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New Year, New You, But Without Trying Very Hard

New Year, New You, But Without Trying Very Hard

I’m all about resolutions and self-improvement, but when January rolls around, life starts to feel like a chore. This year, I’ve taken the whole resolution thing off my plate, but have added natural products and easy ideas to help improve my life, but without major…

Easy Caramelized Onion Tart: A Crowd-Pleasing Appetizer

Easy Caramelized Onion Tart: A Crowd-Pleasing Appetizer

This savory caramelized onion tart is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, perfect for potlucks and parties. It’s made with a simple flour crust (or use your favorite store-bought gluten-free crust) filled with sweet and caramelized onions. Feel free to add feta cheese for an extra flavor boost,…

Host a Holiday Cookie Exchange (& Tasting!)

Host a Holiday Cookie Exchange (& Tasting!)

The holidays are all about spending time with friends and family and enjoying special treats. One of my most favorite holiday traditions is having a Cookie Exchange Party.

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2016 San Diego Bay Food & Wine Grand Tasting Highlights

2016 San Diego Bay Food & Wine Grand Tasting Highlights

This year’s San Diego Bay Food & Wine Grand Tasting did not disappoint. Not only did we have our stellar San Diego weather, but the event was loaded with quality wine and restaurant offerings. Here are some of the highlights from the event and a…

Things that I NEED while Traveling so I don’t go CRAZY

Things that I NEED while Traveling so I don’t go CRAZY

This morning I was looking through my emails and saw that many retailers are already having Black Friday sales. What? It’s only November 2nd! With that sentiment however, I was reminded that the Holiday season is almost upon us. With sales and shopping and cooking,…

Hosting Thanksgiving: A Survival Guide for the Perfect Feast

Hosting Thanksgiving: A Survival Guide for the Perfect Feast

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and feasting. But hosting this holiday can be a daunting task. Here are some tips to help you navigate the planning, cooking, and entertaining, ensuring a stress-free and enjoyable Thanksgiving:

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Succulent Pumpkins for Fall

Succulent Pumpkins for Fall

This beautiful succulent pumpkin project looks like it took a ton of time, but it’s so easy that you’ll find yourself decorating a whole pumpkin patch! This is a great project to do with friends because you can share supplies and have a nice mix…

Dinner Cheats: With Trader Joe’s Seasonal Honey Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli

Dinner Cheats: With Trader Joe’s Seasonal Honey Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli

In an ideal world, I’d make everything from scratch or grab a vegan snack from Arden’s Garden – but, ain’t nobody got time for that.

Quick Grilled Salmon + Gingered Carrots with the TECHEF Grill Pan

Quick Grilled Salmon + Gingered Carrots with the TECHEF Grill Pan

The new TECHEF Indoor Grill Pan is great for cooking meats and seafood inside the house! I simply put the two piece grill pan onto my gas stovetop and started grilling with my burner heat on high.

The process for grilling salmon is very easy. Simply buy fresh quality salmon ( I get mine from Catalina Offshore in San Diego as they are handsdown the best fish market in the county). I only seasoned with herb salts and pepper. Quality fish does not need marinade!

You don’t need to add ANY oil to this TECHEF Grill Pan, however I did add just a tiny bit of olive oil because I like how it tastes and crisps up the skin.

Cook the salmon on high and watch the ‘white line’ on the side of the fish as it cooks up. When the line is about 1/2-3/4″ up, it’s then time to flip it.  Cook for another 3 minutes (if that..watch that line!) and then pull the fish.

Make sure to let it ‘rest’ before cutting. The juices inside the fish are still hot and continue to cook the fish.

There is an external drip ring on the outside of the pan to catch any liquid or fat.  It’s a rather large channel, so no need to worry about it overflowing.

Once the grill pan cooled, I simply rinsed it off in warm water with a little light liquid soap and wiped down with a towel.

The great part about this pan is that I could use it on my outdoor BBQ as well.

 

Gingered Carrots

You will Need:

  • 4 sliced peeled carrots into 1/2″ chunks
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic reduction sauce
  • 1 tablespoon diced ginger
  • 1/2 tablespoon of agave nectar

Boil carrots until soft in all of the above ingredients. Liquid will have cooked down and be a rich dark sauce around the carrots.

Serve over the hot salmon.

Enjoy!

Thank you to TECHEF for the Smokeles Indoor Grill Pan to review. You may find one on Amazon. 

2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Practical People

2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Practical People

The BoredMom.com Gift Guide is here! The recommended items are good for a wide variety of friends and family, and won’t break the bank. These are THOUGHTFUL gifts that will be used and not tucked away in a cabinet or drawer! Without further ado, here’s…

Barrel Sample Wines by Coomber Family Ranch Winery

Barrel Sample Wines by Coomber Family Ranch Winery

Last night I had a small casual dinner party and can honestly say it was probably the easiest gathering I have ever had! I took the night off from cooking (gasp!) and ordered beautiful appetizers and entrees from renown Supannee House of Thai in San…

Making Fresh Chocolate Mousse

Making Fresh Chocolate Mousse

I recently received the EurKitchen Whipped Cream dispenser to review and play with and now I’m addicted to this cool tool! This whipped cream dispenser converts fresh whipping cream into beautiful pressurized cool whip, or in my case creamy chocolate mousse.

How to Prepare

I simply mixed 1 cup of fresh cream, 1/2 cup of chocolate powder and 3 tablespoons of sugar into a bowl and stirred until dissolved. I then poured the mixture into the Eurkitchen dispenser and chilled for several hours.

The dispenser must have a pressurized N2O cartridge (not included with the EurKitchen dispenser) inserted in order to create the pressure. I was a little nervous adding the cartridge so I received some help from Bored Dad. However, now that I see how it works I realize it’s seriously no big deal. The EurKitchen dispenser comes with ample instructions, so just make sure to read over everything before you begin and all is easy and fabulous.

 

I did have to shake the can about 8 good times to get it to firm up. If you over shake the dispenser, you’ll run the risk of hardening up the cream. However, I think you’d really have to go to town shaking it to make that happen, so don’t worry!

Look at the pretty little chocolate mousse desserts I made in seconds! Add some berries, and I’m cranking out fancy pants desserts!

The EurKitchen Whipping Cream dispenser is available on Amazon here. 

Watch the EurKitchen Tool being used!

 I received this product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are that of my own.