MMMMM...Warm Bananas.

I was inspired with this dish, when I was thinkin' of Tarte Tatin. I wanted something different. And I found, Banana Tarte Tatin. So I tried making something, similar in the Tarte Tatin family and came up with this. It's Basically Puff Pastry sprinkled with Cinnamon and Sugar and Baked til crispy and puffed all the way. Topped with fresh thick sliced bananas. And topped with good ole' traditional Caramel sauce. Heat it up in the oven all together for about 5 minutes and top with ice cream. ohhhh soo good and comforting.

The Deception of Healthy Food Products: Source

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The Deception of Healthy Food Products: Introduction

Health has always been an issue in American society. We have gone far as to create ridiculous machines to fad diets. For example, eat only a grapefruit daily to lose weight. In addition, we have gone from simply knowing “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” to having a bowl of Wheaties to be healthy and strong like Michael Jordan and other well known athletes. Fad Diet Crazes have become popular in the late 20st Century with books like “The South Beach Diet” and “The Atkins Diet”. The food industries like Kraft have hopped on the bandwagon by creating convenient healthy packaged meals like South Beach Living. Now just imagine, staring with their eyes piercing down below from their high towers, CEOs of great food industry companies breathing with the desire and undying will to find out what the next new demand is going to be out there in the bustling world below and how they can get a piece of the money pie. From various market research presentations coming in and out of their office, they have come to the conclusion of the growing health marketing trend. Marketers are now doing everything in their will power from creating to changing old products to deceiving products to appeal to the large health conscious consumer segment that seems to be growing rapidly every day. But what does that mean for us, the health conscious consumer? Ever heard of “Buyers Beware”? Simply this: We can no longer go by what manufactures say on their pretty packaged labels to stay healthy. Health conscious consumers will benefit more by becoming more aware of these marketing tactics and learn how to decipher health food labels and ingredients lists by knowing how to decode manufactures’ wordings.

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Purple Jewels :)

look how deep and vivid these purple potatoes are. Just amazing the many different types of one vegetable you can find all over the world. Well, so far from my research I found out these bad boys originally came from the Andes of Peru. Peru has soooooooo many different kind of potatoes, even pink ones...incredible. You can cook these potatoes like Idaho potatoes. They don't have to much liquid, so they are great for roasting and baking. Warning, if you fry or sear them, they will develop a brownish-purplish skin. They taste awesome in potato salad. Whatever you wish ;)

Spicy Lychee & Passion Fruit Broth

This was pretty interesting to make. It takes the flavor of lychee and passionfruit but on the savory side. I served it with shrimp. It has enough acid to use for ceviche. Or you can use it as a sauce for fish. You can even dice up some pineapples or mango and make a salsa with it, for a pork dish or fish dish. Hey marinate chicken in it. Hmmmmm... the possiblities are endless.

The Broth is made up of vegetable stock, lychee syrup, passion fruit puree, diced lychees, chopped cilantro, red pepper flakes and scallions.

LOL...Hot Chefs?

When I came up with this...I knew there had to be a way to support our "Hot" Chefs :) Chefs are one of the most passionate creative ppl in the world! Wouldn't you say? GoRedChef Designs.