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 […]
You know it’s happened to you: last minute dinner guests, no food in the house, what can you serve? Your pantry is always stocked with a jar of pasta sauce and this-and-that you can use to throw together a good meal — really! In fact, I’ll bet you can make three fit-for-company meals with what […]
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 […]
For this week’s Brew Review, I went with something a bit on the heavy side, and one of the 22-ouncers from the “big bottle” shelf of the store: Great Divide‘s Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout. Yes, I did another Great Divide review last week. So much for diversity, huh? I originally picked this beer up […]
Did you have grapefruit this morning? This may seem like an odd question, but it’s National Grapefruit Month and I was thinking about it, and I don’t think I’ve had an actual grapefruit for breakfast (or lunch, dinner, or snack either) in over a decade. Maybe even a couple of decades. Part of this is […]
The best part about family recipes that have been passed down may not always be the actual recipe. Sometimes, it is the memory the recipe invokes. Growing up, I remember going to my Nana’s house frequently for dinner, sometimes with just my family and sometimes with my aunts, uncles and cousins. I’ve got to say, […]