St. Patrick’s Day is when draft is 50% off and rivers run green, right? Not quite…although I really should leave the history lesson to our dear ZomppaKat who is from the Emerald Isle. St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated for over 1,000 years as a religious holiday that falls during Lent.
So who was St. Patrick? [...]
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 [...]
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“I’m Popeye the Sailor Man
I live in a frying pan
I turn on the gas
And burn off my…”
Oh wait, sorry, that was the naughty playground version. Most of us remember Popeye and his loyal use of spinach in lieu of modern day protein shakes to pump up his famous forearms to woo his fiancé of [...]
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 [...]
I apologize for the quality (or lack thereof) of the photo…only had my phone with me, and I wanted to share this quick easy awesome recipe BEFORE next week’s holiday festivities in case you are looking for a great side for Christmas or got “stuck” making the greens.
I tested this with 103 random people, and [...]
The Golden Globe nominees were announced today and Julie & Julia was one of the films honored.
If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s a wonderful inspiration that it’s never too late to find your passion. In honor of Julia as well as the last days of autumn, I decided to try an easy way to impress [...]
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, [...]
Thanks to all who have shared your Thanksgiving meals! Now that it’s over and I have successfully gained several pounds, I thought I would share with my little Thanksgiving and how grateful I am not only for good friends, but also for companies that make quality ingredients free from hydrogenated oils and industrial processing.
Cake Mountain [...]
In my house, there aren’t many rules. One condition is that you must be my guinea pig.
After a week of cold downpours when the sun took a vacation, my dear friends came over for a comfort supper. They are far too kind in their accolades (which by the way, I never discourage them from dispensing), [...]
When you have a beautiful young lady like this over for a party, what do you serve?
This photo, by the way, is specially for my sister who has an inexplicable fear of Barbie dolls. It was of one of the entries at the NC State Fair – creative!
Back to parties – appetizers and desserts are [...]
