Identity Crisis?

So I've been up and down about if I should continue to do my blog or should I not? I mean to be honest I really don't like to write I just like to share, hence the warning that I put in my profile. I've been told by many people that I need to continue my blog and that they really like my posts. Also I have all these pictures in my phone of food I haven't gotten around to sharing, and when people are scrolling through my phone pictures they think I'm a little strange that I have more food pictures than anything. It can be a bit embarrassing at times lol. So I have been up and down about continuing and how I should go forward. I don't know all the technical ways to make my blog look better, and I see all these amazing blogs out there and I start thinking in my head... is blogging really for me? I think I'm going through an Identity Crisis, is that what you call this? Hmmmmmm

So while I'm struggling with this ludicrousness, here's ya some pics of food I took while I was up visiting my dear friend Tiff in Jersey, and NYC!

*Heartland Brewery (near Times Square, NYC) Chophouse Chips and Dip- Blend of Spinach, smoked mozzarella, and tomato. It was really delis!


*Pete's Pizza (Morristown, New Jersey)- Tiff ordered some awesome pizza to feed us the first night there, and it was seriously the best pizza I have ever had. I would move up there just for this to be honest, I mean pizza is a very important part of my diet!


*Bobby's Bagels (New Jersey) Tiff took us here the next morning for breakfast, and seriously the place immediately excited me when I walked in. Not only were the bagels delicious but they had so many different types of home made cream cheeses and spreads. I felt like I was having my first true bagel experience!


I opted for a mini wheat bagel (compared to the huge regular bagels yes this was mini) with spinach cream cheese. They definitely didn't skimp on the cream cheese, but it had spinach in it so that made it really healthy for me I'm sure, right?


*Lunch in Little Italy, NYC (I don't remember the restaurant name) I loved the sidewalk restaurants in little Italy and sitting outside on their patios. I enjoyed some very delicious lasagna, it was a different style then what my mama makes so I couldn't really compare the two. It was good on a different level and I ate my lil tired heart out!


*Magnolia Bakery, NYC- This is a famous bakery that has been featured on Sex and the City. It was so small and cute inside, and I took home a Red Velvet mini Cheesecake. MMMMMmmmmmmmm is how I sum up this experience!






*FAO Schwarz NYC, Since I include candy as one of my most important food groups here are some shots of the Candy store inside of the famous FAO Schwarz toy store. As soon as I saw the huge gummy bear on a stick I knew exactly what to get my niece and nephew who are gummy bear aficionados. lol




I had a great time in New Jersey and NYC, which has caused me to think about moving up there and becoming a New Yorker or Jersey girl....hmmmmm yes I am going through an Identity Crisis... I think?

ttyl~Misty

Sesame Pineapple

Mmmmmm, so I wanted to share my yummy salad topping that I made the other day! I was in the mood for a salad but something different and kind of asian inspired. So I went to my publix and picked up some pineapple and this amazing light sesame ginger vinaigrette, it is made by Wishbone you have to try it! I had everything else I needed at home. I used spinach for the salad base, then tomatoes, avocado, tuna, and then I made some sesame pineapple.


I love experimenting and coming up with ideas. Since food is normally always at the top of my mind I have little ideas just pop up in my head during the day lol! Here is how you make sesame pineapple...

It's super easy all you do is take a skillet spray some olive oil and then pour a lil sesame oil about 2 circles in it. Heat the skillet up to medium hot. Then take a can of chunk pineapple,(super cheap its only about 80 cents, get the type that is in it's juice not syrup) drain the juice and add the pineapple to the pan and let it sit there with out stirring it for about 4 min then flip them so they can brown up on the other side. Sprinkle some sesame seeds over the pineapples as they are browning, they should stick pretty nicely to the pineapples. Then after they have browned up to your liking, try not to over cook them, set the pan aside so they can cool down some. Once you make your salad throw them on top and enjoy!!

I loved this salad with the tuna, but I think it would be even more fabulous with some grilled chicken. I just didn't feel like thawing out any the other night, so I enjoyed it with the tuna. Hope you all enjoy this as much as I did!

ttyl~Misty

Breakfast for Dinner!

I wanted to share what I made the other night for dinner. We were in the mood to have breakfast since we had some amazing pepper bacon just waiting for us in the fridge. I decided to be adventurous and throw a couple of ingredients into a baking dish to make what some people would say it is a spanish omelet. I just called it my easy bake creation!


What I found in my house Ingredients:
Russet Potatoes (I used 3 med sized ones)
Butter
1/2 Onion
Bella Mushrooms
Eggs (I used 4)
Cheddar Cheese (just enough to cover the top)
Mozzarella Cheese (I used this because I didn't have enough Cheddar)
Veggie or Olive oil spray

Preheat oven to about 325
I used a circular baking dish for this.

Take the potatoes and peel and slice about 1 inch thick round discs to cover the bottom of the dish. Take a couple of spoon fulls of butter and place over the potatoes. Place the dish in the microwave for 3 min. I had one left over potato that I took and chopped very thinly as in almost hash brown size, place it to the side. Then take your 1/2 onion and cut it in half. Take one of the halves and mince it and then slice up the other half into longer pieces such as you would put on a burger. I like having different textures if you want to mince your whole half, or have it all in the long pieces go for it.

Once the 3 min are up on the microwave add the thinly sliced potatoes on top with the minced onions and sliced onions. Take a couple of spoon fulls of butter again and place in equal parts across the top of this. Place in the microwave for another 3 min.

After this is done in the microwave take it out to rest and cool down. While resting beat about 4 eggs together, the amount depends on what size baking dish you are using so adjust where needed. Pour the eggs over the potatoes. Then slice up the bella mushrooms and place on top. Spray the mushrooms with some oil. Then sprinkle with some garlic salt and pepper.

Bake this for about 10 min, then add on the cheese. Bake for another 10 min, and check on it. When the cheese starts becoming brown then it is ready to eat! Mmmmmmmm

You can add whatever else you think you would like to it. Maybe add in some ham, or top it with some salsa. This is a super simple meal and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!!!!!!

ttyl~Misty

Dinner in a Flash!

Last week Mike had been out of town pretty much the whole week. He came home once to spend the night and then catch another flight, so I got to enjoy seeing him for one night. This is pretty much how our relationship goes though with his job. He is always traveling and I am busy with work. I was excited last Friday for him to return home, and I couldn't wait to cook him up a delicious meal! I was so busy that week with work and getting everything ready to head to Florida I didn't have much time for prep.

Here is how my Friday schedule went:

-Work from 8:30-3 (we get off early on Fridays!)

-Meeting with Chef Gabby at 4 (yep not so early for me this Friday)

-Pedicure on my lunch break (ummm I couldn't go to Florida without one!)
-Headed to target around 5 for groceries

Mike's flight was scheduled to land at 6! I wanted to have dinner pretty much ready for him when he got home, and I wanted it to be good! As I said I had no time for prep, I was grocery shopping at 5 when his plane would land at 6!

Here is what I did:
I decided to actually go with a meat pre prepped for me, ahhhhh! It was not something I was proud about but I had time constraints! So I tried one of those archer farms stuffed chicken breast. This one was the chicken stuffed with swiss and ham, cordon bleu style, which I knew Mikey liked. Then I picked up some potatoes and carrots. He loves cheesecake, it's pretty much the only dessert besides strawberry cake that he likes. So I grabbed a small premade cheesecake and picked up some strawberries to go on top. After picking up all the other groceries for the house I checked out around 5:50 just as Mike was texting me that his flight was landing!! So I booked it home!

I went into speedy mode, threw the chicken in the oven, chopped up the strawberries put them in a bowl with sugar so they could sauce up, peeled and chopped up the potatoes for mashing, peeled and chopped off the skinny ends of the carrots and threw the larger portion in the pot. Go Go Go, Cook Cook Cook!!! I felt like I was in a timed competition lol

Mikey walked in the door to a house that smelled of deliciousness, just what I wanted!:) It only took me about 10 more minutes to present him with this...

Mmmmmmm it was yummy:)

I feel like People don't think to add carrots often to their meals. It's a very pretty color to add to your plate and is very good for you. So here is what I do if you would like to try it out, super simple~

I rinsed and cut off the stems, then peeled and cut off the skinny end of the carrot. Then I throw the larger half of the carrot into a pot of salted boiling water. Boil for about 12 minutes, unless you like them to be really soft then boil longer. I like mine to be cooked through but I like for it to still have a little bite to it. Plus this texture goes well with the seasoned butter that I do. I melt down some butter, and the amount will vary according to how many carrots you use so do what you think is best. I squeeze about half a lemon into it, add garlic salt, pepper, and a dash of extra virgin olive oil. I do not have measurements I'm sorry, so do everything to your taste. Once the carrots are cooked I drain them and cut them into bite sized pieces. I enjoy them this way so try it out and see what you think!

The Archer farm stuffed chicken was actually really good! I tried my best to throw it off to Mikey that I made it but once he saw the netting left on the pan it was over. He said "So you want me to believe that you were able to put a netting like that on the chicken?" I of course couldn't contain my laughter as I tried to tell him yes lol. The only thing I would add to the chicken next time is I would make a sauce to go over it. Their product has good reviews in my book. The premade cheesecake and prepared chicken really helped me in my time crunch!

We enjoyed our dinner, and it just goes to show that no matter how limited in time you are- you can still create a special sit down dinner to catch up with the ones you love!

Hope you all have a Great weekend!

ttyl~Misty