Big Bowl of Love’s Cristina Ferrare tugs on our OWN memories of comfort foods that each family carries. CF fills this episode with a remix on some classic feel-good foods. Make your mother’s pot pie and her famous mac & cheese your OWN now with these great twists on an old classic!
What’s on today’s menu?
- Million Dollar Macaroni and Cheese
- Chicken Pot Pie with Cornbread Crust
- Super Dooper Scoopers Cookies
Everyone has that special meal that brings them comfort and takes them back in time. My childhood comfort meals are family stew, biscuits and gravy and a great pot of beans. Anything that cooks down for hours in my kitchen takes me back. These great remixes by CF offer up a fresh approach to some old classic comfort foods.
Now for a few BBOL tips:
- Buy pre-cooked roasted chicken at the store to save time.
- Hot sauce spices up any dish!
- Don’t dig your measuring cup into your dry ingredients because it packs them down. Instead, just spoon the ingredient into the measuring cup.
- Don’t over mix the cornbread mix. If you do, it won’t rise and will be tough.
- Truffle salt is CF’s secret ingredient in the macaroni and cheese.
- Don’t leave the mac and cheese in the oven too long or it will get hard and wont be creamy and smooth.
- Bake the cookies at a low temperature so they won’t flatten out.
- By adding raisins, you keep your cookies moist.
- Try an ice cream scooper to find the perfect cookie.
- Place your cookie dough in the refrigerator for an hour so it holds its shape.
Here are a couple of my OWN suggestions:
- Leave the peel on the potatoes. It makes it feel a little heartier and it is healthy for you.
- Make a little extra cornbread crust on the side…it would be great over a fresh cooked pot of beans!
- Leftover macaroni & cheese? Put it in the fridge and have it as a cold side a great BBQ.
- Try substituting applesauce for butter. It makes any recipe a little healthier.
- This cornbread crust would be great with an enchilada casserole!
Perfect recipes for you to create your OWN home cooking!
Links to recipes:
http://www.oprah.com/own-cristinas-big-bowl-of-love/Million-Dollar-Mac-and-Cheese
http://www.oprah.com/own-cristinas-big-bowl-of-love/Chicken-Pot-Pie
http://www.oprah.com/own-cristinas-big-bowl-of-love/Super-Dooper-Scoopers