Years ago I worked in an office in downtown Portland, OR.  Across the street from our office was a deli that made to-die-for Hungarian Mushroom Soup.  On particularly cold, rainy winter days one of us from the 4th floor would run across the street and buy a gallon of soup, and bring it back to [...]

I told you that I’d explain the bowlful of garlic from my earlier photo, right? So here it is. This is a nifty little trick I learned from someone on a message board somewhere. See, the thing is I love garlic. I put garlic in just about everything, but I hate chopping and dicing garlic. [...]

I decided to set up my dining room as a mini/tabletop studio for food.  I don’t use the dining table anyway, so why not?  I’ll take a photo of the setup to post after I finesse it to get it exactly right.  This is the first go-round and so far I’m pleased.  (And yes, all [...]

This is one of my favorite snacks. A single slice of Nature’s Own 12 Grain Bread, a serving (35g) of Naturally More Peanut Butter w/ Flax, and 1 tsp of apple butter or pumpkin butter. The sandwich without the apple/pumpkin butter is 250 calories, 25g carbs, and 14g protein. 1 tsp of apple butter or [...]

These are the best scrambled eggs I’ve ever eaten. I modified it slightly based on the ingredients I had available. Yes, you could eliminate the butter and save on fat, but honestly, the butter makes these eggs. And I’m a big believer in real food in moderation, rather than substituting artificial ingredients. 2 eggs 1/2 [...]