I’m currently sitting in a 15 passenger van riding from one location to the next. The mornings start quickly and are difficult to get breakfast amongst the busy shuffle. However, there is food today! Junk food. Fast food. Fattening food. This morning we were given the option of McDonalds (bags of breakfast burritos and hashbrowns) or donuts. I love, love, love both of those options but I opted for the high road and went for a coffee breakfast. Too bad there were no cups. Yes, a giant pot of coffee with no cups in sight. Ah the joys of working on location. When’s lunch?

Once upon a time, I fell in love with food.  The end.  It’s that simple.

I enjoy consuming delicious dishes prepared by others, as well as dabbling with my own creations.  Last night, my better half and I could not decide upon dinner.  The logical resolution would be to embark on an Iron Chef style cook-off.

I wanted to use the knowledge and style of Bobby Flay and mix bold flavors of spice and sweet:

Honey infused Apple Parmesan Pasta with Spicy Pepper Flank Steak

My competition: White Wine Veggie Pasta with Toasted Nan

We’re still awaiting the results, but the viewer polls have the Veggie Pasta ahead based on colorful presentation.

Its still raining in Southern California. I’m beginning to wonder, should I start building an ark?

“The rain that was coming down was not natural.”

Recently, I started working a new show, and food in the main premise.  Although my time at home is few and far between, I’ve been inspired to conquer the kitchen once again.  The downside to the sudden excitement is the lack of ingredients in the kitchen.  Working seventeen-hour days doesn’t leave much time for grocery shopping.  The challenge today was lunch.

I found a stash of linguine pasta in the cupboard and a fairly fresh bunch of spinach.  Surely, I can put these two items together and create something great: Spinach Pasta.

Ingredients:

Butter
Cream Cheese
Swiss Cheese
Milk
Garlic
Italian Seasonings
Linguine Pasta
Spinach

As the pasta started to boil, I added the butter and cheeses to the double boiler – adding the milk and spices as it thicken.  After mixing the spinach with the cooked pasta (and a splash of olive oil) I poured the cream sauce into the pot.  BAM!  Spinach Pasta.

This meal took roughly 15-20 minutes, and was extremely tasty (3/5 stars).

172 communication students from Canada made one of the best choreographed tracking shots I’ve seen in some time, in 2 hours and 15 minutes. Nicely done, congratulations.