Yes, I know mayo is an interesting topic for a Wednesday “healthy eating” post. But this morning I read a healthy eating blog in which the phrase “the heinousness of mayo” occurred and it brought me to a screeching halt. When did we decide that mayo was “heinous”? (I’m not talking about people who don’t [...]
Tuesdays with Dorie #8: Beth of Supplicious decided on Chipster-Topped Brownies on pages 94 and 95. So far every recipe I’ve made for TWD has been good – some expectedly so and some surprisingly so. So given that success, I was really jazzed to make this recipe because chocolate chip cookies and brownies are two [...]
I’m so excited. I got home this evening and what should be sitting on the doorstep? This package from the Organic Vanilla Bean Co. Whooo hoo! And in it? One pound of vanilla beans; 1/2 each of Bourbon and Tahitian. I have big plans for these babies. Homemade vanilla, vanilla paste, some vanilla ice cream, [...]
No recipes today, but just a glimpse of what I’ve been doing with part of my evenings this week. I recently acquired a large quantity of lemons and limes and I’ve been spending a part of each evening zesting and juicing. The zest and juice are currently hanging out in my freezer. I’m hoping to [...]
What better post to follow an article on healthy eating, than to jump right into one of my favorite alcoholic drinks: the bloody mary. Supposedly the drink was created at Harry’s Bar in Paris – one of the hangouts of Ernest Hemingway, among others. Wherever it was created, it’s one of the few adult beverages [...]
One of the things you risk when you let people know that you’re changing your diet habits is outside commentary on what you eat. People tend to have a fixed idea of what being “on a diet” means … which means they look at you askance when you eat things that don’t fit their pre-conceived [...]
Tuesdays with Dorie #6: Kelly of Baking with the Boys selected Fresh Mango Bread on page 45. I had no preconceived notions about this recipe. I’m fairly neutral about fruit breads in general; pumpkin bread, banana bread, etc, are all good and I’ll eat them when offered, but I won’t go out of my way [...]
Updated: Go to the bottom of the post to vote on your favorite! What fun to be a contestant in the 3rd ever Foodie Fights, a competition between 6 food bloggers who are given 2 random ingredients and told to cook something. The random ingredients for this month were cauliflower and raspberries. Good GRIEF. The [...]
Boiled peanuts are another uniquely Southern treat. Every time I road trip in the South, and especially if I’m traveling off the freeway and on the back roads, I keep my eyes out for the hand-lettered signs that say “Boiled P-NUTS!” The more rural the location, the better the boiled peanuts. The best are the [...]
