While restaurants have gotten a lot better about having vegetarian options on the menu, very few offer anything beyond the standard portobello sandwich or meatless pasta dish. The closest they’ll get to catering to vegetarians is offering a veggie burger. Unfortunately, the veggie burger is invariably the food service version of a Gardenburger or Boca […]
The city of Las Vegas is one of those magical places where even the most outrageous seems normal. The all-you-can-eat buffets, global landmarks plopped in the middle of the desert, huge, mobile billboards featuring call-ahead hookers in 20 minutes or less (or they’re free) — none of it seems out of place. Yet, a $25 […]
If I had to choose one thing it is actually possible for my dad to love more than my mother or us kids, it would be garlic. My father adores garlic. He cherishes it. He has garlic magnets, garlic t-shirts, garlic cookbooks, and garlic chewing gum. He has attended garlic festivals (and yes, I have […]
It seems weird to me to think that not to long ago, there were no such things as peanuts. I don’t mean that they didn’t exist, of course. I just mean that, until 1921 when Teddy Roosevelt made George Washington Carver’s work famous, people in America thought they were a pretty useless weed. And it […]
Shepherd’s Pie is an English meat pie made with ground beef and mashed potatoes. My boyfriend and I lazed about on July 4th, enjoying a respite from the hustle and bustle of the week, instead of joining the hoards of people heading out for picnics and fireworks over the weekend. The day was spent reading, […]
I love cooking with buttermilk. There is something about it that adds a great flavor to whatever it’s used in. I’ve talked about the gourmet burgers that I made for a Father’s Day cookout. What I neglected to mention is the great cole slaw recipe that I made for the event as well. It was […]
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There’s something about a fresh tomato sauce for pasta. It just screams summer, and tastes infinitely better when the tomatoes are locally grown, and even better than that when they are from your own garden. No, it’s true. I’m thinking of conducting a blind taste test to prove it. You’d think that this sauce would […]
