Happy halloween, fans! To celebrate this very sweet and stupid holiday, we're posting a dessert episode of Economy Bites this week. It's our SCHWARTZENSTEIN chocolate cake, mwahahahhahhahahahaaaaaaa.

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INGREDIENTS

cake

-2 sticks of butter, melted

-2 cups of flour

-2 cups of sugar

-2 eggs, beaten

-1 cup of water

-1/2 cup buttermilk (can make by adding 1/2 Tbsp vinegar to milk until you have 1/2 cup)

-4 Tbsp cocoa powder

-1 tsp cinnamon

-1 tsp vanilla

-1 tsp baking soda

Icing

-1 stick of butter

-1 1lb box of Confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)

-6 Tbsp 2% milk

-4 Tbsp cocoa powder

-1 tsp vanilla

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Hello, my name is Allie, and I'm a bagel addict.

A great article from the Bitten blog on NYTimes today. Seems that food scientists have discovered what we food addicts already know: junk food can be as addictive as hard drugs. In fact, they're saying that, "the brain responds to junk food the same way it does to heroin". NOT GOOD!

Here's something that makes me feel good though. An excerpt from the report, from grist.com,

"This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings"

SEE!! It's not our fault! We're addicted! We need help! You have to pull the bagels from our cold dead hands!

Whats worse? The rats they experimented on tolerated ELECTRIC SHOCKS to get their junk food. Crazy! That's where I think I'd draw the line. Unless it was pizza. Really, really good pizza.

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Hi, Daniel here!  This video blog actually takes place in MY kitchen, not Allie's, and the meal that's being cooked will not last you Sunday through Thursday, so what is it doing here?  Good question. 

Anyway, I thought I'd let you in on some of the cooking excitment that happened at my place last week, when my housemate Charlie decided to host a dinner party and cook some gourmet dishes.  Hilarity ensues!  This video also features my housemates Sophie and Justin.

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Hey, dudes! I've got a big, fun assignment for you!

I'm looking for recipes to use some of my leftover tuna salad from this week's episode. Share your ideas with me!

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Welcome back to Economy Bites. Guess what? It's our one month anniversary since launching our site back in olden time (10/2). Congratulations to us! We've made it a month! How are we celebrating? TUNA FOR EVERYONE!!

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INGREDIENTS

-2 to 3 large cans of white Albacore tuna 

 -1 large red onion, diced  

-1 green apple, diced  

-3 to 4 stalks of celery, chopped  

-1 Tbsp dijon mustard, plus more to taste

-1 Tbsp mayonnaise, plus more to taste

-1 Tbsp sweet pickle relish, plus more to taste

-salt and pepper to taste

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Hello, E. Bites Fans! It's been a very busy week here in the land of internet-cooking-television. We've barely had time to tie our shoe laces let alone blog. Thankfully, however, the pace of my week is slowing, and I have some time to tell you about the Urban Farming Workshop Ben and I attended this weekend!

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***this episode originally aired in October 2009.

Can you hear me, internet? I'm talkin to you! We are now 3 weeks into our Economy Bites internet-o experiment-o and I have to say that the response has been amazing! I'm overwhelmed by the positivity pouring out from every web-orafice: our fans are the best best BEST!

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Sauce

-2/3 cup Hoisin sauce

-3 Tbsp Soy Sauce

-3 Tbsp Chinese Rice Wine 

-sirache or red pepper flakes at your discretion

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Hello, everybody. Welcome to Monday morning. If you're like me and you are knee deep into your second cup of coffee, you're probably jutting around the internet looking for something to read. Have no fear, for I will ramble for you!

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Welcome back everybody! Thanks for returning for Episode Two: Ground Turkey Penne Bake. This recipe originates with my Grandma Bernice, and she is not Italian. She's a Jew, and she's from Cuero, TX, a place I'm basically sure you've never heard of. That said, she is a fabulous cook, as are many Jewish grandmothers from small towns.

Grandma Bernice's basic baked pasta recipe consisted of shells, marinara sauce and the delicious kicker: a Parmesan cheese crust. It is fabulous in its simplicity. When I started dabbling in cookery, it was one of the first recipes I attempted because it's so easy and yummy. As I've gotten more adventurous, I've tried adding a ton of different things to this dish in hopes of finding a great combination: mushrooms, ground beef, ricotta cheese, etc. etc. etc. Some of the stuff worked and some of it reallllllllllllly didn't. But that's OK, I'm not ashamed! It takes a lot of tries before you land on a winner. And I definitely have found a winner in this pasta combo!

The final dish you'll see on the video involves wheat pasta, mushrooms, onions and, of course, the pièce de résistance, the Parmesan crust. Oh man, I'm tasting that crust in my mouth right now, and it tastes GOOD. That sentence was gross, but trust me, this pasta dish isn't.

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It's very early in the morning and I am very cranky, but this little bonus footage from episode 1 makes me laugh and laugh. To set the scene: I was walking to the grocery store and I saw this man grilling steak on the sidewalk...in 90 degree heat. Sort of ridiculous, but when I see meat - I stop and inquire. Here's the little interaction b/w me and the meat man.

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So, I love me some Caesar salad, but I can't imagine myself cooking with a can of anchovies. Maybe I'm closed minded, but I don't like fish that comes in a tin... oh, except for Tuna, which I actually like a lot.

Anyway

My friend Ian gave me this recipe and I like it because it fulfills my need for an anchovy-less Caesar dressing, and it's a great recipe for my leftover roasted chicken. I think y'all will all enjoy it.

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Just a quick "thank you" to everyone who visited our site & watched episode 1 this weekend. We COULD NOT have imagined more fabulous feedback! It makes us remember why we're doing this show in the first place: because we knew you guys would love it!

Speaking of: you'll notice underneath each entry we now have comments enabled. So, we encourage everybody to leave us thoughts about the episodes, the blog, our recipes, etc. Our site is your site!!

Don't forget: next episode airs 10/9!

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Here's a great little salad idea for when you're ready to re-purpose your roasted chicken. This is my staple mish-mosh lunch. it's healthy, hearty and filling, which is a lot to say for a salad. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

· 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped

· 1/4 - 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved

· 1/4 cup cucumber, sliced thin

· 1/4 cup cooked chickpeas

· 1/4 cup hearts of palm

· 1/2 small red onion, sliced thin

· 1/2 to 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded

· 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

dressing:

· 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

· 2 tsp Dijon mustard

· 1/4 cup olive oil

· Salt & Pepper to taste

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW FAVORITE (web) TV SHOW!! Economy Bites, the show that teaches you to make yummy, economical dishes that'll last you from Sunday to Thursday!

Here is our first episode: Roasted Chicken. Believe me, we struggled back and forth about which episode we would air first. We landed on chicken for a few reasons:

1: (most) everybody likes chicken.
2: It's ridiculously easy to make.
3: My hair looks fabulous in this episode...

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INGREDIENTS

-2 Tbsp. olive oil

-2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard

-8-10 cloves garlic, smashed

-2 Tbsp. fresh or dried Thyme

-2 Tbsp. fresh or dried rosemary

-1 lemon, halved

-1 4 lb. whole roasting chicken  rinsed under cold water & dried

-2 yellow onions, chopped

-2 carrot, chopped

-salt & pepper to taste

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To start this blog off right, I thought I'd post a snippet of an article by Mark Bittman, my favorite food writer. Call this my working mission statement, if you will...

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