Blog for foodies

Love it when I found a recipe, tried it myself, and it became a repeat in my kitchen.

Love it even more when I found a blog full of tested recipes, tried a couple of the recipes, and I became a big fan.

The reason why I started this blog was because I wanted to share my interest in cooking, baking and all about food to other foodies out there. Naturally, I was inspired when I stumbled on Elise Bauer’s Simply Recipes page.

Elise started this blog to share recipes tested by herself, her family and friends. Now, with a few hundreds recipes, tens of thousands readers, numerous press mentions, I’m not surprised that this blog was voted as Best Food Blog Overall in the 2006 Food Blog Awards. And this is just one of the recognitions it has received.

On Monday, I first tried Elise’s Grilled chicken with tarragon sauce recipe. It was very simple, quick and delicious. As the custom in my kitchen, I used skinned chicken breasts and since my husband and I are carb-eaters, I had to serve it with pasta. In this case, it was penne.

Succeeding with the first recipe, I started to check out Elise’s Simply Recipes blog daily. Yesterday, I scored another good recipe: Penne with ricotta and asparagus. My husband loves ricotta and asparagus. I had a bunch of penne leftovers. Perfect. Again, it was simple, quick and yummy. Of course, as a true carnivore I needed something meaty in the dish, so I mixed in a handful of chopped freshly fried thick bacon. It added a new flavor that did not compete with the ricotta and asparagus.

Both big hits and I can’t wait to try her Cheesy crustless quiche. Do check out this blog if you’re in need for recipes.