Guest Post: F.B.I.T.

Today, I bring you all a very special post from a very special friend of mine. You may remember her from a few posts this summer, so, without further adeiu, I bring you Sarah!

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Okay, so I am not that used to writing a blog like this so, please, bear with me. For those of you who don’t know, F.B.I.T. stands for Food Blogger In Training. I work with Mara at camp during the summer, and we went out to eat many times this summer. During that time Mara and I talked about food and she said that I could (Mara’s note: and SHOULD), someday, become a food blogger myself! So, I guess here’s me trying!

I recently moved back to school, and this year I am living completely on my own. No roommates to deal with! However, now I really have to cook everything myself, and clean up after myself. Of course, like every college student, in my freezer I do have some frozen dinners, but try to use those in case of emergency when I need something extremely quickly before running out of the apartment again to go somewhere else.

I have all the essentials: elbow macaroni, rice, bread, margarine, milk, eggs. Then add in cheese, jam, and some packages of spaghetti-o’s and ramen, what more does a college student need? The answer is, a way to put things together that I find to be tasty and so that I don’t get bored. The obvious macaroni and cheese can tend to be a little repetitive when always done the same. I definitely like to switch it up, between the box mixes and then also switching up which kind of cheese I use. One time I may just use mozzarella, next it might be an American and Swiss kind of mix, guess it all depends on what type of cheese I want that day.

There is one thing, however, that I am very proud to say that I have created! It is by no means anything special, and has probably been done many, many times before. But I would like to believe I am creative because I did not get it from any recipe, nor any suggestions Mara may have given me. I guess it could be called a breakfast sandwich, but I never eat it at breakfast so, in my creativity, I am going to call it the “Breakfast Lunch Sandwich”.

In this fantastically named sandwich are the basic essentials in almost every college students apartment fridge; bread, margarine (or butter), jam, eggs, cheese. It’s simple! Toast the bread; spread with margarine then jam (I use raspberry preserves, it’s my fav!). Then, scramble the eggs, put in the cheese, then cook like normal scrambled eggs. Put eggs and cheese on top of toast with margarine and jam, and wah lah! Breakfast Lunch Sandwich has been made.

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Very simple. Very fast. Very delicious. Very proud, of herself, college student! JHope you enjoyed my first blog. Hopefully I can come back again and share something new! J

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See? She should blog, right?? I hope she’ll take our advice and start a blog of her own…

Have a great Thursday!

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Guest Post: Paula from Bell’Alimento

While this week is winding down, I’m honored to bring you a guest post from one of my favorite bloggers, Paula from Bell’Alimento!

Enjoy!

Hi, I’m Paula and I write a little Italian food blog called bell’alimento! I’m so happy to be stopping by again today! You might remember I did a little diddy for some orange roasted chicken a while back {it’s still one of my favorite roasted chickens to date} And I was thrilled when Mara asked me back again! Mwah! Could she be any cuter? I mean really! I just adore her! So this time, since it’s hotter than a hornet outside, I thought I’d bring a little something sweet and super refreshing for you! I decided a gelato was in order! Not just any gelato, oh no! This one is a strawberry, balsamic and basil gelato! The flavors just pop in your mouth and really work well together! Really, they do, go ahead and give it a try ; ) I think it’s the perfect summer flavor and I hope you lurve it!

Thanks so much for letting me stop by! It’s always an honor!


Arrivederci… Baci!
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What you’ll need:


3 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 egg yolks
1 cup plus 4 additional tablespoons sugar
2 cups fresh strawberries – sliced
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup of fresh basil {Note: I measured this prior to FINELY chopping}

What to do:

1. Whisk your egg yolks, and 1 cup of sugar together into the bowl of your mixer and mix together with your paddle attachment until light and creamy. 2. WHILE your egg yolks are mixing, into a large sauce pan add milk & heavy whipping cream and 2 tablespoons sugar. Heat over medium heat stirring frequently until sugar dissolves and mixture warms {but not boils} Remove from heat.

3. Temper the egg yolk mixture by adding some of the warm milk/cream mixture to the egg yolk mixture. GRADUALLY then add the egg yolk mixture into the milk/cream mixture and stir well to combine. Return to medium heat and cook until mixture thickens/coats the back of your wooden spoon. Remove from heat stir in vanilla extract. Allow mixture to cool in pan completely and then once pan is cool, place into the fridge to allow mixture to chill completely {this will take a few hours} You want this to be as cold as possible. 4. WHILE the mixture is cooling, place the strawberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, balsamic and FINELY chopped basil into a bowl. Stir well to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours to allow to macerate.  

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5. When mixture is completely cool and you’re ready to make your gelato, using an immersion blender {or food processor or blender} blend the strawberry mixture together until it’s smooth and creamy. Add the strawberry mixture to the cream mixture and stir well to combine. Follow instructions on your gelato or ice cream maker!

Buon Appetito!


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She really makes it seem easy, doesn’t she?? I’m dying to try this gelato… maybe I’ll just have to get an ice cream maker! Thanks so much Paula! You’ve got us all drooling :)

Have a great weekend!

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