Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, January 12, 2013,
In :
Comfort Food
Tasty Potato PancakesThe recipe for this dish is a guarded secret in my family and we have protected it for generations too! My mother got the original recipe from several of her close friends when she was a very young woman. She in turn gave to her (2) daughters and we have made this our recipe now.
They are made from grated russet potatoes and a multitude of special seasonings, add grated paramesen cheese and pan fry in hot oli... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, November 10, 2012,
In :
Being A Chef
Being a Chef has it's rewards, one of them is being able to just create something you feel like. Yum, is what I call it when I step into my test kitchen and create something new. Today was one of those Yum moments, I live in Minnesota now and our weather is very changeable, so much so it is a common joke among those who were born here, you must of heard it,"Wait (5) minutes the weather will change"Well, when I woke up this morning it was just that, it is cold, wet, and bone chilling damp, l... Continue reading ...
Italian Meatloaf DinnerDivadish's Comfort food groups! Yum....
When I get hungry I mean really hungry I usually crave something comforting, don't you?
When this happens I turn back the hands of time and go for one of my family's favorites Meatloaf, boiled dill butter potatoes, and honey mustard pork-n-beans. To me it screams ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and it tastes delicious.
What are your comfort foods?
Care to share your fav's wi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, September 3, 2012,
In :
New Recipe
Grilled meat always taste better doesn't it. This particular sandwich was a new recipe I was trying and I gotta say it turned out Yummy with a capital "Y"!
Sometimes you can just eat the whole thing just standing there in your kitchen, but you know you should go sit down at the table like a Lady,,, yeah right....!
Well I did go sit down and not because I am a Lady, but I was dropping food all my kitchen floor and thought it would be less messy if I just sat down.
This flatbread sandwich was li... Continue reading ...
Potato Salad & Chicken Salad Warm breezes, a glass of lemonade or Ice tea on your table next to a plate of organic chicken salad & creamy potato salad, do I need to say more?
One of the many benefits of being a Chef and owning your Personal Chef company is being able to create new ways to improve your own recipes. The pics above are just that, I was craving something creamy and something salty and I started thinking to myself what could I put together to satisfy that hungry craving I was feel... Continue reading ...
Italian Sausage SoupRecipes are just guidelines. I have said that comment to people for years. Yes they are necessary when you start a new recipe and you liked how that turned out. But, and here it comes you make it again and say to yourself I wonder if I added this what that would do or how it would taste.
That is how recipes get changed or tweaked like I like to say. I am always tweaking, twisting, and improving on my r... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Tuesday, May 1, 2012,
In :
Salad Recipe
 Asparagus & Cranberry Salad Recipe by Chef Gianna
Ingredients:
4 washed portabello mushrooms sliced thin
4 washed spears of asparagus chopped in 1/4 slices
1/4 cup of dried cranberries
1/4 cup of diced onion
2-3 cups washed spinach or Romain lettuce
Dressing:
1/4 tsp. of ground dry mustard
3 tbsps. of red wine vinegar
1tsp. of sugar
dash of sea salt
3tbsps.of olive oil
Put the above in glass jar with lid and shake till blended.
Taste mixture to make sure it has enough tart sweet taste, if not add more of ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, April 23, 2012,
In :
Beer Bread
 Beer Garlic Cheesy Bread  by Divadish Kitchens Recipe by Chef Gianna You know how they say you can never have enough bread. Well I don't know who that quote is from but I agree a 100%.
I took a regular white bread recipe substituted 12 oz. of any kinda beer for moisture, added 1 cup of 3 cheese blend to dry ingredients and added 1 tbsp. of garlic powder.
Mixed all ingredients together till blended well.
Formed into a well greased and floured loaf pan .
Melt 1/4 of butter and pour over top of loaf 3 ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, April 20, 2012,
In :
Fried Ravoili
  Fried Ravioli I LOVE doing fun new things with food. No it is Not State Fair time but it could be @ Divadish Kitchens.
Boil them till cooked 5-8 minutes till they float to surface and this indicates they are done.
These beauties are Spinach & Feta and pan fired in Olive Oil and are delicious.
Then layer them in a 9x13 pan grate each layer with Parmesan Cheese and broil for app. 3-4 minutes till lightly brown.
Serve with a green salad, preferably with Italian or Greek dressing.
This extra process m...
 Raspberry Chocolate Cake I have always Loved Sweets, even as a kid growing up in New York I would do errands for my neighbors so I could earn extra money to buy a bag of candy @ that time for 5 Cents!
Or when I started my own grocery shopping business earning me a weekly 50 Cents per week so I could indulge my Ice Cream Addiction!
Then there was of course the Raspberry filled Jelly Doughnuts made @ my favorite Italian Bakery.
My list of sweet favorites are endless and that has continued even no...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, March 26, 2012,
In :
Hearty Soups
 Vegetable Beef Soup By Chef Gianna Good soup starts with a good stock, or as laymen would say a good foundation.
This soup pictured started out as a pulled beef recipe and I always make extra because you can turn it into something else later on.
Knowing that when you are preparing a recipe will save you time $$$$ and less stress as you are cooking.
Here is what I did to make this very hearty, healthy delicious soup.
Ingredients:
1 green bell pepper (diced)
1 sweet white onion ( diced)
3 tbsps. Beef Bro...
   Chicken Avocado Flat Bread Sandwich By Chef Gianna Creating something delicious from scratch each and every day is a Wonderful Gift to be given.
That is exactly what I do every time I step into my kitchen. I just Love to create new Food groupings, new tastes, new combinations of seasonings and then pairing it all up together.
The result is one like is pictured above.
Let me give you my recipe for a mouth -watering Chicken Avocado sandwich that is sure to please even the pickiest person in your fam...
 C abbage & Ham SoupRecipe by Chef GiannaDivadish Kitchens & Cater
Super -Delicious Cabbage & Ham Soup Rated 5 STARS
Prep Time: 40 minutesCook Time: 3-4 hours App.Servings (8) quartsIf you Love Cabbage & Ham you will Love this soup. Which I really like to call Stewp...It is a customers word for stew & soup together. Meaning when it can really be either!This soup /stew is hearty, very flavorful,and warms the insides on a cold and damp Spring Day.The bowl fills with the aroma's of Cabba... Continue reading ...
   "APPLE CAKE"Recipe by Chef Gianna
Created in Divadish KitchensIngredients: 1 medium sized Honey Crisp Apple ( diced ) 1/2 tsp. of ginger 1/4 cup of Greeks Honey God's Yogurt (1) basic White Cake Recipe ( I prefer using one with a Angel Food consistency) Directions:Put diced apple and 1/4 tsp. ginger into glass measuring cup Add enough water to cover apples and microwave them for app. 1 min. on 50% power till they are soft. Drain and add... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, February 26, 2012,
In :
Super Cook Cape
 Cranberry Sauce
By
Divadish Kitchens
The title of Super Cook Cape came from a magazine I recently received this last week, Taste of home.
I usually do not subscribe to magazines but my wonderful granddaughter was selling them @ school for a Education fundraiser and I felt it was a good cause to bend my own rules.I am so glad I did.
The article explains how this woman wears the Super Cape when she is cooking in her kitchen.
Not literally, but figuratively speaking.It was quite interesting really so...
 Now thatsa' a Meataball!!! Divadish Kitchens Feta Meatballs
Recipe by Chef Gianna
Gluten-Free Recipe:
1 C Brown Rice
1lb. of 93% Chuck Hamburger
1/2 to 3/4 cup of Feta cheese
1/4 to 1/2 grated Parmesan cheese
(2) eggs
2tbsps of Spaghetti Seasonings
1tbsp.Garlic powder
1tbsp.onion flakes
Dash of Sea Salt
Dash of Red Pepper flakes
Add together:
Cooked Brown Rice
Seasonings
Eggs
Cheeses
Hamburger
Mix together well to all is blended
Next make into BIG MEAT BALLS...
Pan fry in olive oil till browned Not Cooked complete...
Brown Rice Cranberry & Pecans Stuffing Delicious does not even come close to describing this gluten free stuffing recipe.
I am a Big Bread Stuffing eater, but a recent client asked for something gluten free and so I scoured my recipes did not have a single one! So I went on line to find this one, I did make a few changes to ingredients and did a beef stock instead of a chicken,I was more than please... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, December 30, 2011,
In :
Cookies & Mom
 ALMOND JOY COOKIES:::
By
Divadish
Recipe created by
Chef Gianna
I really Love cookies, because as a kid my Mom and I would dunk them in
Milk, it was our special time we spent together, laughing and enjoying
each others company.
Now sometimes they were store bought Oreo's or Lorna Dunes, or Fig Newtons, but most of the time they were Home Made.
That's why cookies are always something I have on hand in my cookie jar, or flash fr... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, December 19, 2011,
In :
Pasta
 I would not be Italian and my grandmother Julia would roll over in her
grave,,, if I did not make a Pasta dish at least once a week!
Here is one of those I can't get enough of dishes...!
It has a very Fancy Italian name, but I choose to call it what it is,,, Angel Hair Pasta W/Sausage.
Of course there is a little more too it then that,,, it has sauteed red onions,green bell peppers,chunk ripe tomatoes,
all seared in dark green olive oil, with fennel, anise, garlic, and
sweet basil, add a ... Continue reading ...
 Chocolate Desire Cake....by Divadish Kitchens & Catering
Created by Chef Gianna
The expression a picture is worth a 1000Words, is so true, I mean just look at it and it makes you Drool all over yourself!
The cake is a double fudge chocolate, with the following extras added to batter.
a 1/4 cup of caramel
1/4 cup chocolate bits
baked @ 350' degrees in a bundt cake pan form app. 35-40 minutes
Icing is a chocolate fudge drizzled over top with chocolate bits and powdered sugar over that.
It... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Wednesday, November 23, 2011,
In :
Desserts
Carrot Cake has been around forever, kind of like Aunt Myrtle's Fruit cakes...!
Only difference is everyone will eat this cake.
Being a Chef I decided to change this old time favorite up a bit.
Here is how I improved it for my tastes and hopefully yours.
First I added 1/4 cup more sweet raisins.
Then a 1/2 cup more of sweet organic carrots.
Added a little more moisture to batter.
Baked a tad longer @ 350' When cooled I made a Almond fudge Icing to drizzle over the entire cake. Sprinkled Coc... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Tuesday, October 25, 2011,
In :
Apple Cakes
Fall is the best time to enjoy Apples. The temperatures are just cool enough and still not cold. Apple orchards are full with all of our favorite kinds of apples. Leaving us no excuses but to create new recipes for all those delicious apples.
Here is one of mine. Apple Caramel Bundt Cake
This tastes like a Carmel Apple except inside a cake.
Moist, swirled with caramel, and small bits of apple in each bite.
It is truly the best combination to asked for in a cake and you can eat it with a fork!
... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, October 16, 2011,
In :
Sandwiches
Chicken Breast Sandwich.
Ingredients:
- Grilled boneless chicken breast (seasoned with Garlic powder & Sea Salt)
- Cooked in olive oil in small skillet till a internal temp of (165)
- Just a few minutes before taking out of pan add a slice of Provolone cheese let it slightly melt on chicken
- Remove this and serve it on (2) pieces of lightly toasted whole wheat or rye bread, lightly buttered
- Add lettuce, thin sliced Red onions, mayo if desired.
Get ready to say MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, because it is one of thos... Continue reading ...
 Soft, chewy ,chuck full of raisins, these oatmeal cookies have a secret ingredient that makes them very addictive.
When I was putting together the recipe and lining up my ingredients,I decided to add a little extra of a couple of things.
It keeps things interesting and recipes can always be tweaked so why not tweak them.
These cookies have nutmeg, cinnamon, and raisin juice, added to them, which puts these cookies on my must have list for Fall.
Cookies, Cookies, Cookies, we must have our Coo... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, July 15, 2011,
In :
Muffins!
 I love these. Sometimes not being able to sleep can create something new & wonderful!
I created these on Thursday of this week, as I wanted to sample them with a new client I was meeting.
You never know what will come out of your brain @ 3:00Am,, well (3) new flavors of muffins did.
I am very pleased with the results and so were my new clients.
Now to describe these I would say this.
Combine in your mouth a soft taste of semi sweet chocolate and a mild tasting coffee.
The balance is subl... Continue reading ...
 Divadish loves her veggies!!
This is just another great one that if you haven't tried them do.
High in protein, and fiber, low in calories and Great for You & Your Body!
They are chuck full of protein @ 8g a 1/2 cup
9g carbs
1g sugar
all of this @ 100 calories a 1/2 cup serving.
Loaded with Essential Acids and easy to prepare why not add this Wonder Veggie to your... Continue reading ...
 Divadish loves to make the family style lasagna pictured above.
Lasagna is a work of Art when you are making it.
Layer
after layer of Meats, Sauce, Ricotta, Cheeses, Spinach,Noodles, then
repeat it until the lasagna pan is 2/3 full of this mixture, and add the
final touch of two large handfuls of Feta cheese on top.
Put into the oven @ 325' degrees and slow back all of this deliciousness for about (2) hours.
Of
course there are alot of other steps in between, like the sauce has to
be ma... Continue reading ...
Postcards: Front side
 Free recipes @ each class Free Drawings for Cookies & Cupcakes Bring a friend get a Free gift Post this @ your work, school, gym or anywhere else people might be interested and when you sign up...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, January 12, 2013,
In :
Comfort Food
Tasty Potato PancakesThe recipe for this dish is a guarded secret in my family and we have protected it for generations too! My mother got the original recipe from several of her close friends when she was a very young woman. She in turn gave to her (2) daughters and we have made this our recipe now.
They are made from grated russet potatoes and a multitude of special seasonings, add grated paramesen cheese and pan fry in hot oli... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, November 10, 2012,
In :
Being A Chef
Being a Chef has it's rewards, one of them is being able to just create something you feel like. Yum, is what I call it when I step into my test kitchen and create something new. Today was one of those Yum moments, I live in Minnesota now and our weather is very changeable, so much so it is a common joke among those who were born here, you must of heard it,"Wait (5) minutes the weather will change"Well, when I woke up this morning it was just that, it is cold, wet, and bone chilling damp, l... Continue reading ...
Italian Meatloaf DinnerDivadish's Comfort food groups! Yum....
When I get hungry I mean really hungry I usually crave something comforting, don't you?
When this happens I turn back the hands of time and go for one of my family's favorites Meatloaf, boiled dill butter potatoes, and honey mustard pork-n-beans. To me it screams ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and it tastes delicious.
What are your comfort foods?
Care to share your fav's wi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, September 3, 2012,
In :
New Recipe
Grilled meat always taste better doesn't it. This particular sandwich was a new recipe I was trying and I gotta say it turned out Yummy with a capital "Y"!
Sometimes you can just eat the whole thing just standing there in your kitchen, but you know you should go sit down at the table like a Lady,,, yeah right....!
Well I did go sit down and not because I am a Lady, but I was dropping food all my kitchen floor and thought it would be less messy if I just sat down.
This flatbread sandwich was li... Continue reading ...
Potato Salad & Chicken Salad Warm breezes, a glass of lemonade or Ice tea on your table next to a plate of organic chicken salad & creamy potato salad, do I need to say more?
One of the many benefits of being a Chef and owning your Personal Chef company is being able to create new ways to improve your own recipes. The pics above are just that, I was craving something creamy and something salty and I started thinking to myself what could I put together to satisfy that hungry craving I was feel... Continue reading ...
Italian Sausage SoupRecipes are just guidelines. I have said that comment to people for years. Yes they are necessary when you start a new recipe and you liked how that turned out. But, and here it comes you make it again and say to yourself I wonder if I added this what that would do or how it would taste.
That is how recipes get changed or tweaked like I like to say. I am always tweaking, twisting, and improving on my r... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Tuesday, May 1, 2012,
In :
Salad Recipe
Asparagus & Cranberry Salad Recipe by Chef Gianna
Ingredients:
4 washed portabello mushrooms sliced thin
4 washed spears of asparagus chopped in 1/4 slices
1/4 cup of dried cranberries
1/4 cup of diced onion
2-3 cups washed spinach or Romain lettuce
Dressing:
1/4 tsp. of ground dry mustard
3 tbsps. of red wine vinegar
1tsp. of sugar
dash of sea salt
3tbsps.of olive oil
Put the above in glass jar with lid and shake till blended.
Taste mixture to make sure it has enough tart sweet taste, if not add more of ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, April 23, 2012,
In :
Beer Bread
Beer Garlic Cheesy Bread by Divadish Kitchens Recipe by Chef Gianna You know how they say you can never have enough bread. Well I don't know who that quote is from but I agree a 100%.
I took a regular white bread recipe substituted 12 oz. of any kinda beer for moisture, added 1 cup of 3 cheese blend to dry ingredients and added 1 tbsp. of garlic powder.
Mixed all ingredients together till blended well.
Formed into a well greased and floured loaf pan .
Melt 1/4 of butter and pour over top of loaf 3 ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, April 20, 2012,
In :
Fried Ravoili
Fried Ravioli I LOVE doing fun new things with food. No it is Not State Fair time but it could be @ Divadish Kitchens.
Boil them till cooked 5-8 minutes till they float to surface and this indicates they are done.
These beauties are Spinach & Feta and pan fired in Olive Oil and are delicious.
Then layer them in a 9x13 pan grate each layer with Parmesan Cheese and broil for app. 3-4 minutes till lightly brown.
Serve with a green salad, preferably with Italian or Greek dressing.
This extra process m...
Raspberry Chocolate Cake I have always Loved Sweets, even as a kid growing up in New York I would do errands for my neighbors so I could earn extra money to buy a bag of candy @ that time for 5 Cents!
Or when I started my own grocery shopping business earning me a weekly 50 Cents per week so I could indulge my Ice Cream Addiction!
Then there was of course the Raspberry filled Jelly Doughnuts made @ my favorite Italian Bakery.
My list of sweet favorites are endless and that has continued even no...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, March 26, 2012,
In :
Hearty Soups
Vegetable Beef Soup By Chef Gianna Good soup starts with a good stock, or as laymen would say a good foundation.
This soup pictured started out as a pulled beef recipe and I always make extra because you can turn it into something else later on.
Knowing that when you are preparing a recipe will save you time $$$$ and less stress as you are cooking.
Here is what I did to make this very hearty, healthy delicious soup.
Ingredients:
1 green bell pepper (diced)
1 sweet white onion ( diced)
3 tbsps. Beef Bro...
Chicken Avocado Flat Bread Sandwich By Chef Gianna Creating something delicious from scratch each and every day is a Wonderful Gift to be given.
That is exactly what I do every time I step into my kitchen. I just Love to create new Food groupings, new tastes, new combinations of seasonings and then pairing it all up together.
The result is one like is pictured above.
Let me give you my recipe for a mouth -watering Chicken Avocado sandwich that is sure to please even the pickiest person in your fam...
C abbage & Ham SoupRecipe by Chef GiannaDivadish Kitchens & Cater
Super -Delicious Cabbage & Ham Soup Rated 5 STARS
Prep Time: 40 minutesCook Time: 3-4 hours App.Servings (8) quartsIf you Love Cabbage & Ham you will Love this soup. Which I really like to call Stewp...It is a customers word for stew & soup together. Meaning when it can really be either!This soup /stew is hearty, very flavorful,and warms the insides on a cold and damp Spring Day.The bowl fills with the aroma's of Cabba... Continue reading ...
"APPLE CAKE"Recipe by Chef Gianna
Created in Divadish KitchensIngredients: 1 medium sized Honey Crisp Apple ( diced ) 1/2 tsp. of ginger 1/4 cup of Greeks Honey God's Yogurt (1) basic White Cake Recipe ( I prefer using one with a Angel Food consistency) Directions:Put diced apple and 1/4 tsp. ginger into glass measuring cup Add enough water to cover apples and microwave them for app. 1 min. on 50% power till they are soft. Drain and add... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, February 26, 2012,
In :
Super Cook Cape
Cranberry Sauce
By
Divadish Kitchens
The title of Super Cook Cape came from a magazine I recently received this last week, Taste of home.
I usually do not subscribe to magazines but my wonderful granddaughter was selling them @ school for a Education fundraiser and I felt it was a good cause to bend my own rules.I am so glad I did.
The article explains how this woman wears the Super Cape when she is cooking in her kitchen.
Not literally, but figuratively speaking.It was quite interesting really so...
Continue reading ...
Now thatsa' a Meataball!!! Divadish Kitchens Feta Meatballs
Recipe by Chef Gianna
Gluten-Free Recipe:
1 C Brown Rice
1lb. of 93% Chuck Hamburger
1/2 to 3/4 cup of Feta cheese
1/4 to 1/2 grated Parmesan cheese
(2) eggs
2tbsps of Spaghetti Seasonings
1tbsp.Garlic powder
1tbsp.onion flakes
Dash of Sea Salt
Dash of Red Pepper flakes
Add together:
Cooked Brown Rice
Seasonings
Eggs
Cheeses
Hamburger
Mix together well to all is blended
Next make into BIG MEAT BALLS...
Pan fry in olive oil till browned Not Cooked complete...
Brown Rice Cranberry & Pecans Stuffing Delicious does not even come close to describing this gluten free stuffing recipe.
I am a Big Bread Stuffing eater, but a recent client asked for something gluten free and so I scoured my recipes did not have a single one! So I went on line to find this one, I did make a few changes to ingredients and did a beef stock instead of a chicken,I was more than please... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, December 30, 2011,
In :
Cookies & Mom
ALMOND JOY COOKIES:::
By
Divadish
Recipe created by
Chef Gianna
I really Love cookies, because as a kid my Mom and I would dunk them in
Milk, it was our special time we spent together, laughing and enjoying
each others company.
Now sometimes they were store bought Oreo's or Lorna Dunes, or Fig Newtons, but most of the time they were Home Made.
That's why cookies are always something I have on hand in my cookie jar, or flash fr... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, December 19, 2011,
In :
Pasta
I would not be Italian and my grandmother Julia would roll over in her
grave,,, if I did not make a Pasta dish at least once a week!
Here is one of those I can't get enough of dishes...!
It has a very Fancy Italian name, but I choose to call it what it is,,, Angel Hair Pasta W/Sausage.
Of course there is a little more too it then that,,, it has sauteed red onions,green bell peppers,chunk ripe tomatoes,
all seared in dark green olive oil, with fennel, anise, garlic, and
sweet basil, add a ... Continue reading ...
Chocolate Desire Cake....by Divadish Kitchens & Catering
Created by Chef Gianna
The expression a picture is worth a 1000Words, is so true, I mean just look at it and it makes you Drool all over yourself!
The cake is a double fudge chocolate, with the following extras added to batter.
a 1/4 cup of caramel
1/4 cup chocolate bits
baked @ 350' degrees in a bundt cake pan form app. 35-40 minutes
Icing is a chocolate fudge drizzled over top with chocolate bits and powdered sugar over that.
It... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Wednesday, November 23, 2011,
In :
Desserts
Carrot Cake has been around forever, kind of like Aunt Myrtle's Fruit cakes...!
Only difference is everyone will eat this cake.
Being a Chef I decided to change this old time favorite up a bit.
Here is how I improved it for my tastes and hopefully yours.
First I added 1/4 cup more sweet raisins.
Then a 1/2 cup more of sweet organic carrots.
Added a little more moisture to batter.
Baked a tad longer @ 350' When cooled I made a Almond fudge Icing to drizzle over the entire cake. Sprinkled Coc... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Tuesday, October 25, 2011,
In :
Apple Cakes
Fall is the best time to enjoy Apples. The temperatures are just cool enough and still not cold. Apple orchards are full with all of our favorite kinds of apples. Leaving us no excuses but to create new recipes for all those delicious apples.
Here is one of mine. Apple Caramel Bundt Cake
This tastes like a Carmel Apple except inside a cake.
Moist, swirled with caramel, and small bits of apple in each bite.
It is truly the best combination to asked for in a cake and you can eat it with a fork!
... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, October 16, 2011,
In :
Sandwiches
Chicken Breast Sandwich.
Ingredients:
- Grilled boneless chicken breast (seasoned with Garlic powder & Sea Salt)
- Cooked in olive oil in small skillet till a internal temp of (165)
- Just a few minutes before taking out of pan add a slice of Provolone cheese let it slightly melt on chicken
- Remove this and serve it on (2) pieces of lightly toasted whole wheat or rye bread, lightly buttered
- Add lettuce, thin sliced Red onions, mayo if desired.
Get ready to say MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, because it is one of thos... Continue reading ...
Soft, chewy ,chuck full of raisins, these oatmeal cookies have a secret ingredient that makes them very addictive.
When I was putting together the recipe and lining up my ingredients,I decided to add a little extra of a couple of things.
It keeps things interesting and recipes can always be tweaked so why not tweak them.
These cookies have nutmeg, cinnamon, and raisin juice, added to them, which puts these cookies on my must have list for Fall.
Cookies, Cookies, Cookies, we must have our Coo... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, July 15, 2011,
In :
Muffins!
I love these. Sometimes not being able to sleep can create something new & wonderful!
I created these on Thursday of this week, as I wanted to sample them with a new client I was meeting.
You never know what will come out of your brain @ 3:00Am,, well (3) new flavors of muffins did.
I am very pleased with the results and so were my new clients.
Now to describe these I would say this.
Combine in your mouth a soft taste of semi sweet chocolate and a mild tasting coffee.
The balance is subl... Continue reading ...
Divadish loves her veggies!!
This is just another great one that if you haven't tried them do.
High in protein, and fiber, low in calories and Great for You & Your Body!
They are chuck full of protein @ 8g a 1/2 cup
9g carbs
1g sugar
all of this @ 100 calories a 1/2 cup serving.
Loaded with Essential Acids and easy to prepare why not add this Wonder Veggie to your... Continue reading ...
Divadish loves to make the family style lasagna pictured above.
Lasagna is a work of Art when you are making it.
Layer
after layer of Meats, Sauce, Ricotta, Cheeses, Spinach,Noodles, then
repeat it until the lasagna pan is 2/3 full of this mixture, and add the
final touch of two large handfuls of Feta cheese on top.
Put into the oven @ 325' degrees and slow back all of this deliciousness for about (2) hours.
Of
course there are alot of other steps in between, like the sauce has to
be ma... Continue reading ...
Postcards: Front side
Free recipes @ each class Free Drawings for Cookies & Cupcakes Bring a friend get a Free gift Post this @ your work, school, gym or anywhere else people might be interested and when you sign up...
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