The snippet below comes from fangirl Jenny who does the online-cooking thing over at Jennylearnstocook.com. In the video, Jenny puts a spin on our Chicken With Mushrooms recipe, and we're posting it because we get a HUGE SMILE when fans and friends have success with our recipes in their own kitchens. Also, we love to see the different ways people find to take our basic molds and make them their own. LOVE LOVE it!

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It's Sunday and while I did cook today (episode...46 I believe. You'll see it in a few months) I actually spent most of my day reading. You see, I bought myself a gift this week:

...and, well, yes, I've fallen into the Julia Cliche. Not only have I seen the movie about 7 times (not exaggerating - I love me some Meryl) I've now resigned myself to reading this whole book...or as much as I can get through without losing complete interest like I did with "My Life In France". I hope I can read and retain at least some of the information in this book. It is chock full of good stuff, which is what I like about Julia in general.

You see, I've been on a Julia kick recently. It all started when I was advised to study the greats of my "profession," aka: people who cooked on TV and who had success with it. So I went out and bought myself some Julia Child on DVD (and the book, too) and I started to take notes. What I learned is that Julia was a wealth of information - she covers not only the HOW of culinary technique, but also the WHY, which is why I think she was so special. I appreciate that she tells you how  to beat egg whites and also WHY her method works. Something with air bubbles...

Anyway - I'm a Julia fan - and I get it now. I see why people loved her. Lady was funny. If you're interested in learned to cook, I suggest you go the cheap route and invest in some Julia DVDs. They're pretty great.

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If you're like me and you live in a small, air-conditionless apartment in the sweltering inferno that is Brooklyn in the summertime, then you'll appreciate how difficult it is to cook in June, July and August. That said, I cook for a living (OK, as a hobby) so I have to find a way to make it work. Today's method: showcasing a dish that involves little to no ACTUAL cooking: my signature Summertime Pasta

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INGREDIENTS

-1 12 oz. box Linguini or Spaghetti

-1 red pepper, roasted and sliced

-1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped

-2 Tbsp capers

-1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

-Juice of 1 lemon

-olive oil

-1/2 cup to 1 cup shaved Parmesan cheese

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I'm going to try to start blogging more about food and my life in general. Bear with me, I am an inconsistent blogger at best. But people have been positive about my blogs and I think it'll add to the site, so here I go...

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Congrats to our winner - Eric Jacobs! Eric just won a $25 gift certificate to Jamba Juice courtesy of Economy Bites & Snubbr.com!

Stay tuned to Economy Bites for more contests and giveaways! We love to give you free stuff -KA CHING!!

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Summer is the season of the tomato and I am a tomato-aholic! I can eat fresh tomato salsa by the pound (ask the boyfriend, he's seen me do it). Today's recipe hilights one of my favorite tomato types: the Tomatillo!

The Tomatillo is a small, green fellow. He is essential to Mexican cuisine and he's the star ingredient in today's dish: Enchiladas Verdes.  

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INGREDIENTS

chicken

-1 1/2 lb chicken breast

-1/4 onion white or yellow onion, chopped

-1 clove garlic, smashed

-1 tsp salt

sauce

-2 1/2 lbs tomatillos, rinsed and husks removed

-2 jalapenos, stems removed and seeded

-4 cloves garlic, smashed

-1/2 yellow onion, chopped

-1 bunch cilantro, rinsed and chopped, stems included

-1/3 cup mint, rinsed and packed tight

-1/2 cup cooking liquid

-1/2 Tbsp cumin

-2 tsp salt

-1 Tbsp peanut oil

toppings

-12 corn tortillas

-2 Tbsp peanut oil (plus more if needed)

-3/4 cup Sour Cream

-1/2 cup Cotija cheese or Queso Fresco

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Welcome back to Economy Bites! We're using a lot of new, exciting ingredients in today's episode: olives, baked tomatoes and, are you ready for this, ANCHOVIES!! The pizza topping everyone loves to hate is about to make it's Economy Bites debut and we couldn't be more excited - check it!

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INGREDIENTS

-8 plum tomatoes, sliced and dried in the oven

-olive oil

-salt

-6 cloves of garlic, smashed

-4 to 5 filets of anchovies in olive oil (about 2 tsp), chopped and made into a paste

-1/2 cup olives (I used Manzanilla) sliced in half

-28 oz can of whole-peeled tomatoes 

-1/2 cup white wine, plus more for thinning (optional)

-3/4 tsp crushed red pepper

-2 tsp sugar

-1 Tbsp cream

-1/3 cup basil, chopped fine

-3 Tbsp capers

-1 lb pasta shells

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Episode 33 is our first jump into Indian food. My recipe for Chana Masala came from weeks of experimenting with this basic recipe. I tried it once verbatim...and it was just OK. 2nd time I played with the spices and it was better, but still not fabulous. 3rd time I added chicken broth and BAM - the wow factor! Just WAIT until you taste this!!

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INGREDIENTS

-1 cup Basmati rice

-4 cups chicken broth

-1 Tbsp vegetable oil

-1 large onion, minced

-3 cloves garlic, minced

-4 tsp grated fresh ginger

-1 jalapeno, minced

-1 Tbsp coriander (ground)

-3 Tbsp cumin

-1/2 tsp cayenne

-2 tsp tumeric

-1/2 tsp paprika

-2 tsp garam masala

-1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes

-1 28 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

-juice of 2 lemons

-1 tsp sugar

salt and pepper to taste

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