If you’ve never tried Nutella, you’re missing out.  I actually had it for the first time a couple of years ago after taking a trip to World Market with some friends.  The best way to describe it is a sweet spread that you put on breads, pancakes, waffles, or other pastries.  It has the same texture as a creamy peanut butter would, but it’s made with hazelnuts and chocolate.  A very good and unique flavor that goes well with lots of thing.

Now, if Nutella is nothing new to you then I’ve probably been boring you so far.  Well, here comes the good stuff. I was over at foodgawker again and I found a great recipe for homemade nutella.  The author over at Poires au Chocolat is also a college student who enjoys cooking in her spare time and her and her friends managed to come up with find a good recipe to make their own nutella.  Check out the page for yourself.

I haven’t tried it myself yet, but I’m thinking you may be able to substitute plain chocolate with some other variety to have your very own custom sweet spread.  Maybe a snickers, or a milky way, or something like that? Who knows! If any of you try it out, let me know how it turns out! Now, once you are done making your own spread, or buying the store bought stuff, you can head over to Ms. Adventures in Italy and learn 50 different uses for your new found favorite treat.

Lastly, don’t forget to check out World Nutella Day, celebrated yearly on February 5th.

From the beginning, I’ve tried to make sure that I have had pictures with all of my recipes because I know how important it is. It’s easy to dismiss a dish you’ve never heard of with ingredients you don’t like, but it’s hard to turn your head away from a picture that makes your mouth water. I know I’m much more likely to try something if I like what I see.

foodgawker

So that’s where foodgawker comes in.  foodgawker is a site that allows users to upload their own recipes.  The only criteria - you must have a breathtaking image of your  dish.  Not every recipe submitted is accepted ( unfortunately, I know this for a fact, haha ) so you know you’re getting some of the best recipes out there.

If you’re not sure what you want for dinner, just browse the main page and find something that looks good.  If you’re looking for a certain type of dish, whether it be an appetizer, a main dish, or even desserts - just scroll down to the bottom of the page where you can choose to filter the recipes by category.  Also, if you’re like me and you sometimes find more than one recipe you’d like to try but don’t feel like printing out 10 pages of recipes, you can register for an account and you can save your favorite recipes.  No need for tons of print outs or bookmarks taking up tons of space, just save everything right on the site itself.

I’ve used this site lots of times and I have yet to be disappointed with any of the dishes I’ve tried.  Definitely worth checking out.

Hello everyone, I hope you all like the new look of the site.  However, this isn’t just an aesthetic change.  I actually switched over from using blogger to hosting my site on my own and using Wordpress.  That might not mean anything to most of you, but what it allows me to do is create new pages which will allow for an easier way to navigate the site.

I realized one problem with my site is that most people who visit only look at the first page and not at anything else.  This is ok if you’re a frequent visitor, but if this is your first time then chances are you’re missing out on a lot!  So if you’ll notice at the top right of this page, there are a few links which will bring you to pages that will show you everything this site has to offer.

Recipes: This page will show you an index of all the recipes organized by each posts’ tags.

Resources: This page will show you an index of all the posts I’ve made in the past that provide various cooking resources from other recipe websites, nutrient information, new cooking appliances and technology, and even more.  It’s all here!

Articles: This page will show you an index of all the posts I’ve made describing updates to the site, reviewing other websites, etc.

Anyways, I hope everyone enjoys the new layout and please let me know if there are any other changes you would like to see here at The Dorm Chef!