Eatables

Growing up in my parents house, I always remember my dad cooking. His favourite meal was breakfast; I mean, who doesn’t love breakfast, right? But as I got older, I noticed he liked to make other things. He was always crazy, just adding a pinch of this and a pinch of that; this completely boggled my mind. No matter what though, his meals always tasted good! Us kids were excited to see what he had conjured up.

Not much has changed since then. As I had previously posted, I went to San Diego to visit my parents for Christmas. My dad was excited to here of my new found love for cooking! We decided to make Italian steak heroes, delicious little sandwiches with a robust flavour. This recipe was inspired by Susanna Tee’s recipe found in The Steak Book. It’s especially great for a group of people. Enjoy!

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If you’re planning on having a Super Bowl party this Sunday, you’ll need some delicious treats to munch on! Move away from the same old bag of chips and pre-made dip. Check out some of these yummy eatables! What are you making this coming game day?

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Okay, so I realize this post is a little late in coming, but better late than never, right? Being on a break from school has allowed me to put some more work into Eatables, in particular establishing a self-hosted WordPress and setting up my new domain, http://eatables.org. I have been working on tweaking and fixing the newest version of Eatables, but the design and domain name are not the only changes…

I better myself as a blogger and to better Eatables as a blog. I want my personality to shine through my posts, to provide better content, and not just be an index of recipes, but to have interesting articles, innovative ideas, and more interactivity. As a blogger and an amateur chef, I want to give my audience the best of myself and my experiments in the kitchen, and to share it all with you.

So in an attempt to better myself as a blogger, I will start with this:

• Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for Eatables?
  
• Are there certain types of articles you’d like to see (more of)?
  
• What can I do to make Eatables (or myself as a writer) better?

Let me know in the comments! Here’s to a new year, may it be better than the last!

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As I said in a previous post, I am experimenting with cake baking. I found this recipe and just had to give it a try. I absolutely love white chocolate and raspberries and to put them together is even better! The cream cheese frosting is creamy and smooth. All around the cake was a delicious hit!

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This is a slightly jazzed up version of typical cream cheese cake frosting. It goes great on carrot or chocolate cake, pumpkin bread, cupcakes, or even in between cookies. Or on a white chocolate raspberry cake.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 6 oz. white baking chocolate squares or chips, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp. cocoa powder (optional depending on if you want a chocolate flavour)

Steps

1. Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well. Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy after each addition.
3. Refrigerate while making  your cake so it can stiffen a bit.
4. When ready, use to frost your favorite cake or cupcake recipe.

Credit! Thanks to Kraft Foods for this frosting recipe.

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