I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I watch a lot of Food Network. Honestly, probably too much Food Network. However, I don’t think I would watch the Food Network nearly as much as I do if the recipes weren’t readily available on the web. It’s one of my favorite sites to go to […]
There’s something about a slice of gourmet pizza. I’m not talking about the cardboard “beach pizza” that Keith craves on an intermittent basis, but a pizza with a rich, bubbly crust and a delectable combination of toppings that make you feel like you’re eating much more than yummy stuff on dough. We’ve gone through lots […]
This is really embarrassing. I’m sitting here on my couch, relaxing after a long day, enjoying Iron Chef America: The Alaskan King Crab Battle, between Bobby Flay and the challenger, Amanda Freitag. I’m not even hungry; I had a satisfying dinner of pasta, pesto, roasted vegetables, spinach and feta sausage and grated manchego cheese. And […]
I have strange tastes when it comes to smoothies. Even though I love plain yogurt (don’t get me started about the gross flavored stuff), I abhor it in a smoothie. And bananas? They are fine for a snack and in chocolate chip banana bread, but in a smoothie, gross. You can imagine, then, how I […]
I admit it. There was a time when I used to watch Rachael Ray with fondness and enthusiasm. Granted, it was before she became such a huge deal. There was a certain charm in her down-home dorkiness. At one point in time, believe it or not, it was clever and amusing to listen to her […]
The great thing about making a Gazpacho Mary is that most of the ingredients in Gazpacho can be found in your Bloody Mary mix or your vodka: hot sauce? In the mix. Pepper? In the vodka, if you choose Absolut PEPPAR. All you have to do is blend a cucumber into the mix and choose […]
When was the last time you were attacked by the chocolate monster? I was sabotaged just last night. There I was, lounging on my couch and vegging out to old episodes of Mythbusters (of all things!) on NetFlix when the craving struck. I wanted chocolate. In a very extreme way. This was a craving that […]
