Hi everybody, sorry I haven't blogged in awhile!!! Now that school's out I can blog more over the summer! Last week my dad went on a fishing trip and caught a tuna bigger than my sister. When he came home we cooked some big tuna steaks and they were delicious!!! They had little layers of meat in them it was awesome!!!

Also, yesterday was my Mom's birthday!!! We went to Ruths Chris Steakhouse!!! Our servers name was Ms. Rhonda. She was very nice!!! Our appetizer was Barbequed shrimp! It was awesome, they had mashed potatoes at the bottom of the plate and if you mixed the shrimp with the potatoes it was extraordinary!!! I ordered a Filet (medium rare) with broccoli au gratin and sauteed spinach for my sides!!! My Mom got her birthday lobster. It was all very delicious!

    Until next time,
       jrfoodcritic!!!

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day!

 Hi everybody sorry I haven't blogged in awhile, I've been pretty busy. I can't wait for school to end! Today for Mother's Day we served my Mom breakfast in bed. The recipe for the "Savory Egg Nest" we made is below, we also cooked her some bacon and french toast. Her favorite!!! My dad and sister helped out also!!!

Happy Mothers Day to all the awesome moms out there!!!

Savory Egg Nest

Ingredients
6 slices of bread
2 pieces of cooked bacon
6 Tbsp shredded cheddar
6 eggs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare muffin tins with non-stick spray. Remove crust from bread and flatten with rolling pin. Tuck bread in muffin pan. Put bacon pieces and cheese in bread nest. Scramble 6 eggs and season with salt and pepper. Divide eggs into each bread nest. Place in oven for about 20 minutes or until done. Enjoy!

Hi everybody!
Last weekend my family and I had a crawish boil at my Grandparents camp in Belle River. All of my Mom's family was there. It was great!!! The crawfish weren't that spicy, they were good and not much was left over. My Dad also recently fried some froglegs and for those who don't know they taste just like chicken! Maybe a little bit chewier than chicken. Here are some pictues!!!

 

Hi everybody,  Happy Mardi Gras! My family had its first crawfish boil of the season on Monday, they were awesome and very spicy!  On Tuesday, we visited Parrains. My servers name was Simone. She was great! I had some fried alligator for an appetizer and some oysters for the second time. I still like the taste of the sea. The alligator tastes a little like chicken. For my entree I had a black and bleu tuna. It was blackend tuna on top of bleu cheese linguine. It was moist and cooked well. We had a great time on Fat Tuesday, see pictures below.  My sister, Ellie is going to guest blog today about another place we visited on Tuesday, check out what she has to say below!

For those observing Lent don't forget my potato soup minus the bacon makes a great option for "no meat" Friday's.

Till next time,

jr food critic

Hi my name is Ellie.  I am seven years old and I am happy to blog today. On Tuesday we had beignets from Rue Beignet in Baton Rouge.  They were hot and made me think of being in New Orleans.  We had two different kinds, the regular shaped beignet and beignet fingers, which are really cool, especially for kids. Hope your able to visit them real soon, I know I will be back!

Bye,

Ellie

Hey everybody sorry I haven't blogged in a while. You can blame school!!! I had my first oyster at ACME Oyster House!!! It literally tasted like the sea!!! It was like edible sea! Plus their crab claws are awesome! The service was great, but I forgot the server's name! SORRY! But whoever she was she was great.

I also went to TJ Rib's. It was delicous. Our server's name was Emileigh (awsome spelling!). She was great!!!! I had  brisket, rib's, and mojos. We also brought my freind, Dawson. He also enjoyed his visit and his food!!!

                       Till next time,
                         jrfoodcritic

Friday Night Dinner

This past Friday, I made my own menu and had my family over. Instead of going to a restaurant I created a restaurant!!! They picked something on the menu and my Dad and I cooked it. The menu is posted below.  I had a lot of fun but it was a lot of hard work being the waiter, busboy, and the chef!

Italian night

Hey Everybody!

Last weekend my Dad and I cooked Italian veal skewers.  They  were great!  We got the recipe idea from Mario Batali (see below).  We pounded the veal and put prosciutto and a sage leaf inside.  We rolled them up and put them on the skewers.  Watch your fingers, the points are sharp!  It was my first time tasting veal, the outside was magnificent.  They didn't take long to cook so that was good.   It was my first time tasting prosciutto also, it was awesome.  We had some fresh ribbon pasta with a sauce.  The noodles were very long and wide.  You can take the meat off the skewer after or dig in like I did and leave them on.  There are some pictures below to see the finished product. 

Till next time,
Jr food critic


Italian Veal Skewers


Serves 4-6

4 veal cutlets (scallopini)
8 thin slices of prosciutto
Sage
Italian Parsley
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
Olive oil
4 skewers (soaked for at least 30 minutes)

Cut veal in to 4 pieces each and add lightly salt and pepper. Place sage and prosciutto on each piece and roll jelly roll style. Skewer each piece 4 to skewer. Heat oil and butter in sauté pan. Saute skewers for 10 minutes turning frequently.

We served this with pasta and a simple tomato sauce. Enjoy!