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Brent Garell
The Kitchen Roadie
brent@cookapalooza.com

Cauliflower with Flair

This past Sunday, I found a familiar spot on the couch and watched the Grammy Awards. It’s the only awards show I enjoy. I love watching the various artists perform their songs and the seeing the constrasting personalities of the award winners. On one end of the spectrum you have Bruce Springsteen who has that All-American image. On the other end you have Lady Gaga who wows everyone with her outfits. Pairing the two on stage to do a duet would be a total train wreck. However when it comes to cooking, pairing plain ingredients with those that have visual flair is a sure way to create an exciting dish!

Rock Band Beef Stew

I attended a party on the weekend and the video game Rock Band was the main focus of the night. For those not familiar with the game, four players are given a game controller that resembles a musical instrument. There’s a guitar, bass, drums and a microphone for the person who is brave enough to sing. The object is for the four of you to play a popular song by hitting the notes (which are in the form of colors) that appear on the screen. If you miss the notes the song sounds like crap, the crowd boos and you all lose.

Pick Yourself Up Creamy Penne Pasta

I’ve somehow developed a habit of automatically reaching for tomatoes when making pasta dishes. I’m not sure when this habit began but it has now made my pasta dishes predictable and boring…and that’s no fun.

This week seemed like a good time to make a change and start my pasta dishes in a different direction. Instead of a tomato-based sauce I embarked on preparing a creamy cheese sauce for my penne pasta.