It’s time to renew my commitment to posting again. There was even a short period where I was offering a unique multi-course menu on a weekly basis. Each Sunday I would advertise a new menu and then I would go and cook in people’s homes. I had $100 available each month so that people could apply for a personal grant from myself so that they could get free meals cooked in their home. It was a lot of fun.

I guess this is my New Year’s resolution, write more about food :)

I started this concoction with a craving. I saw bagels sitting on the counter and thought about how appropriate bagels were for breakfast and that, now, it was breakfast time. How auspicious. I needed something more than just a bagel, though. A bagel with grilled onions sounded just divine. Then maybe I should spice it up a bit and use some Tapatio hot sauce. I thought to myself, cheese could really tie together the hot sauce and the grilled onions. While I’m at it, I really like a mix of grilled onions and fresh onions, so I may as well have fresh onions on the sandwich, too.

While grilling the onions, I found some pineapple in the fridge. “Pineapples?”, you ask. Yes, pineapples. Let’s grill those. You know what would go great with pineapple? Green peppers. I sliced them into neat little circles. And you know what else would go great with pineapple? Mole.

That’s right. I made a breakfast sandwich with cheese, grilled onion, fresh onion, green pepper, pineapple and mole with a splash of Tapatio. It was amazingly delicious.

• cheese blend mozzarella, provolone, asiago (italian blend)
• cheddar
• onions
• green pepper
• pineapple
• butter
• mole
• Tapatio hot sauce
• Bagel

a spinach and mushroom salad with tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese salad

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“I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” – Jamie Oliver

• steak
• salt
• black pepper
• butter

To make it like a Dutch Steak, top with the following, and broil. Leave your steak nice and bloody if you plan on adding this topping. It should only need two minutes on each side.

• Mix together the following:
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon sweet hot mustard
  • 3 tablespoons Parmesan

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16 oz prepared red cabbage with apple bits

Mix everything except the cabbage and paprika in a bowl. Knead until every item is distributed evenly. Place cabbage on bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle paprika. Spread meat mixture on top of cabbage. Cover and cook in oven for one our at 350 degrees. Forty minutes in, feel free to drain. With ten minutes left, cover with sauce.

Sauce for meatloaf

• 4 tablespoons minced onion
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 4T of brown sugar,
• 4T vinegar,
• 2T Worchestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves

Simmer everything in a small sauce pan and stir constantly. Serve with meatloaf.

• 3 russet potatoes
• 4 garlic cloves
• bay leaves
• sprig of thyme
• vegetable stock
• salt
• black pepper

I made these because I didn’t have any butter.

Boil some water. Add salt, bay leaves and thyme. Quarter potatoes and place in boiling water. Boil until you can squish a piece of potato between your forefinger and thumb, easily. Make sure to use tongs and cold water before attempting to handle the hot potato. While the potatoes are boiling, cook the garlic in a little bit of oil to soften. Once the potatoes are cooked use either a large fork or a potato masher or a wooden spoon or whatever works best for you. Add the garlic and slowly add stock while mashing. The potatoes will fluff up and absorb the moisture so just add more stock as you mash until you reach the desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.