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Have you taken a look at the spices in your cabinet lately? A really good look? A recent conversation with my husband made me realize that it was time to weed through those carefully alphabetized jars. J and I were reminiscing about a wonderful couscous dish we made years ago; it was full of Middle Eastern [...] Alice, Let’s Eat: Further Adventures of a Happy Eater by Calvin Trillin Who and what is the book about (back-of-the-book blurb): In this delightful and delicious book, Calvin Trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in search of “something decent to eat.” Across time zones and cultures, and often with [...] Meet Avner. He came to live with us on Labor Day weekend, when we had invited friends over for a barbecue. “Guacamole and chips!” the kids replied, when asked what we should serve (aside from J’s grilled burgers which are The Best!). So, guac and chips were added to the list, along with corn on the cob, [...] About six months ago – when I first confessed to injecting the ATK Kool Aid into my veins – I explored their website from top to bottom, no nook and cranny (English Muffin reference) went unexplored. One interesting tab that I found contained information for their cooking school – courses for everything from making their Hearty [...] So Sweet!: Cookies, Cupcakes, Whoopie Pies, and More by Sur La Table Back-of-the-book blurb: Proving that life is indeed oh So Sweet! cooking authority Sur La Table offers 50 fabulously sweet baking recipes with intriguing flavor combinations. From cookies and cupcakes to doughnuts and whoopie pies, you’ll find them all in this attractive [...] Several months ago I downloaded GroceryIQ, a free mobile app and web-based program to organize my grocery lists. It has truly saved me time, money, and sanity, so I want to spread the savings (and the sanity!) to you. I’ve told my mother, sister, best friend, neighbor, and an innocent bystander about it … no one [...] Hoppin' John from Cook's Country We’ll welcome in 2012 tomorrow with a dinner of Hoppin’ John, said to be a harbinger of good luck and prosperity in the coming year. It’s a traditional southern dish consisting of black-eyed peas, rice, onion and bacon/ham. I plan to follow this Hoppin’ John recipe from the Cook’s Country site. [...] A few weeks ago we received a gorgeous plate of assorted homemade holiday cookies from my nephew’s wife (is she my niece-in-law?). I wish I had taken a photo of the platter before we unwrapped it – so festive, with a nice assortment of both “shaped” and “drop” cookies. One treat caught my eye immediately – [...] About a year ago I organized a virtual cookie swap where we exchanged holiday cookie recipes – what a fun way to gather several tried-and-true favorites! While I didn’t spearhead an online swap this year, my friend Kristine and I again co-hosted an exchange for some of our friends this past week: eight woman I treated myself to a new piece of equipment in the kitchen – a digital food scale. About six years ago I picked up a 1-pound kitchen scale for the sole purpose of weighing my son’s car in the Boy Scouts “Pinewood Derby.” This was a simple (and inexpensive, the box still has its $5.99 price [...] |
 
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