Hot and Delicious

I love bread. Especially fresh baked bread. I'm in San Francisco right now, and bread is one of their specialties. Fresh baked bread. This bakery is called Boudin Sourdough, although it is much more than just that. It is also a restraunt. It has delicious clam chowder. They make alligator bread (bread in the shape of an alligator) and teddy bear bread (bread in the shape of a teddy bear)! You could smell the bread out in the street BLOCKS before you got there! Delicious! 5 stars! I highly recommend going here. If you like bread, you're going to love this. 

Delectible Ghirardelli

The city by the bay (San Francisco, California) is awesome! So far I've been to Alcatraz, the Ghirardelli chocolate factory/cafe, Fisherman's Wharf, and Pier 39. But back to Ghirardelli chocolate. A chocoholic's paradise! At least fifteen flavors, not to mention their sundaes. Alot of the flavors are great, but in my opinion, some flavors are just not good, like dark chocolate sea salt. Some of their other flavors are:

• white chocolate/vanilla
• milk chocolate
• dark chocolate
• milk chocolate/caramel
• dark chocolate/caramel

I give this place 9 stars on a 10-star scale. I'll throw in half a star for the free sample they give you when you walk in. Next time you're in San Francisco, come here. You'll love it!

Ghirardelli sundaes

Ghirardelli chocolate covered strawberries

Ghirardelli chocolate manufactory/cafe

Guilt-Free Chocolate

Everyone loves chocolate, but unless it's very dark chocolate with no added sugar, chocolate isn't very healthy for your body. One way to solve this problem is to melt chocolate and dip strawberries into it. This way, you get your fruit and enjoy a small amount of delicious chocolate at the same time. MMMMMMmmmmm. A lot of people know about this treat since it is common now, but not a lot of people   know that you can get dipping chocolate in a microwavable container at the grocery store. This dessert is quick, easy, healthy (ish) and delicious. I give it 7 stars on a 5-star scale. So the next time you have a sweet tooth, make this. You know you'll love it!  

Twice Baked...Avocados?

I went to the library yesterday and checked out a cookbook on cold foods. The book is Best of Cold Foods published by HPBooks. There's a recipe in this cookbook called Avocado-Crabmeat Cocktail. It is an appetizer made by scooping out the flesh of the avocado and mixing it with crabmeat, mushrooms, lemon juice, sour cream, horseradish and a few seasonings and herbs, including fresh dill from my garden. It is served chilled in an avocado shell much like a twice baked potato, but with the obvious substitution. I liked it best on crackers. I give it 5 stars. It was delicious! I also recommend trying this in different ways, such as on bread, chips, pita or crostini. If this tastes or even looks good to you, great! If not, no need to worry. Not everyone likes avocado. But it's worth trying, because avocado is a brain food. 

Pancakes Galore!

Everybody loves hot, delicious pancakes, right? But how do you make them? More importantly, how do you make them healthier? Pancakes have a good reason for being a once in a while treat. But there are ways that you can make them with less fat and carbs in every one. One of those ways is, when you don't have the time and money to make them from scratch, select the healthiest box mix you can find, such as organic or whole wheat mix with little or no preservatives. Another thing, I used fruit (blueberries, strawberries and bananas), not maple syrup, to sweeten my pancakes. I also used a yogurt-based spread, not butter, to give my pancakes that traditional, buttery taste. Also, after I put the fruit on my pancakes, I put some more pancake mix on, but just enough to cover the fruit so it didn't get grilled and to hold the pancakes together. I suggest doing all of these things to make your pancakes healthier. Have fun eating your pancakes!

A Garden is The Way To Go

If you live in my town, you'll know what I mean. A garden is the way to go. A large carbon footprint is not going to get you good, fresh food. Most of the time, the freshest and best foods come from the earth in your yard. The farmer's market also reduces your carbon footprint and get's you fresh food from a garden usually less than 5 miles away just like edibles from your own garden. But if you live someplace like NYC, that's all right. You can go to the grocery store, which increases your carbon footprint, but you can still get good foods from there, too. You can do so by buying things that are local or organic. A garden truly is the way to go!

This Is Me

Hello. My name is Rylan Dunn, and I love cooking. I am a 9 year old boy with, well, quite a lot of talents. My grandmother started teaching me how to make guacamole when I was about 3 years old(mmmmm... one of the first foods I learned how to make!) she also taught me how to make pizza and biscuits--I have a magic touch for biscuits! 


I live in Asheville North Carolina now, and this town does NOT need any grocery stores. People will only cook and eat foods from their gardens. Almost literally. We have a garden also, but a very small one at that. We're looking to grow some more actual foods, since our garden is mostly herbs.


Anyway, I think that's enough for my introduction, don't you? Yeah. Until next week, see you!                                                                                               




                                                                                                 7/14/2012