Jessica lives in New York City with her Husband and Dog. When she isn't writing for this here blog, she's a copywriter at an ad agency in Manhattan.
Marites lives in Los Angeles with her husband. When she's not dabbling as a self-proclaimed domestic wannabe, she's working in PR.
MIL is a chef and food stylist in Portland, OR. For many years she owned Flaming Carrot Catering, pdx's favorite eco-conscience catering company. She takes her passion for art, travel and cuisine back to the kitchen and studio and delicious things happen.
She's currently focusing her talents on food styling and on-site chef services for film scenes and group gatherings (hey tweens - she did the food styling on the twilight movie!). Oh, and writes MIL Missions for this little blog.
Cooking with us? Let us feature a photo of you and your hard work. Email it to 3000milestildinner@gmail.com
3000 miles 'til dinner. |
♥WHEN YOUR MIL (mother-in-law) IS A CHEF, YOU EITHER GET NERVOUS OR GET COOKING.♥
----------------------------------------------- Two busy DILs living on two different coasts getting long-distance cooking lessons from their MIL. |
You can attempt Missions with MIL, too! Here are all of MIL’s recipes-to-date starting with the most recent. And don’t forget to send us your attempts to 3000milestildinner@gmail.com Happy cooking!
#71: CHINESE style BARBEQUE PORK TENDERLOIN
#70: STICKY WHISKEY DRUMSTICKS
#67: PAPPARDELLE with OLIVE OIL & FRESH GARLIC
#66: BALSAMIC GLAZED TURKEY BREAST
#65: SAVORY CORN & ONION SPOON BREAD
#64: “even better the next day” CHICKEN SOUP
#62: CHIPOTLE TARTLETS with GREEN ONION & CILANTRO
#61: CHILLED ZUCCHINI SOUP with FRESH HERBS
#60: HAZEL’S HOT MILK SPONGE (cake)
#59: DILL & SOUR CREAM POTATO SALAD
#58: HARVEST GRAINS SALAD with FRESH HERBS
#53: GUACAMOLE with FRIED GARLIC SLIVERS
#52: YAZI GINGER VODKA & LIME COCKTAIL (for a crowd)
#48: INCREDIBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
#46: CHILI with DARK WINTER ALE
#45: CHIPOTLE & CHEDDAR TORTA with Pasilla-Almond Pesto
#44: Ashley’s NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
#43: PANZANELLA SALAD (Tuscan Bread Salad)
#42: GARDEN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS (vegetarian, vegan or meat)
#40 WILD RICE SALAD with MANGO & TOASTED PECANS
#38: MINTED ZUCCHINI & FETA PANCAKES with HOMEMADE CREME FRAICHE
#37: FOUR SUMMER SALADS with FOUR SUMMER DRESSINGS
#36: FLAMING CARROT CAKE with Cream Cheese Icing
#35: PANEER (unaged farmers cheese)
#34: FRESH SPRING LASAGNA with ITALIAN TURKEY SAUSAGE
#31: BANH CHUNG or BANH TET (sticky rice cakes)
#29: Fantastic CHICKEN MARSALA
#27: LARB GAI (spicy minced chicken salad)
#25: CHOCOLATE GENOISE ROLL w/ Ganache
#24: PULLED PORK on Flakey Baking Powder Biscuits
#23: BANH MI (Vietnamese-style Sandwiches)
#22: FLAKEY BAKING POWDER BISCUITS
#20: OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE w/ Chocolate Ganache
*SHOPPING - on the shelf @ (Trader) Joes
#12: POTATOES w/ TURMERIC & FENNEL SEED
#6: SOBA NOODLE SALAD w/ PEANUT DRESSING
#5: COCONUT & GREEN CURRY CHICKEN SOUP
#3: HONEYED BUTTERNUT SQUASH with YAMS & APPLES