THIS BLOG OF BASIL AND OREGANO, SHALL HEREBY ONLY BE AN ACTIVELY MAINTAINED AND PUBLISHED BLOG IN THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, AND PERHAPS LATE MAY. THANK YOU~
ALICE
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Apologies, among other things (haha un-creative title i know)
I am back! Some random things:
1. Sunlight recommends Osha Thai.
2. I recommend the artichoke hummus at the herb box.
(It's really not that hard to make hummus, here's a quick easy recipe:
3 Tbsp. sun dried tomatoes
1/2 a can of white cannelini beans
a dash of olive oil
grind this all in the sumeet, until u have a good texture (consistent, not liquefied but it takes a long time to blend, and slightly thick), and then taste, add salt to your taste needs, and eat with pita chips, or in a sandwich. Yum! Instead of sundried tomatoes, u can use artichokes (see above), or anything else ur tongue desires.)
3. The winner of the contest is tied, between Musey and Trili! Yaaaaay! Give them a big hand!
4. Basil and Oregano is proud to announce that by the end of 2009, maybe 2010 (just kidding, lol-i hope....) that we will make a 50 best restaurants in AZ list! Please contribute by telling s ur fave restaurants, what ur fave dishes are at that restaurant, and give it a one to five rating on this scale:
one- ummm..leaves a lot to be desired (i dunno y this would b ur fave restaurant....)
two- okayish to an extent, at least i didnt barf, but i was close...
three- pretty decent, needs a little work
four- very good, but not 100% perfect because of service/other peripheral issue
five- KYAAAA! SOOOOO GOOD, i wish i was eating this food every day of my lifetime, every minute of the day, every second of the minute, every millisecond of the second, etc etc...
Comment ca va! hahahaha. seriously tho, comment good restaurants for our 50 list!
Zai Jian!
Ciao!
Au Revoir!
TTYL,
this is Alice
signing
O
U
T
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1. Sunlight recommends Osha Thai.
2. I recommend the artichoke hummus at the herb box.
(It's really not that hard to make hummus, here's a quick easy recipe:
3 Tbsp. sun dried tomatoes
1/2 a can of white cannelini beans
a dash of olive oil
grind this all in the sumeet, until u have a good texture (consistent, not liquefied but it takes a long time to blend, and slightly thick), and then taste, add salt to your taste needs, and eat with pita chips, or in a sandwich. Yum! Instead of sundried tomatoes, u can use artichokes (see above), or anything else ur tongue desires.)
3. The winner of the contest is tied, between Musey and Trili! Yaaaaay! Give them a big hand!
4. Basil and Oregano is proud to announce that by the end of 2009, maybe 2010 (just kidding, lol-i hope....) that we will make a 50 best restaurants in AZ list! Please contribute by telling s ur fave restaurants, what ur fave dishes are at that restaurant, and give it a one to five rating on this scale:
one- ummm..leaves a lot to be desired (i dunno y this would b ur fave restaurant....)
two- okayish to an extent, at least i didnt barf, but i was close...
three- pretty decent, needs a little work
four- very good, but not 100% perfect because of service/other peripheral issue
five- KYAAAA! SOOOOO GOOD, i wish i was eating this food every day of my lifetime, every minute of the day, every second of the minute, every millisecond of the second, etc etc...
Comment ca va! hahahaha. seriously tho, comment good restaurants for our 50 list!
Zai Jian!
Ciao!
Au Revoir!
TTYL,
this is Alice
signing
O
U
T
.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Not posting
Omg viewers so srry we havnt bin posting! I was counting on Alice(lol) but don't fret! We will still update this blog, so be patient!!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Sorry :(
Sorry haven't been posting, i was counting on sunlite... haha. well, stay tuned for a SURPRISE recipe tomorrow!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Mango Salsa
I'm eating Mango salsa from whole foods right now. Here's alice's spin on sweet mango salsa- i don't know how many people this feeds, though. sorry :)
Alice's Mango Salsa
-1 sweet ripe mango, diced
-1/4 of a sour mango, also diced
- cilantro
-1/2 of a red onion
add other stuff as desired :D
Alice's Mango Salsa
-1 sweet ripe mango, diced
-1/4 of a sour mango, also diced
- cilantro
-1/2 of a red onion
add other stuff as desired :D
This is Alice
Sry guys! A lot of the latest posts were from sunlight. It's Alice here! haha.
Anyway, Melissa's new food network show is airing on Sunday at 12:30 i believe. Don't miss it!
I was thinking, if one can have Chindian food, why not Kindian or Jindian or even Rindian food?
(korean indian, japanese indian, russian indian haha)
Sunlight and I will work on it.
About the food contest- keep the entries coming,a winner will be chosen soon! and even if u dont win dont feel bad- we will still give you some haha!
Peace, Love, Food, Alice.
Live it, Love it, Eat it.
Anyway, Melissa's new food network show is airing on Sunday at 12:30 i believe. Don't miss it!
I was thinking, if one can have Chindian food, why not Kindian or Jindian or even Rindian food?
(korean indian, japanese indian, russian indian haha)
Sunlight and I will work on it.
About the food contest- keep the entries coming,a winner will be chosen soon! and even if u dont win dont feel bad- we will still give you some haha!
Peace, Love, Food, Alice.
Live it, Love it, Eat it.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
choco covered strawberries
THAT, my friends, is what is sitting in my freezer, waiting to be devoured.... yum. i dip em in milk chocolate, and white 2.... not dark though. dont ask me y.... ahhhhhh! i am off! c ya!
sunlite
sunlite
food....ahhhhhhh
food. if u can come up witha definition for this word, u will recieve a FREE of charge meal made by SUNLIGHT and ALICE!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
plum tart! )
oksy so in FT there was an article that had a recipe for plum tart! OMG have this 4 dessert it sounds really yummy!
so, here r the ingredients:
1 tsp of dry yeast
pinch of sugar
60ml warm water
150g of flour
1/2 tsp of salt
grated lemon zest :)
1 LARGE egg!
80g of unsalted butter
500g of PLUMS!
3 tbs brown caster sugar...
after u get all of that, u dissolve the yeast in warm water. then u let it set. after, combine the flour salt and the lemon zest in a bowl.. put that on the side so that there is room in the middle to put the broken egg in there. after u add softened butter, and then pour in the yeast. it shld be kinda foamy. and maybe a bubble or 2...miz it all up with a wooden spoon, so itll get all nice and soft and will be kinda like dough... then u put flour on it and bundle the dough into a ball(OMG thatll be my fav part!).then u set it in a new bowl and put either cling wrap foil, or even like a paper towel on top of it to cover it. let the dough rise untill its twice as thick. id say, 45-60 min?
after u use a 9 in tart ring with a bottom that comes off. flatten the dough, put it in the center of a pan,and then strech it out to the edge of the pan. after cut the plums in half. then cut out the seed and spinkle in about 2 tbs of sugar.. only a lil thats all it needs! bake it at 180C and ur ready 2 go!
peace and comment!
sunlight :)
so, here r the ingredients:
1 tsp of dry yeast
pinch of sugar
60ml warm water
150g of flour
1/2 tsp of salt
grated lemon zest :)
1 LARGE egg!
80g of unsalted butter
500g of PLUMS!
3 tbs brown caster sugar...
after u get all of that, u dissolve the yeast in warm water. then u let it set. after, combine the flour salt and the lemon zest in a bowl.. put that on the side so that there is room in the middle to put the broken egg in there. after u add softened butter, and then pour in the yeast. it shld be kinda foamy. and maybe a bubble or 2...miz it all up with a wooden spoon, so itll get all nice and soft and will be kinda like dough... then u put flour on it and bundle the dough into a ball(OMG thatll be my fav part!).then u set it in a new bowl and put either cling wrap foil, or even like a paper towel on top of it to cover it. let the dough rise untill its twice as thick. id say, 45-60 min?
after u use a 9 in tart ring with a bottom that comes off. flatten the dough, put it in the center of a pan,and then strech it out to the edge of the pan. after cut the plums in half. then cut out the seed and spinkle in about 2 tbs of sugar.. only a lil thats all it needs! bake it at 180C and ur ready 2 go!
peace and comment!
sunlight :)
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Cooking Chindian today!
Today, bloggers and amateur chefs Alice and Your Personal Sunlight will tackle the ultimate challenge- cooking a 3-course Chindian meal for eight chefs highly esteemed in the world of Chindian cooking. Can Alice and Sunlight win this challenge? Stay tuned to find out!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Hi!
Okay, there's been some questions to what exactly is Basil and Oregano. Let me explain.
1. Recipes.
2. Current happenings in the culinary world.
3. Opinions about chefs and certain dishes.
4. Tips for certain techniques.
5. Lists.
Pasta. It's versatile. It can be diversified. Here's a simple 10-step outline you can elaborate on for any pasta.
1. Heat up the pasta in water with a stainless steel plate over it so it heats faster. You will know the water has boiled when wisps of steam come out of the sides.
2.Chop up veggies of your choice.
Recommended- bell peppers, zucchini both cook really well in pasta but sometimes zucchini is bitter
3. Cook veggies in just a dash of oil
4. add spices, salt, and a bouillon flavour cube to the pasta water.
5. Once water boils, add pasta. for 4 people, around 2 mugs of pasta. as in, hot chocolate mugs.
6. Cook pasta from instructions on the box.
7. If your veggies are done, turn off the stove.
8. Once pasta is done, drain it, and mix it with the veggies.
9. Add pesto and salt, if needed.
10. Enjoy!
Love,
Alice
1. Recipes.
2. Current happenings in the culinary world.
3. Opinions about chefs and certain dishes.
4. Tips for certain techniques.
5. Lists.
Pasta. It's versatile. It can be diversified. Here's a simple 10-step outline you can elaborate on for any pasta.
1. Heat up the pasta in water with a stainless steel plate over it so it heats faster. You will know the water has boiled when wisps of steam come out of the sides.
2.Chop up veggies of your choice.
Recommended- bell peppers, zucchini both cook really well in pasta but sometimes zucchini is bitter
3. Cook veggies in just a dash of oil
4. add spices, salt, and a bouillon flavour cube to the pasta water.
5. Once water boils, add pasta. for 4 people, around 2 mugs of pasta. as in, hot chocolate mugs.
6. Cook pasta from instructions on the box.
7. If your veggies are done, turn off the stove.
8. Once pasta is done, drain it, and mix it with the veggies.
9. Add pesto and salt, if needed.
10. Enjoy!
Love,
Alice
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
the nxt food netwrk star!
OMG the finale was yesterday and i have it recorded i have to c it i will kill if melissa wins she is HORRIBLE!
your personal sunlight
your personal sunlight
Monday, July 27, 2009
Welcome to Basil and Oregano!
This is the ultimate blog for foodies in training! Me and my friend, your personal sunshine, will be updating this great blog about the one, the only, the universal language of FOOD! Have you guys been following the Next Food Network Star? If not, START RIGHT NOW! I hope Debbie Lee wins, because it would be cool to have Asian influence on Food Network. Just I don't want Melissa to win, at all. She has camera presence, but no culinary skills! I have to catch up on the episodes I missed today! I HOPE DEBBIE AND JAMIKA DIDN'T GET KICKED OFF! Anyway, this blog is named for Basil and Oregano because of their versatility in dishes. For your first post-
A list of my favourite spices:
chili powder! (can't get enough of this one, being a desi!)
garlic
basil
oregano
rosemary (ah-mazing scent!)
thyme
AAAAAAK! THERE'S SO MUCH THIS LIST IS MISSING! ANYWAY STAY TUNED, KAY?!
-aliceinwonderland!
A list of my favourite spices:
chili powder! (can't get enough of this one, being a desi!)
garlic
basil
oregano
rosemary (ah-mazing scent!)
thyme
AAAAAAK! THERE'S SO MUCH THIS LIST IS MISSING! ANYWAY STAY TUNED, KAY?!
-aliceinwonderland!
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