Queenkv’s Brainpickings

My Medill buddy Sara hanged out with us one weekend. She whipped up this tasty, hearty veggie dish that her mom made back in the day. I’m terrible with transcribing Spanish, but I do know it translates into Zucchini and Corn.
Cooking with Sara! from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.
I made the white rice with our [...]

Enjoying Homemade Mexican Food, originally uploaded by queenkv.

My Medill buddy made us this tasty toastada with refried beans, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and chilli sauce. Yum!

Puppy after Surgery., originally uploaded by queenkv.

Daisy’s paw is looking better. The doc pulled out another foxtail. She likes taking her antibiotics with cheese whiz.

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Here’s my savory tomato ravioli soup from Butch-N-Nellie’s in Sacramento. I liked the cheese-filled pasta and the hint of basil.

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Last night, I watched Oakland face-off against Boston at Burger City. I ordered a Frisco Burger. It comes with ham and cheese. Yum!

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A tasty slice of Tarentino pizza. It has basil, feta cheese and pancetta.

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Eating a jalapeño and tomato bagel with veggie cream cheese in Midtown. Yesterday, I had to head back to work for another meeting. This was after feeling pooped from producing the 5 AM show.

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Paneer with buttery cream curry at Indyana in Davis. A mild, hearty sauce over cheese bites. I know I’m going to eat too much in this college town!

We woke up to a light dusting of snow this morning in Laramie. I’m blogging from the Coral Creek Coffee Company and about to bite into my bagel with veggie cream cheese.
We said good-bye to Kansas yesterday. A cold start to another cross-country road trip. Daisy made herself at home in the back seat. I’m [...]

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I could feel my mouth water while reading through this recipe for “fresh bacon”. I’m a huge fan of Top Chef and I’m love trying all things by Tom Colicchio. His recipe made it easy for people who are new to working with pork bellies, like me.

Last weekend, we had to [...]