Merging of the Blogs...

Hey All,

I just wanted to let you all know that I am merging my blogs into this one...

Two blogs can be a hard thing to keep up with so I am shutting down the "K's Faves" blog and keeping this one however I will still post recommendations, recipes, and info on this blog along with relevant spiritual topics...

Enjoy & God Bless

Ok so by popular demand I am posting the recipe for the "Creamy, Cheese & Leek Soup" that I made for the "Radiant Women's" traveling supper

This recipe makes a really large pot.......probably around 40-50 cup size servings

Ingredients

• 8 table spoons of unsalted butter
• 3 Large Leeks chopped (Only use the green parts)
• 3 32 ounce boxes of Chicken Stock (Preferably "Rachel Ray's")
• 8 cups of half & half
• 8 Golden Potatoes (Finely chopped or diced)
  
• 3 cups of White Cheddar (Grated)
  
• 3 cups of Parmesan (Grated)
• 3 cups of Smoked Cheddar or Smoked Swiss (Grated)
• 2 cups of Whole Milk Mozzarella (Grated)
• 5 pinches of dried Parsley
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• Garlic Powder to taste
  
• 5 cups of "Sharp Cheddar" (Grated for Garnish)
  
• Dried Tarragon Leaves & Parsley (for Garnish)

Instructions

Melt your butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks and saute until they are tender, salt and pepper the leeks during the saute. Add chicken stock & potatoes, bring to a steady boil for 1 minute. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Puree the soup with a "hand blender"....Do not, I repeat do not use a regular blender as it will explode out due to the heat of the soup.

After the puree is finished add in your half & half and pinches of parsley. You can now begin to add your cheeses, whisk or stir it in until melted.......this is the delicate part because the soup can begin to scorch....make sure you keep a steady stir or whisk at all times so scorching does not happen. Add salt, pepper & garlic powder to the soup to taste....be careful not to over do the garlic, add very small amounts at a time. Ladle soup into cups, garnish with sharp cheddar, dried tarragon leaves and a small pinch of parsley. Serve soup with "Bisquick Cheese-Garlic Biscuits" add some dried parsley to the biscuit mix to give them the herb element.

Bon Appetit

C=:-)

Guri do Sul Brazilian Steakhouse

OK I know this is another blog about food but hey what can I say....I love food.

Now I had heard about Brazilian steakhouses but had never experienced them until this year. I went to a Brazilian steakhouse in Houston and well it just was not that great, my wife could not get the meat cooked the way she liked it and the staff made you feel like you were inconveniencing them however the food was good. So I resigned myself to the fact that I would probaby not be going there much. I was driving down "Research Drive" in The Woodlands one day and I saw these words on a building "Guri Do Sul", I quickly realized that it was a brazilian steakhouse and I became excited due to the fact that we frequent The Woodlands & Conroe quite a bit.....ok it's kinda our home away from home. So a few weeks went by and we happened to be staying in a condo on Lake Conroe; Beth, Mom & the kids had to go to the church for a ladies party so me and Dad decided to meet a friend at "Guri Do Sul".........the rest is wonderful history. First off the environment was nice and relaxing, the establishment was clean and the staff were super.

We got our salad plates and begin to eat from the massive salad bar. Smoked salmon, cold meats, cheeses, black beans & rice, veggies and more....while your getting your salad the waiters are dropping off your "All You Can Eat" sides such as loaded mashed potatoes, hot rice (good stuff), fried bananas and last but not least cheese rolls....Be Ye Warned!! Ye Will Eat So Many Of These Cheese Rolls That Ye Will Be Miserable!!!! They are awesome!!!!

So now we have our sides, our salad and our drinks....we enjoy these things for a few minutes and then we turn our little card over to the green side and this signals to the staff that you are ready for meat.......and you better be ready....

...for at least 12 different meats....

....Prime cut Sirloin, Filet Mignon (my fave), Pork Ribs (my 2nd fave), Parmesan Pork Loin (my 3rd fave), Lamb Chops, Chicken Legs, Pork Sausage, Flank Steak, Grilled Salmon, Bacon wrapped Filet / Chicken Breast & Garlic Sirloin......Oh did I mention this is also "All You Can Eat".

No matter how you like your meat cooked they can do it

This place is awesome.......we ate until we were stuffed!!!

If you are looking for an awesome dining experience......check out Guri Do Sul off of "Research Drive" in the Woodlands, TX

Cost: $45 per person after drink........it may sound expensive but it is really not when you consider all the food that you get and the quality of the dining experience.

I crave this place now and plan to join them for dinner again very soon

Here is their contact info

www.guridosul.com

Give them a try.........I think you will be pleased

Brooklyn Pizzaria

Whassup everybody, I'm hitting you with my first "Fave" of many to come. I wanted to blog tonight about a place called "Brooklyn Pizzeria" in Humble, TX. Now listen I don't usually do a lot of pizzerias for a few reasons, 1. Pizzerias are usually expensive and not worth the money", 2. Pizzerias are usually not everything that they are cracked up to be and 3. pizzerias are usually trashy joints ran by some stoner who let's the local kids come in a graffiti all over the walls lol!!! If I am going to go eat somewhere I really want the price to be right, the food to be great, the service to be good and the establishment to be clean.....I mean c'mon is that to much to ask? Apparently it is at some places lol.

So I saw that the "Brooklyn Pizzeria" a couple of years ago and it intrigued me because I am always looking for good pizza (sorry Little Caesars and other chains but your pizza is not much better then the ones in the freezers at Wal-Mart) so I comment that we need to go check this place out but we didn't so then I read some good reviews and think to myself "I need to go check this place out" but I didn't (I'm so stubborn I don't even listen to myself :-D ) but a couple of weeks ago I decided to stop in for lunch on a Sunday afternoon and Oh My Goodness I was hooked.....I went and ate there 3 days in a row :-D.

Brooklyn Pizzeria is a family owned and operated restaurant. Its authentic taste cannot be imitated, because its recipes have been handed down in the Shahini Family through generations. Listen folks these guys are the real deal, they got 23 years of business in Brooklyn under their belt and 2 years of business here.....if you failed math like I did let me help you that is a total of 25 yrs of making pizza.....if you do something for 25 yrs chances are your going to get something right and let me tell ya these guys got it right.

I give this place 5 stars and here is why

Their prices are reasonable
Their establishment is clean
Their staff is super friendly and fun
Last but definitely not least their pizza
is the second best pizza that I have ever had.

So go check them out in Humble, TX in front of Wal-Mart.....I recommend their "Pepperoni with Extra Cheese".

Here is their website......check em' out www.bkpizzeria.com

Alright all of you out in cyberspace until next time.........Peace Out :)>-

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