Italian Steak Sandwich

For the Mayo!
1 Cup of Mayo
3/4 Jarred Roasted Red bell pepper Chopped
1/2 Cup Gorgonzola
1/4 Cup Shallots, Chopped
1/2 cup Fresh Parsley leaves
Salt & Pepper to taste !
Puree~Put all in the food processor except parsley add to end when done puree cover and chill.
Combine~
1/4 Olive Oil
2 T. minced fresh Parsley
1 T. minced fresh Thyme
1 T. minced fresh Rosemary
1 T. Crushed re pepper flakes
Whisk together set aside (as you can see you can also use dry herbs too !) I always use what i have on hand.
This is your mayo cheese sauce.

oil mixture

Salt & pepper your London Broil

Grill about 8 10 minutes each side which ever you desire.

When done slice thinly add to oil mixture toss really well then place on toasted Ciabatta bread.
add some spinach and top with the mayo mixture.

The New Food Newtwork Star is .......

Melissa d' Arabian~

So on Sunday August 1st Melissa d'Arabian was picked as the new Food Network Star ! And from the very beginning she was my favorite a stay at home mom of three little girls who Love's to cook. Her style was always fresh and surprising. And she always held her own with other contestants who happened to be Chef's and although she is not a chef you couldn't tell and her new show is Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian and it begins August 9, at 12:30 pm on Food Network! can't wait to see it and i hope she does as well on her own show as she did on the challenges.

Her quick Bio:

Melissa, 40 (Keller, Texas), pairs her varied culinary and life experiences to provide food lifestyle solutions and approachable recipes for today's families. As a stay-at-home mom to four young daughters, she efficiently budgets time and money to prepare the finest in fresh, home-cooked meals every day. Melissa finds culinary inspiration in family, friends, cooking classes, and world travels.

My new Salad Bowl

Stop in to Crate & Barrel on Saturday when at The Grove in LA and picked up this really cool salad bowl that i just had to have ! And in the summer we have salads with almost ever meal and this was such a great deal $39.95 and included the utensils too! isn't it just too cute.

Green Chili Verde Recipe

Green Chili Verde sauce my way ! Start off with at least 2 dozen Anaheim Chili's wash pat dry and roast on the grill until soft and toasty in my Green chili i always add green tomitillo about a dozen or so do the same to them as the green chili.

The smell of the chili on the grill is so worth it ! this smell reminds me of being a little girl and my mom and grandma's doing this except they did the toasting in the oven !Although i don't use their recipes for the green chili it is very similar i like to add the tomitillos and alot of garlic and different spice's.

So when done toasting the chili's in a pan in saute one whole onion red or yellow for this i used red it's what i had !

1 large onion diced

12 Garlic cloves diced
2 Tbsp of oil

4 cubes of Chicken bouillon cubes

1 Tsp of Cumin

1 Tsp of Celery salt

2 tbsp of red chili powder

Salt & Pepper to taste

Start on low heat

meanwhile back to green chili when they are cooled peel the outer layer off then you can keep the seed or throw them out which ever is for you just remember the more seeds you leave in the hotter it can get ! With the tomitillo's peel the husk off them then put in blender blend to pureed add to onion mixture on the stove stir and at the same time add Chicken bouillon cubes.

Back to green chili peel then add to blender with a little bite of water puree the add to mixture on the stove stir in the rest of the ingredients cook about 2 hours so all the flavors can blend together then when almost done add fresh cilantro!

When done you can really use this sauce for anything as long as you like spicy ! I made steam rice and grill chicken and poured it over the chicken and rice. So yummy you can freeze the rest !

I also use this sauce for chicken enchilada's
or the base for my Tamales
This is also great for pork roast burritos !

The SEPTEMBER Issue !!!!!!

A film by R.J. Cutler hits NYC August 28 Th and hits LA and other city's September 11Th 2009 THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE !! Fashion is a religion. This is the bible.

Anna Wintour hidden behind her trademark bob and sunglasses, She has never allowed any one to scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine until now. I can't wait for this to come to LA just watching the trailer leaves you wanting more Anna.

XOXO Connie

The Grove LA

For shopping, dining and simply loving life, The Grove is your ultimate entertainment destination. From your favorite boutiques and restaurants to choreographed fountains, free live concerts in The Park and the adjacent historic Farmers Market, you'll enjoy an experience like no other in Los Angeles. Come live the magic of The Grove.

The Hubby & my oldest daughter Britt waiting for the trolley!

Aww one of my Favorite stores Crate & Barrel we did stop in and i got the prettiest salad bowl and stand with wood Serving set !

Riding the trolley!

Love the Farmers market so many fruit and veggies and all kind of places to eat !

The Cheesecake Factory is where we decided to eat it was a little warm outside so we wanted somewhere with air !

My wonderful hubby who makes it all happen :) Love you !

So we started our lunch with these amazing wings !! Boneless and the hot sauce was on the inside yummy and way less messy.

Me and the hubby ordered The Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp ! This is my favorite i get it all the time it's sweet and it curry ~ yummy.

The boys enjoying the after lunch Sundae's

Love this pic of Nordstrom with the sun shining down on it like the holy grail of shopping (lol) And shop we did ! We are currently doing our back to school shopping. While not really back to school shopping it's his first year of kindergarden and this weekend was the end of Nordstrom Anniversary sale and Reese made out good ! So mission complete great Lunch and Great shopping.

Love the skyline of LA !! Were only 25 minutes from Downtown but in traffic and yes there is always traffic here in LA no matter what it takes about 45 minutes to get there but the shopping and atmosphere is great! So if ever in LA you must go to The Grove & Farmers Market !


THE GROVE
189 The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.900.8080
888.315.8883

Julie & Julia

Julie and Julia ! Comes out this Friday August 7Th. Can't wait to see it all the trailers got to me you see i love love love to cook it is truly my passion in life FOOD!!!! Me and my husband laugh at our self's and always say we are professional Eaters i by no means a professional chef by some day would love to go to cooking school ! So the movie has caught my eye cooking and blogging i love it and Julia Childs i just simply adore her and The great Merly Streep As Julia Childs is the obvious choice !

And Amy Adam as Julie Powell ! Here is Julie Powell's link to her Blog check it out i am new to it but it can give you a great in site to the book and the movie http://juliepowell.blogspot.com/

Will be seeing this movie sometime this weekend and the i will blog about it later again:)