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Apr 20

Baked zucchini, capers and bread crumbs with pork chop

Why am I so excited about homemade bread crumbs? It’s my first time, that’s why. I made challah bread 3 days ago and have half of it left over. So, here it is. I got the inspiration for this by watching Food Network all day. I have to give credit to Giada de Laurentiis because she bakes her cherry tomatoes, capers and bread crumbs and then she mixes them with cooked pasta. This seems perfect for my bread crumb attempt. I used 2 medium zucchini, 2 teaspoons of capers, minced garlic, salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil. I mixed everything together and then topped it with 3/4 cups of my homemade bread crumbs (leftover challah, 1 clove of garlic and a bunch of parsley). I drizzled it with olive oil and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 mins. I served with pan fried pork chops that I also coated with the same bread crumbs. We absolutely fell in love with fresh bread crumbs. So tasty and there will be a second attempt for sure.

Apr 16

strawberry, apple & rosemary jam

I feel like trying to make everything that I like to eat, but I’m not a professional cook. I just like to eat good food and challenge myself to make new things. I read this recipe 6 months ago and can’t let go because the way the picture looks and how chezpim described it on her blog makes me drool. So, here I am. The actual recipe called for tomato, apple & rosemary jam, but I don’t have awesome tomato. I used basic jam ingredients- friendly, strawberry substitute tomato for my first attempt. I’ll hunt down tomato for this jam next time.

Apr 12

challah bread

My husband and I have been talking french toast for our Saturday homey breakfast that I enjoy making every week. Challah bread seems to be our favourite for this. I have to admit that I have used many recipes from smittenkitchen (my favourite blogger). I actually studied this recipe from last year, but I didn’t have guts to try it. Finally, my husband’s encouragement won me over. The braiding process is really confusing. I spent roughly 20 minutes going back and forth with directions and dough. I finally got it done. I’ve already used part of it for our weekday fast breakfast and the rest will become our homey weekend breakfast. It’s so yummy…Cheers for Deb @ smittenkitchen. You are my role model!