This Week in Foodie TV





Chopped meets Food Network Star as the contestants are given a Chopped-inspired dessert mystery basket! That and more found in This Week in Foodie TV.

Peanut Butter Cream Cookies AKA faux "Do-Si-Dos"

I am a sucker for anything peanut butter (throw chocolate in the mix and I am one happy girl!) so I decided to make my version of the popular peanut butter cream Girl Scout Cookies, "Do-Si-Dos!" The recipe was very easy but you have been warned...MILK REQUIRED! Try these out on your family and you will have them hooked on YOUR version of the classic :)

Halfway Homemade: Trader Joes Chicken Skewer Fajitas

Here at Appetito, we want to encourage you to put on that apron, pull out the wooden spoon and get cookin'! But there are times we could all use a little help in the kitchen. That help can come from a cookbook, a cooking show, friends or family there to chop up veggies or toast some bread, or....it can come from store bought items from your local grocer! Hence: "Halfway Homemade."

I decided that I was going to make lunch for my family last week so I raided my parents kitchen for whatever I could find. I saw that they had tortillas, onions, fresh peppers from the garden and cilantro. Instantly, FAJITAS came to mind! But hmm....no steak. No chicken. No shrimp. Can't just have pepper and onion fajitas! But then I noticed the premade Chiptole Chicken Skewers from Trader Joes. Perfect! And so began my halfway homemade lunch.

This Week in Foodie TV

Restaurant: Impossible is in California for the second week in a row, this time in Aptos, CA, where Chef Robert Irvine tries to save the once-successful Ristorante Barolo. That and more in "This Week in Foodie TV!" 

My Mother's Day Menu

Chicken Piccata, Roasted Potatoes, and Sauteed Spinach w/ Bacon & Pine Nuts

A lot of families take Mom out for a lovely brunch or dinner for Mother's Day. I know that for us, being in a restaurant family and having Mother's Day being the busiest day of the year, it was always important for us to do something special for my mom in the morning before my dad had to head to work. Some years we took her out, others we would cook a special breakfast for her. Unfortunately, this year I won't be able to do that for her :( But on the bright side, there is my fiancee's mom to cook for! So if you are looking for some inspiration for that special menu on Mother's Day (or for someone else special on a different occasion), here's what I'll be making:

Appetizer: Parmesan Garlic Stuffed Artichoke
Starter Plate: Penne with Creamy Marinara Sauce
Main Dish: Chicken Piccata with Mushrooms
Side Dishes: Herb Roasted Potatoes & Sauteed Spinach w/ Bacon and Pine Nuts

Fonuts...what are FOnuts?

picture courtesy of Fonuts.com

Fonuts: Origin - faux donuts

"Don't call them a donut"-- fonuts.com

Ok! We won't! But what they? Fonuts are "donuts" (sorry, I didn't know another word for...that word) that are baked or steamed but NEVER fried like a normal donut would be. I got a chance to try these little bites of heaven at an en event and I recommend you take a trip up to LA to try one (or 4..) too!