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Photo of the Day: Sun and Scone
What’s better than a breakfast with a big giant scone and muffin when the sun is out? This is from Rue Cler, a lovely French bistro in downtown Durham.
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Year 4708: Gung Hay Fat Choy!!!
Valentine’s Day, Apolo Ohno’s 6th medal in a kick-ass race (did you see his semi-final run?), Chinese New Year – it was a busy weekend! And a busy eating weekend.
While Ohno gets his rush from speeding like a maniac on steel blades, some of us find pleasure in things a bit less…fast. Food carries much [...]
Pure as the Driven Snow
By Belinda on Jan 31, 2010 in Zompparound
If you’ve been following, you know I live in the South. But I’m a New Englander, raised in a place where “snow day” means you better dress warm because you still have to wait for the schoolbus at the corner, only there’s about 2 feet of snow and sideways sleet hitting your face.
I miss it.
But [...]
Photo of the Day: Orange Dreams
By Belinda on Jan 24, 2010 in Photo of the Day
Orange cupcake with cream cheese frosting from my favorite DaisyCakes. Thank you, breakfast.
Holiday 2009: Know Thy Limit
Now that I’m 10 pounds heavier, I hope all of you celebrated with good food wherever you were and with whomever.
I had a quiet, lovely holiday with Cake Mountain Man and our dear friend, L. Our Christmas dinner was capped by L’s Cornish Game Hens with homemade gravy and butternut squash stuffing…
…and his HOMEMADE pumpkin [...]
Seeing Purple: Purple Potatoes and TV with a Mission
One of my favorite books as a child (and still is today) is Harold and the Purple Crayon.
For those of you who are not familiar, it’s the story by Crockett Johnson of little Harold who uses his purple crayon to draw his adventures – it’s a lovely story about imagination, creativity, and making possibilities real.
Well, [...]
Photo of the Day: Hi Guy (Fieri)!
By Belinda on Nov 22, 2009 in Photo of the Day
I was at The Pit, an amazing BBQ joint in Raleigh, NC and who do I see sitting at a table other than Guy Fieri? I figured he just wanted to eat so I left him and his buddies (with their Guy Fieri biker jackets) alone.
I was eating with a friend, who has a special table [...]
The Indian in the Cupboard
By Belinda on Nov 22, 2009 in Zompparound
How many of you remembering making those “Indian headdresses” and “Pilgrim hats” out of construction paper to celebrate the “first” Thanksgiving? It seemed rather simple. A project that taught us how all the Indians and the Pilgrims got together and became friends. That was history. Pilgrims are history. Indians are history.
What little kids often learn [...]
Hungry for Spare Change?
By Belinda on Nov 08, 2009 in Zompparound
There have been many recent wonderful programs and initiatives to change the way they eat. But often, those who are from the underrepresented communities – minorities and the poor – do not have a voice in these arenas. Yet these are the very communities that have limited access, availability or awareness of the industrial food [...]
Photo of the Day: Sham? WOW!
By Belinda on Oct 23, 2009 in Photo of the Day
I admit, I was enthralled by the presentation. Didn’t buy one, but….
