I’m sitting here on a cold February day, thinking back on August and the wonderful foods I enjoyed at the Festival of Nations. Sponsored each year by the International Institute of St. Louis. I wasn’t able to sample all of … Continue reading →
It is no secret that I’m not a fan of a certain shrill Southern TV celebrity and her cookbooks. You can see that from my 08/27/08 blog rant about Gooey Butter Cake. But, hey, different strokes for different folks, right? … Continue reading →
My favorite place to eat when we visit my brother on Lover’s Key near Ft. Myers Beach is right next door — FLIPPERS It’s casual & friendly. Great food coming out of a tiny kitchen to a not much bigger … Continue reading →
I bought three new cookbooks. I’m really excited about all of them. I’ll tell you about them in a minute. But first, to continue to honor my New Year resolutions — these are the six things that went into our … Continue reading →
Two years ago, when I was researching our trip to Spain and Portugal, I followed my usual m.o. and focused a lot of that research on foods of the regions we would be visiting. I found only one good cookbook … Continue reading →
This week Shannon decided to honor new year tradition by selecting a recipe for a soup version of Hoppin’ John. My father’s family migrated through the Carolina’s and settled in Mississippi where Hoppin’ John was an important New Year’s tradition … Continue reading →
Krista selected a lovely Butternut Squash soup for her week in our SlowTrav “Sunday Slow Soupers” challenge. I really liked her recipe because it leaned toward the savory rather than the sweet that you often see in squash or pumpkin … Continue reading →
Chris, bless her heart, decided we should all pick our favorite chocolate ice cream recipe from the book for this weeks assignment. I chose the recipe for Aztec Chocolate for my base, but then changed a key ingredient from cayenne … Continue reading →
I can’t believe it is week TEN already. Shannon picked this week, and it was a perfect selection for the beginning of apple season. I love the recipes that don’t call for making a custard base. It is so much … Continue reading →
For week nine of the Sunday Slow Scoopers, Sandy chose crepes and told us to make any ice cream we wanted to enjoy with them. I quickly settled on Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream. But then got lazy and decided not … Continue reading →