20 Aug When life gives you lemons, celebrate National Lemonade Day
And in the "there's a day to celebrate everything" files...
15 Aug Mastering the Art of French Feasting, in the spirit of Julia Child
In the spirit of Julia Child’s 100th birthday, a day of reliving my study abroad semester in Poitiers, France, is more than appropriate. In Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child says, “In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.” The smell of croissants and café...
11 Jul Inside the Fridge: Aimee Thomas
Inside the Fridge welcomes Aimee Thomas! Aimee Thomas is an actor, writer, and food-obsessive based in Austin, Texas. Told from an early age "if you can read, you can cook," she started baking in her 'tweens and hasn't looked back. Aimee's role models include a long...
07 Jun An ode to Avanti's pizza bread
Having grown up in Peoria, Il, a staple in my diet, as well as every single person in and around the Heart of Illinois, was the Italian fare from Avanti's Ristorante. It's truly iconic in Peoria and I don't know anyone who doesn't make it a...
30 May Ushering in 40 with a box of Duncan Hines cake mix and a can of chocolate frosting
Repost from 6/1/09. This year, my husband celebrated his 40th birthday with-you guessed it-yellow cupcakes with chocolate icing. If you’ve been reading my blog for a year now, you’ll recognize something familiar here… I posted similar photos . The occasion? My husband’s birthday. His favorite food is-without...
29 Mar On Passover, don't pass over the salad
Passover begins next week, which means a new salad recipe is in the works. For the last 19 years, I have attended the Seder at the home of Marcia and Art…and it is so special to me that I hope we get invited for the next...
08 Dec Let Them Eat Cake
[caption id="attachment_580" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Double Decker Chocolate Chocolate Chip Birthday Cake"][/caption] It's the week of my 40-something birthday. There's wet carpet in the closet, a cracked shower pan and beautiful green/blue/white mold spores growing in various areas of the house. We're in the midst of having...
28 Nov A Taste of Texas for the Holidays
Texas Woman's University dietetic intern Lauren Gesslein takes over Robinsbite today. Like fine meats, wines and cheeses? Have a lot of Texas pride? A new Dallas-based company has opened recently that have searched the state for its best food and beverage products. Robin and I had...
22 Nov Grandma Eleanor's Cranberry Relish
Saying good bye to the jelled cranberry log that slithered out of a can wasn't hard to do once I found Grandma Eleanor's Cranberry Relish recipe. My Aunt's mother-in-law, Eleanor, called me (and everyone else) "Baby Doll". In her honor, I post this awesome recipe-it's easy, colorful and...
02 Nov Inside the Fridge: Shari Brooks
Inside the Fridge welcomes Shari Brooks, author of My Judy The Foodie. Shari left a 15-year career as a marketing executive in the television industry in NYC to raise her two crazy kids. She thinks she’s a decent, fun-loving mom but, she knows she was...