Pleasures: Farmers Markets

Mr. Food and me on set

 

From Mr. Food Team Member Helayne      

Every day on my way to the highway that leads me to the Mr. Food studios, I pass a roadside farmers’ market, and I’m always tempted to just pull over and browse, but I have to get to work.      

Last weekend I made it my business to drive over to the farmers’ market, and was I ever glad I did! If you’ve never experienced the fun of selecting fresh-picked, in-season fruits and vegetables that are native to your area, you’re missing out on a treat. The best part is how reasonable everything is, so you really get a lot of bang for your buck while helping support your local farmers.      

At this time of year, imagine filling up buckets of cream-of-the-crop blueberries to make a pie and plump peaches that could turn into a surprise hot-off-the-grill dessert like the one my husband and I just had with a scoop of vanilla ice cream – talk about sheer heaven!      

Think about enjoying that crisp sink-your-teeth-into-it sweet corn and, oh…thinking ahead to Labor Day, if you come across some great corn on the cob, we’ve got a recipe for an easy corn relish that’s a really nice change of pace from the same old cold salads. And no matter what bounty you bring home, just search our recipes on MrFood.com and you’ll discover loads of great ideas to take advantage of your “finds” from your local roadside farmers’ market treasure chest!      

Even if life is really hectic for you now, besides that old adage to “stop and smell the roses”…stop at a farmers’ market in your area. You’ll be glad you did! And if you come up with any great recipes you’d like to send in for us to check out, write to us here. We love hearing from you – and maybe we’ll even share your recipe one day on TV. You never know – so stay tuned!

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Where in the World Does our Food Come From?

By Mr. Food · Comments (0)
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
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A yummy pairing of bananas and blueberries, wherever they come from, is my fresh Banana Blueberry Smoothie.

Did you know that approximately 15% of the U.S. food supply is imported? There’s more interest now than ever in knowing where our food comes from and how it is processed.

Although many of us try to buy only items produced in the U.S., you may be surprised to find out that some ingredients in those items are imported. If this is a concern of yours, be sure to read the labels carefully.

I want to explain to you that, if it wasn’t for imported foods, many of our favorite foods wouldn’t be available to us all throughout the year.

  • At our produce counters, imports allow us the chance to enjoy the cream of the crop when certain favorites aren’t in season here. For instance, blueberries grow like wildfire in the States in summer! But during our winter, it’s summer in Chile, and that’s where our off-season blueberries come from.
  • Bananas, on the other hand, only grow in Latin and South America – there is no U.S. counterpart.
  • Our coffee and tea are mostly imported, with Brazil, Colombia and Mexico supplying the coffee, and Asian nations and Africa being the tea source.
  • As for where that fresh catch was netted or reeled in, some is local or U.S. farm-raised, but the truth is that more than 75% of our fish counter is stocked with imported varieties – again, to give us year-round options.
  • Of course, some things always hold true to the red, white and blue, like milk, butter, eggs, chicken, potatoes, lettuce, and carrots – they all come to us from U.S. farms.

Whether our food is “born in the USA” or shipped here, we always benefit from having so many choices of “OOH IT’S SO GOOD!!®”

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I’d Rather Read a Cookbook than a History Book Any Day!

By Patty · Comments (0)
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Flag Day Shortcake RE I’d Rather Read a Cookbook than a History Book Any Day!

This yummy dessert doubles as a holiday table decoration...until you eat it!

I can’t believe it’s the middle of June already. It’s hard to imagine the year is half over. Looking at the calendar, I was reminded that June 14 is Flag Day and it brought back memories of learning all about Old Glory in history class. These days, as director of the Mr. Food test kitchen, I’m much more likely to read a cookbook than a history book.

I remember that, growing up, I loved to make this quick and easy, patriotic recipe. It’s called Flag Day Shortcake and, although I’m no Betsy Ross, I can make a mean dessert! There is no doubt that this is one of the easiest and most delicious desserts I’ve ever put together.

I don’t know about you, but I never feel like fussing with desserts in the heat of these long, hot summers. This simple recipe requires so little time and preparation that it’s actually a pleasure to make and serve. I feel great that I can put together a red, white, and blue dessert that helps us commemorate a very significant part of our American history — our flag.

I know that you’ll love this dessert, so I urge you to give Flag Day Shortcake a try and let me know what you think. If you have any of your own patriotic desserts you’d like to share with me, I’d love to give them a try. You never know, it might even be featured on TV.

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My efforts to eat lighter

By Jodi · Comments (1)
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
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Mr. Food's Bananas Foster Crepes

Hello, fellow foodies.

It’s me, Jodi. OK, I confess, I love food! Do I dream about having all the money in the world? No! (Although that would be nice, too!) In my fantasies, I can eat whatever I want, without feeling guilty or gaining weight. (Does this sound familiar?)

But, the reality is, now that I’m in my 40′s, I can’t do that. I’m pretty careful about what I eat, and try to exercise as much as possible. I like spinning classes! Have you ever tried spinning?

It isn’t easy to watch what I eat when I’m around food so much at work. When the kitchen is testing, it means we’re tasting! Sometimes, in my mind, I justify these tastings as “part of the job” and try to forget about the calories. Just today, we had to try Bananas Foster for an upcoming Mr. Food segment. Now that I’ve gotten you thinking about this mouthwatering dessert, until the new Bananas Foster recipe is perfected and the Mr. Food show airs, take a look at this super easy but fancy looking recipe for Bananas Foster Crepes. Mmm!

I guess I’ll be in spinning class tonight!

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