The Culinary Institute of America!

Hey sorry I have not wrote in a while! I have been so busy getting ready and now I am here at the Culinary Institute of America. I will continue to blog, but it will be a lot less, but I will be making great food! I am making french onion soup and beef vegetable soup this week! I will upload pictures if I am allowed to take any!oh and If your wondering how I am doing, I am doing amazing!!! I love it here! It's like disney world for me! But it's school! I have some pictures I will upload :)

Baked Pastas

Lately I've been into baked pastas!I made a pasta with a cream sauce, with artichoke, then just crisped it up in the oven simple easy and Delicious!

Regis and Kelly

As I was watching Regis and Kelly the other day, I heard a great story. It was a man who told the story of a women he saw in a resturant. The women was weaping because the food she ate was the best food she has ever ate. Could you imagine having the power to impact someone by food that much?! I hope one day to do that to someone. If I could do that, I would be overjoyed!

Salmon Sushi Roll

I found a recipe for a salmon sushi roll. I was so excited for it,until I tried it! It was nasty! It is seaweed, cream cheese, sushi rice, cucumber, and salmon. I found it online and thought I should try it. I think I will stay away from random sushi recipes because now all I have is left over grossness! I am going back to my American cooking ways! I have left over chicken from the other night and today I think I am going to make pasta with some of the chicken and I don't know what else! Also send me any ideas or recipes you have! If I like it, I will try it and you will see it up here :)

Baked Italian Sausage Pasta

Now the picture doesn't do this justice. First, I made my somewhat known pasta sauce. It starts with onions and garlic sauteing in olive oil. Then I add about a cup of white wine to add richness to the dish. After the wine reduces add tomatoes to the mix to finish the sauce. I barbecued some Italian sausage until they were almost done. I threw them into the sauce to finish cooking in the sauce. This makes the sauce get the juices and flavors from the sausage and lets the sausage pick up the flavors of the sauce. Add not fully cooked pasta (about a minute underdone) to your sauce in a large pan. Add cheese over top and bake for about 20 minutes. When it comes out, it is so good and rewarding for all the work put into it. I must say it's one of my favorite dishes to make for myself and others. If i were to recommend anyone to make any of my dishes, this would be the one!

Ratatouille Pasta with Baked Salmon

I was so excited about my idea, I went home and made the ratatouille pasta. I found some Salmon in the freezer as well so I made some of that as well. For the pasta I started with cooking up some diced squash, zucchini, onions, garlic, and any other vegetables I found in my fridge. Then I sauteed them in some olive oil. I cooked them down in some white wine to give the dish a nice richness. Then I let the wine reduce giving you a nice rich vegetable sauce. I tossed in the pasta and finished cooking it in the wine mixture. Topped it with some cheese and it's finished! But before I did that I took my salmon and put olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and a little chili powder on it. I wrapped the salmon in aluminum foil and placed it in the oven for about 20 minutes. In my case after 20 minutes the salmon wasn't completely finished, So I stuck it under the broiler which made it crispy and delicious!

Ratatouille pasta idea

I'm so excited!!!! I have been try to eat healthier so when I get home I am going to create ratatouille pasta!!! I can't wait it will be soo good I couldn't wait until after I posted it to come up with an idea!