Homecoming Stepshow 2013

 Stepshow Judge Christopher  Inskeep enjoying himself during the show

Students, Alumni, Fraternity's, Sororities dancing during the show 

IOTA PHI THETA PERFORMING AT THE HOMECOMING STEP SHOW 

Pep Rally FSU Homecoming

Fsu Epitome Dancers including Senior Kisha Barber

Fsu Homecoming 

Students Have A Ball literally at The Pep Rally

Tofu with Rachel Rose

This week I have decide to use a recipe from a Vegatarian friend of mine. A while back I had a viewer ask about some easy dishes for aspiring vegatarians and as a carnivore I was unable to come up with one on my own so, I went to a collegue and friend of mine and here we are.

Baked Tofu Nuggets (Vegetarian Appetizer)
Ingredients:
1 package of firm tofu
2 tbsp Nutritional yeast (powder form)
3 tbsp Bread crumbs
Italian seasoning
Garlic powder
Grill seasoning
Black pepper
*Nutritonal yeast would be found at a local health store and is not the same as baking yeast

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

To prepare the tofu, you want to press as much of the water out of is as possible, first.
Once you get it drained the best you can, you take the block of tofu and cut it into small square pieces.
In a small bowl, combine nutritional yeast and bread crumbs.
Mix in the seasonings until you reach a taste that suits you. Feel free to try other seasonings that you enjoy, or feel free to experiment
Once you have a mixture you are happy with, take each tofu square and roll it into the mixture and then place it onto a baking sheet. (Note: If you aren't using aluminum under the tofu, lightly spray the sheet with non-stick spray)
Bake the squares for 20-30 minutes, or until golden.
Serve with dips such as ketchup or barbeque sauce

Fall into Fall: Creative & Fun Fall Recipes

As we enter the holiday seasons of Fall all of the food websites have change over into a new leaf. Going through all of the recipes can be quite a bore, especially once they begin to repeat themselves. This is a quick guide to Falls Foods that are Fun and Filling.

On ,Paula Deens Website she introduces readers to Fall Fun Drinks that will keep you warm morning, noon, or night. It is great to have a warm drink as the weather begins to change. The one I enjoyed the most was the creamy hot chocolate. Its quick, sweet, and warms the belly.

Servings: Approximately 2 quarts
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients          

1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk (not evaporated milk)
6 1/2 cups hot water
Mini Marshmallows (optional)

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, vanilla and salt; mix well. Over medium heat, slowly stir in water; heat through, stirring occasionally. DO NOT BOIL. Top with marshmallows, if desired.

Tip: Chocolate can be store in the refrigerator up to 5 days. Mix well and reheat before serving.
Recipe Courtesy Paula Deen

On The Food Network,  they give you Fall Fruit Desserts that are budget friendly, time friendly, and feature fruits that are in season. They currently have three different desserts, that are also featured in their recipe book. The one I choose to try was the Cinnamon- Anise Poached Pear

 

 

 

Directions

Peel, halve and core 2 pears. Put in a shallow dish with 1 cup water, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 cinnamon stick and 1 star anise pod. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until the pears are soft, 8 minutes. Meanwhile, beat 1/2 cup heavy cream with 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon until soft peaks form. Serve the pears with the syrup and cinnamon cream.




 For more filling fall foods you can also tryRachel Ray's Website, Food.com, Food& Wine, and My Recipes.com

Fall into Fall: Hot Spiced Apple- Pear Cider created by Paula Deen

Servings: 8
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients          

4 cups apple cider
4 cups pear juice or nectar
4 teaspoons dark brown sugar
2 (2 1/2-inch) cinnamon sticks
4 whole cloves
4 black peppercorns
4 allspice berries

Directions

Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Let steep, off the heat, for at least 20 minutes. Reheat, and then strain and serve.

http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/recipe_view/hot_spiced_apple-pear_cider/

As American As Apple Pie & Fourth of July

I recently watched an Episode of Bones where the main character Booth said, “It’s American like apple pie and Fourth of July,” and now that I have a food blog the thing that stood out to me was that Apple Pie was equated to being American. The melting pot that is America, maybe made up of thousands of different races, religions, and ethnicities all seem to agree that Apple Pie is America according to Bones. With that statement in my mind I raised the question what is America's Favorite Pie. I began by Googling what is America’s favorite pie? I then clicked on the first site entitled, A Real Pie Chart: America’s Favorite Pies. 

Of course the site said that Apple was America’s favorite pie beating Pumpkin by 10%. I then took the Idea of surveying students, faculty, townspeople, and Facebook friends to the streets because it seemed like the most accurate way to test the findings.  As I sat in the Lane Center, the Performing Arts Center, and the Xerox facility, and got the weird faces from people answering my question as I passed, I found that more people actually like Sweet Potato Pie with Apple coming in second. 

My Results 
Sweet Potato: 40
Pumpkin: 13
Apple: 29
Cherry: 4
Lemon Meringue: 8
Key Lime: 2
Banana Cream: 2
Blueberry: 2
Peach:2
Chocolate Moose: 2
Boston Cream:1
French Silk:1
Coconut Custard: 2
Buttermilk:1

After surveying 115 people I was able to determine that more people who reside in America actually like Sweet Potato pie more than any of the other 15 pies that were given. So what does that mean for the American Apple pie has it been replaced by the Sweet Potato pie or will it someday make a comeback in the life of Americans.

If you would like to learn more about America's Favorite Pie feel free to check out the websites below.

http://www.livescience.com/33111-favorite-pie-america.html

http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/top-10-all-time-favorite-pies#!slide=11

Chicken Alfredo

1 Box of Fettuccine Alfredo
1/2 a green pepper
1/2 a yellow pepper
1/2 a red pepper
1 bottle of Italian dressing
1 1/2 cup of Broccoli
3 Large Chicken Breast
        *Large= approx. 4 oz each

Optional Homemade Alfredo Sauce
1 Pint of Heavy Whipping Cream
3tbsp of butter
4 oz. of mozzarella shredded
8 oz. of parmesan shredded

*You can buy a jar of Alfredo Sauce if you don't want to make sauce.

Prep Work

• Cut up peppers
• Cut up chicken
• Mix peppers, chicken, and broccoli into one bowl with Italian dressing
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes

Cook

• Lightly grease pain with olive or canola oil.
• After heated add chicken mix.
• Turn heat up to medium/ high heat. *Chicken will produce water. Allow it to boil off.
• While chicken is cooking, boil fettuccine noodles. *This is where you would also began to make the homemade sauce.
• After water has boiled off of chicken, or is removed, this depends on your preference, allow the chicken to slightly brown.
• Drain Noodles
• Add chicken mix, alfredo sauce, and fettuccine noodles together.
• Enjoy! Goes well with garlic bread and white wine. (Only if you are 21 years or older)

Quick Homemade Alfredo Sauce.

• Boil heavy whipping cream and butter together
• Once it begins to boil, add cheese *You can also add accent seasoning and parsley flakes.
• Allow the cheese to melt and thicken sauce.
• Once it starts to melt and look thick on spoon, take off heat and allow to thicken.
• Mix in with noodles and chicken.

Beat the Meat…A 30 Day Challenge of No Meat

Name: Matthew Purnell

Class Standing: Senior

Major: Double Major in Music & International Studies

What made you decide to change your eating habits?

·         I wanted to try a different diet. I also wanted to try something new, and see if I had the discipline to stick with it. I also wanted to cleanse my palate

What were your eating habits like at the beginning of this thirty day challenge?

·         I didn’t have bad eating habit, but I wanted to start eating more vegetables.  The first week I started it I only ate salads, and it really cleansed me out and I felt the difference.

How do you think it has changed?

·         It makes me be aware of what I’m eating. Everything I eat now needs to be fresh, I have to think about how long everything has been out. It also makes me think about Omega 3’s. I didn’t want to eat processed food. Also fish doesn’t make you feel bloated when you eat, and I want salads all the time.

Do you feel as though you have lost weight because of it?

·         I haven’t weighed myself. I didn’t do it before hand, and I don’t like it now.

Do you think you will continue to this way of eating after your thirty days are up?

·         I haven’t decided that. I may depending on how I still feel about meat.

Would you recommend this lifestyle change to anyone else?

·         I would recommend this change to anyone that wants to challenge themselves to see if they have a true affinity for meat. For example I only really miss chicken. Like I can go without beef and pork, but I didn’t think I would chicken this much. We only eat certain things because those are bought by her parents, so I already rarely ate beef and pork because my mother had stopped eating it

Did you find it hard to live this lifestyle while eating on campus?

·         Yes because options are limited. For example at the wrap station they only offer tuna, and at the salad station they only offer a tofu option for non-meat eaters. It would be great if they offered a seafood option as regular menu options.

What was the best meal you have had since your no meat challenge begin?

·         Fried Fish, rice with a cheese sauce, and string beans.

Did you come up with any new recipes during these thirty days?

·         Yes Salmon with a honey based glaze and cilantro based rice.

If so what is it?

·       The Ingredients are:  Lime juice, honey, sea salt, black pepper, tobacco, pinch of garlic powder and Italian herbs. All you have to do is mix them together.

Well thank you for letting me interview you.