Food Network Star

hey everyone I am obsessed with this show on the Food Network called Food Network Star. Experienced chefs come hoping to win their own show. Has anyone heard of the sandwich king? That the name of Jeff mauro's show who was the winner of last season. The new season just started so if you have never watched its addictive. The contestants have mentors they are Alton Brown who has his show Good Eats, Bobby Flay who hosts Worst Cooks in America and is an Iron Chef, and finally Giada De laurentiis who hosts Giada at Home. They are all amazing chefs who want to help the contestants have confidence in their food and camera presentations. The network ( Susie Fogelson and Bob tuschman) are the judges. The final vote is up to us. Who will be the next food network star? Will it be the pie guy, meat on the side girl or glam gal. watch to find out.

Sweet Paris!

Hey everyone. I went to Sweet Paris today and had a s'mores crepe!!!! It was amazing 😃 They have breakfast,savory, and sweet crepes. It's in the village and definitely worth trying!!!

Urban Chef

I went to an event at Urban Chef! We made crab cakes with avocado sauce. The crab cakes were amazing and the sauce had a nice kick at the end! The adults made pasta and it was the best pasta I have ever had and the steak was great too. I can't wait for the key lime pie :)

St. Louis

Hey from St. Louis. I am at the restaurant Lester's. We got the toasted ravioli and it was amazing. Apparently it is a big St. Louis food. We also got the matzo ball soup which was great :) I ordered a hamburger excited to see how it turns out. Check out the blog for more restaurant reviews!!!!!

vegetable dishes

On this post I will show your how to make simple veggie dishes with tons of flavor. The first recipe is a beet salad. Ingredients: 3(15 oz) cans of baby beets, 2 T raspberry vinegar, 3 T olive oil, 1/2 cup small diced onion, 1 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t black pepper, 2 oranges zested and segmented Directions: drain beets dice into 1/2 inch cubes. place in a bowl and add the vinegar, orange juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Zest and segment the oranges and add to the bowl mix well serve cold or a room temperature. (Ina Garten) This next recipe is a broccoli salad: ingredients: 1 pound of broccoli, 2 T olive oil, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t pepper, 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs, 1/4 cup parmesan Preheat the oven to 425. Cut the broccoli into bite sized pieces. Place in a bowl and toss with the olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Set aside. Spread the bread crumbs into a metal cake pan place in the oven for 2 minutes until browned. Toss into the broccoli mixture place in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes until broccoli is cooked toss with cheese and serve. (Alton Brown) You don't have to use meat to have flavorful and fantastic dishes also check out the restaurant Salata on Wesleyan near Cosco it is a make your own salad place. It is unique and a great place for lunch!!! hope this enspires you to create veggie meals!!

The Perfect Chicken Dinner

On this post, I am going to show you how to make the perfect chicken dinner. This recipe is full of different flavors.This dish is called Chicken Breasts with Clemtines and a Thai Bird Chile

Ingredients: serves 1
1 skin on chicken breast
Extra- virgin olive oil
salt
3 large clemenines, segmented and juiced
 a few drops of red wine vinegar
1 thyme sprig
1/2 of Thai bird chile, halved lenghtwise
1/2 of chicken stock


Chicken:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Pat the chicken dry. Coat a medium sized sauce pan with olive oil, and place over medium hight heat. When pan is hot, sprinkle chicken with salt and place skin side down in the pan. Cook until skin is golden: 4 to 6 minutes.Sprinkle other side of chicken with salt and flip. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer chicken to a sheet pan tent with foil.


Sauce:
To make this delicious sauce, add clementine juice to the pan and the segments with the vinegar. Scrape up the brown bits. Stir in thyme and chiles. Let the liquid reduce in half and add the chicken stock. Cook until stock has reduce. Remove the thyme salk and season to taste with salt. Spoon over the chicken.


This chicken is great to serve to your family and friends, but for the little ones, leave out the chile. Comment to request any recipes! Also, check out one of the newest chic restaurants in Houston: Pass and Provisons. It is located on 807 Taft St. Houston, TX 77019! This restaurant has a great atmosphere and great dishes that are full of very interesting and unique flavors. The chef worked with Marcus Samuelson at Aquavit in New York City. One final thing, check out Marcus Samuelsons book "Yes Chef". Thanks for checking out my blog! Come back soon for more restaurant quality recipes!

Welcome!

         Hi everyone. My name is Marisa and I am 14 years old. I have been cooking for a long time and I want to create a blog about making restaurant quality meals but putting my own spin on it. I will also discuss types of tools you need in your kitchen to create these restaurant quality meals. Since I live in the Houston area, I will also talk about many types of restaurants that I love! 
       When I was younger, I would always watch the Food Network. Rachael Ray was one of the first chefs to really inspire me to start cooking. I love to be able to be creative in the kitchen and experiment with different and odd flavor combinations. I watch many cooking shows to teach me and inspire me to cook many meals. My favorite shows on Food Network are Chopped (hosted by Ted Allen), Iron Chef America (hosted by Alton Brown and the Chairmen), Giada At Home (hosted by Giada De Laurentis), Barefoot Contessa (hosted by Ina Garten), The Great Food Truck Race (hosted by Tyler Florence), Worst Cooks of America (hosted by Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay), and many more! 
       During my blogging experience, I will be posting at least once a week to share my love for cooking, recipes, and at-home restaurant quality meals! I hope you check out my blog often for new posts and pictures! Thanks so much!