A couple weeks ago at work, one of my colleagues who grew up in West Virginia was talking about this amazing fruit that he grew up eating – the pawpaw. Obviously, I consider myself a foodie, so I was somewhat ashamed of myself that I had never heard of such a thing. According to my […]
Every year on Christmas Eve, my extended family gathers and eschews a full meal in favor of a massive spread of appetizers. It usually ends up being a huge hodgepodge of different dips, finger foods, and snacks. The one constant every year is my father’s tourtiere, a traditional French Canadian meat pie. It’s always the […]
While perusing the dried fruit section at Trader Joe’s, my four-year-old and I stumbled upon an new one: dragon fruit. Since the little guy spends half his days dressed up as a knight in shining armor, slaying his life-sized inflatable dragon, he thought that was pretty cool. So, for $1.99, we thought we’d take a […]
The other night I popped open a bottle of Zin for myself (Yes, I said myself. Don’t judge me). After my meal was complete, I still had plenty of the red wine left to be enjoyed. My mind immediately jumped to the bag of Lindt brand Lindor Truffles that I received as part of a […]
I love food. I love to cook. I love concocting never-before-seen meals inspired by gorgeous produce from the Greenmarket or my mother’s garden. I love serving dinner to friends and family. I love reading cookbooks and food blogs and recipe sites. I love the smell of bread baking in my oven and onions and garlic […]
Remember Vince, the ShamWow guy? You know, that crazy infomercial dude who, for some unknown reason, loves to wear a headset whenever he’s pitching a product. Alright, maybe I shouldn’t make fun. Maybe he’s got some kind of disability that requires him to wear a headset all the time, sorta like lung cancer patients with […]
Nori … maki … unagi … saki … toro … my mouth is watering just writing these delicious Japanese words. Why? I am a self-proclaimed sushi junkie, and so are the other members of my household. My son could say “sushi” as young as 12 months old, and it wasn’t much after that he’d tell […]
(Originally posted by myself at Slashfood, August 25, 2005) As I’ve said before, my wife and son both have food allergies that force us to be creative with our meals. The grilled cheese assignment was definitely one I had to think about for a while, as they’re cow dairy and wheat intolerant. Originally I thought […]