I am sick today so I am home from school watching 'The Chew', a cooking show on TV. I learned that you can mix cooked bacon, sour cream and paprika together and put on nachos or baked potato for extra flavor. You can mix almost any herb or spice with sour cream to add extra flavor.
I think I am allergic to pepper so am not using it so much in my cooking.
I found out how to make a flower out of icing. It is hard but I figured it out and I am pretty good at it now.
After my transplant mum promised to buy be a lobster. We got one from Wholey's (my favorite seafood market). I prepared it by removing it from the shell, threw it on a hot pan for a couple of seconds to heat it up and ate it with salt. It was sooooo good.
I went to Ocean City and had the kids seafood feast at Hoopers Crab Shack. It was all you can eat crab, shrimp, corn, chicken and hush puppies. Of course I ate mostly crab and shrimp.
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HI Matisse, we LOVE paprika and sour cream! Have you ever had chicken paprikash?? yum!!! Try that some time! http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chicken_paprikash/
ReplyDeleteWe love crab and shrimp too! YUM! We also spend lots of time watching cooking shows! Our favorites are Iron Chef, Rachel Ray, Restaurant Impossible and Chopped! Hope you feel better quick!! Lots of love, Deb, Scott & Micah, and of course Connor, always in our hearts!
Yum Yum... we can have stuffed baked potato at Christmas when I visit - and how about 'crayfish' which is what we call Lobster - can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteWow that looks so Yum TC!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Matisse, good to hear you are continuing to get better,I thought of you when I say this news item on the net as you like fish so much.
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with so many being caught there should still be plenty left when you get back to NZ so practice your filleting :)..
hope you have a smile..
Tony from the west coast nz
Hi Matisse, My name is Alycia and I read the story about you in Parade magazine. Just like you, I was born with pseudo obstruction. I couldn't eat and was also on TPN. Doesn't it suck! I am 12 and also love to cook food with my Mom or my aunt. I just had an intestinal transplant in October, at Georgetown in Washington DC. It seems we have a lot in common. Please write back ( this is my Dad's google account)and maybe we can talk sometime. We could become email buddies.
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Hi Matisse - you are a very talented chef. I love seafood too! I found out about you through the PARADE magazine. Like you, I'm a young food blogger too (I'm not much more older than you). Here's my blog: softandstiffpeaks.blogspot.com Perhaps we could be BBF's? (best bloggy friends?)
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Hi Matisse, Wow you have a lot of talent for someone so young!!!! I wish you all the very best!!!!! Any any recipe ideas for someone who just had wisdom teeth out? I' tired of mashed potatoes and applesauce. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Matisse! I just read your story in Parade Magazine and subscribed to follow your blog right after I read it! You are truly an inspiration to me; I can't even imagine what it's like not to be able to eat food. I admire your passion for cooking and since I don't cook much perhaps I can learn from you! You rock :)
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Hey Matisse! Like many others, I just read your article in PARADE magazine. You are amazing, not just because you weren't able to eat for ten years, but because how you had determination. Even though you could not digest anything, you cooked everything! You are a beautiful, smart, talented girl who deserves a future like anyone else. You are an inspiration to many (including me). You want to be a chef, and many thought that would be impossible. I want to be an actor, and I still think that's impossible. But reading what you've been through really helps me. I love to cook as well, so you really inspire me. Thank you for being YOU!
ReplyDeleteHi, Matisse! I'm not the only one who read about you in Parade magazine! Please post some more... I loved your blog... P.S. I live in Pittsburgh too!
ReplyDeleteHi Matisse. I read your story in Parade Magazine in Minnesota. Im so glad for you and happy your parents looked for the best treatment for you. I will be checking your website often.
ReplyDeleteThe 'Hot Pan Fried Lobster' was a very bright solution for a fresh and yummy meal. You are an inspiration to me. I have an 8 year old grandson who is also a foodie and I am inspired to cook with him. He does help his Mother, preparing food for cooking, and he always has good ideas on spices for dishes. Keep cooking and don't worry about the days you don't feel so well -- you will feel better in a few days. I think spend your 'not well days' thinking of what to do when on your well days. Keep up your positive thoughts and great work! By the way, I am a 64 year old grandmother that has been baking and cooking since the age of 10!
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Oh what a cutie pie you are. Glad you enjoyed your Seafood Feast!
ReplyDeleteMatisse what a brave and strong girl you are! I have raised my two daughters and know how unusual it is for children to like seafood not to mention squid! Keep up your good work, I love your blog! I'd like to have your New Zealand Mussels recipe and I'll share my mussel recipe with you! Good luck to you and your special family!
ReplyDeleteI just ran across this internet address in the parade, and decided to bring it up on the computer. You are such a strong and brave girl, and very smart. I have a daughter myself and I think she would be interested in reading these blog entries of yours as well. She loves to cook herself and has lots of fun doing it to. Except her dad thinks she is still going to burn down the kitchen lol lol. Keep doing what your doing if its your passion. good luck to you.
ReplyDeleteI've never had lobster, I would like to try it one day :)
ReplyDeleteMatisse I also read your article in Parade and was so impressed by your strength and determination. I am glad you are getting well and keep up with cooking. I love to cook to and love seafood as well. I live in Florida lots of good seafood here! Maybe when you are well you could fly down! Good luck to you!
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ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog! I like to cook, too and thought I should tell you about someone I like to watch a lot-Rachael Ray on the food network. She is not a chef but a cook and is really down to earth, just like you! Keep on blogging!
Congratulations Matisse! You are a shining example of what can be accomplished with a good attitude, passion for what you enjoy & a little determination. We look forward to hearing more from you in the future & perhaps sharing some recipes. God bless you & may you have a long, blessed life.
ReplyDeleteIf you are fond of fish, there is a very good "beer batter" fish recipe at:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.angelfire.com/ca/divers3/beerfish.html
The rest of the page is at:
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/divers3/food.html
It's got recipes for fish that are smoked, pickled, boiled, soup, as well as crayfish, crab, clams & oyster stews.
Praline Cream Pie & Cheesecake for dessert!(or just lemon-nut cookies)
Matisse,
ReplyDeleteI saw your Parade Magazine featured article and I must say I am so impressed with your Mother's positive strength and by your unwavering faith, that one day you would know the true pleasures of eating delicious food. Food is one of the finest gifts we can experience and cooking makes it doubly so. I will be checking in on you now and again to see how your blog progresses. I feel certain you will build a grand following. I am very happy for you and your family and wish you the warmest holiday greetings possible!
"Sleeping Kitten - Dancing Dog!"
P.S. I have been cooking since age 3 1/2 and tomorrow, is the sixth anniversary of my graduating from a French culinary school for pastry arts. Bon Appeiti! Julia Child must be proud of both of us. :)
Hi , this is kelsey and I think that creating a website to do what you love is awsome and i was wondering when your next recipe is comeing out ? I love to cook also . I learn a lot from my gramother !Iam from Wv.And I am wishing you a Merry Christmas ! :)
ReplyDeleteHello im am a Middle school student at George Washington Middle School. Im am in 6th grade and I know how tough it was to go through your sickness. one of my family members has had this. It's really an awful sickness. I am so glad your up and moving good and you recipes look great!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi this is mckenzie mcooy from george washington school i wish i knew more about your sickness and i wish i could try your food it looks good and you are a inspiration to kids all over the world i hope to see you being a chef one day happpy anniversery amd have a good christmas make your family christimas dinner hope tp hear more about you!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey this is Jarad your seafood it looks very good.
ReplyDeletehi i am seth hope you have a merry christmas and a happy birthday
ReplyDeletehi i am seth hope you have a merry christmas and a happy birthday
ReplyDeleteHello Matisse. I was making a fire to keep my house warm when I came across this old parade magazine. Wow, what an inspiration you are. I do not have your condition but have been sickly quite often in my life. I too jump into things that make me happy, and make others happy too. Laughter can be the best medicine, along side of great food and the feeling you get from preparing and eating it. My grown son is severely allergic to shellfish. He almost died when he was only 2 yrs. old from celebrating a graduation with a great seafood fest. So I say to you, keep up the good work. Enjoy your cooking, if it's still the sparkle in your eyes and eat some really tasty seafood for my son Mike.I hope all is well with you and your family.
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