Long beach Crawfish Festival and more!

I received some free passes this a.m. to the movie Julie and Julia. I will let you know next week how it was.
On Saturday we are heading to Long Beach for the Long Beach Crawfish festival. We go every year and the music and crawfish are amazing. You can get info. and tickets here, www.longbeachcrawfishfestival.com. They are offering active military free tickets too! That's awesome!
This a.m. I saw a recipe from Rachael Ray, What's for Dinner Tonight: Italian Pasta Salad with Sausage. It looked amazing, perfect for our TGIF free jazz night at the park on Friday night. Rachael turns everyone's favorite summer side into a one-dish meal! Get the recipe here: http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/italian-pasta-salad-sausage/ I will let you know how it is next week. Have a great day and Happy Cooking!

Giada's chili

OK, so I am watching Gordon Ramsay on Hell's Kitchen. I cannot believe how disrespectful this guy was to Chef Ramsay! Unreal! Thank God he's gone.

So last night I made Giada De Laurentiis' White Bean and Chicken Chili along with her Cheddar & Scallion Bread. They were both amazing! I didn't need to substitute anything. You can find the chili recipe here, http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-bean-and-chicken-chili-recipe/index.html. You can find the bread recipe here, http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/cheddar-and-scallion-bread-recipe/index.html. Happy Cooking! Have a great night!

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Moo Shu Pork by Emeril

Hello all. Welcome to my first post on my new foodie blog. I was laid off from my first and last 8-5 job I ever had 7 years ago. While I was debating on what I wanted to do I discovered the Food Network and have been watching it religiously ever since. Before I started watching I only knew how to cook 3 things and I didn't do it too often. Now I cook pretty much every day and LOVE it!

Last night I made Emeril Lagasse's Moo Shu Pork and it was awesome! I had to make a few substitutions but it was good. Instead of shiitake mushrooms I had to use regular mushrooms and instead of green onions I used red onions. I did not have any bean sprouts so those were left out. We had it with sake and Stella beer as well as a Rodney Strong rose wine. I highly recommend the beer, it seemed to go with the meal the best. Emeril is one of my favorite chefs and I highly recommend this recipe. You can find it here. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/moo-shu-pork-recipe/index.html

I am Going to the Women's Conference in Long Beach, CA in Oct. and I am looking forward to meeting Paula Deen there, another one of my favorite chefs. Last year I met Rachael Ray and Rocco DeSpirito. Rocco was very personable and friendly!

Tonight I will be making Giada's White Bean and Chicken Chili along with her Cheddar and Scallion Bread. I will let you know how it goes. Have a great day and eat well!