The kids from Travis Elementary has a special treat last week during their field trip to the Dallas Farmer's Market for the Days of Taste Program. Days of Taste is a food exploration program sponsored by the American Institute of Wine and Food. The...
Remember those roasted veggies from the post below?Here is one example of their multitude of uses!Crusty, grainy, wheaty-whatever kind of bread. Add roasted veggies in one layer. Top with smoked gouda-happens to be what I had left over from the weekend. Feel free to use...
I looked at my once beautiful bowl of red and yellow peppers, zucchini, eggplant and carrots and sighed. These veggies were fresh from the farmer's market this week! They were already starting to turn and I knew there was no way I could possibly...
About once-maaaaaaaybe twice-a year, I succumb to the delicious Meatball Sandwich made famous by Jimmy's. www.jimmysfoodstore.com It's the one on the far left in this picture. Everything about it is satisfying. The homemade meatballs-made with love-the right amount of sauce-not too much, but just enough...
It may seem like an oxymoron-having a great steakhouse chef touting the benefits of red meat for a heart healthy diet. But Chef Richard Chamberlain of noted Dallas restaurant Chamberlain's Steak and Chop House and Chamberlain's Fish Market Grill Restaurant, has been speaking this language...
I strolled into the new Market Street in Plano, TX (www.market-street.com) today to browse and what did I see in the very fun and funky housewares department? These amazing KitchenAid Mixers were emblazoned with beautiful colors and hand crafted designs. What do...
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The title of this blog was a quote on the Flavors From Afar newsletter that popped in my inbox yesterday. As a follower and communicator of the unfortunate contaminated nut epidemic we are experiencing, this made me laugh out loud. More than once.The Flavors from...
Lately, I've had a craving for Mexican (or should I say Tex-Mex) food. Not the as-big- as- your -head enchilada/rice/beans combo patter kind of craving...
I love Diet Coke. I admit it. Judge me if you have to--but know that it is something that I savor and need to make me happy. I love the artificial taste and I love the caffeine. Is that so wrong?In the last...