Cypress Cookin’ in the Kitchen

Due to Stay Home/Stay Safe restrictions, need, and perhaps, boredom, many have turned to experimentation in the kitchen. What has been your most successful culinary creation during this time? Your epic fail? PinPointe Magazine readers want to know! Melanie Vargas: “I made Easter dinner with a perfectly cooked prime rib!”

Marcie Fischer-De Mesa:

”Homemade No-Bake Keto Cheesecake with almond flo ur/pecan crust; the fellow quarantinos kept inhaling them.” Carrie Kossoudji: “Banana Bread. I hadn’t made it in years. I made it as a request for a donation.” Alison Malone: “My epic fail was an Enchilada Pizza. I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to put enchilada sauce on a pizza crust with chicken and cheese; it was horrible. Like the worst Mexican/Italian fusion ever. Even my kids wouldn't eat i t!” Jaime Connor Pierce: “I made my first Pavlova!” Sheila Wyborny: “For the first time, I made my late mother-inlaw’s pineapple banana nut bread. My Cornbread Casserole has become a frequent go-to. One casserole dish lasts hubs and me four meals.” Marcus Wells Best: “Braised short ribs” Heather Baker LeDoux: “Homemade Alfredo Sauce. It was so easy and quick. Won't buy jar stuff again!” Kimberley Danforth: “For got to buy mayonnaise and made my own… so much better than store bought.” By Patricia Hudson

Covid-19 Cypress Cookin’ in the Kitchen

Melissa Durham: “I made an Italian style soup that included garbanzo beans. My 5-year-old HATED them (she’s overall a great eater).” Jeanne Torres, CFISD Culinary Arts Teacher: “I made Shrimp and Grits! Yum! When this whole thing started I started a website that features a baking/cooking challenge every week (while most of my students could care less there are the few that look forward to the challenge. This one was Shrimp and Grits.”) Chris Romani: “I made a pork loin in the crockpot with H-E-B creme of poblano soup; it was delicious.” Michele Haydel Buchholz: “I made a crawfish chowder that was wonderful!” Cynthia Stubbins: “We got into cooking classes. We made homemade pasta; a friend of mine in Argentina taught me how vía Whatsapp.”