August 20, 2009

Homemade banana pudding...not necessarily gormet, but an awfully nice way to celebrate the start of Top Chef 6.
Last night's dinner was definitely one to file and do again in terms of input vs. output. That's the goal here...low input, high output. I threw a brisket into the crockpot with a little chopped garlic, about 1/2 cup of orange juice, and about 1/2 a bottle of Central Market's hoisin sauce. I served it with jasmine rice and Rachael Ray's orange scented broccoli. I skipped the shallots and used butter instead of EVOO. I haven't watched the excessively enthusiastic Rachael in quite awhile, but if you can get recipes that aren't loaded with fat, they are often good on my input/output criteria. I should look at her side dish suggestions.