Cookbook Review: Cookin' with Coolio, 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price
on Nov 20, 2009 in cookbook review I can take a cow out of Compton and make it taste better than Kobe beef at your favorite steakhouse. There's only one thing I've been doing longer than rapping: cooking. People don't know this about Coolio. I was making thirty-minute meals when I was...

Ann Clark Cookie Cutters
on Nov 16, 2009 in cookies cookie cutters Product Review With the Holidays fast approaching cookie making is at an all-time high. If you want cookie cutters that are sturdy, cut cleanly and have more variety than any other, you want Ann Clark Ltd. Cookie Cutters.Ann Clark started small, at a Philadelphia t...

Where's the Beef?
on Nov 14, 2009 in blogging ...or chicken, or cupcakes or anything for that matter? I know I'm slacking off here, but I have a valid explanation for it. I don't mean to ever leave my readers hanging high and dry, but my dear hard drive crashed a few weeks ago and I've been too...

Natural Brew Sodas
on Nov 4, 2009 in drinks soda Product Review I don't drink soft drinks as a rule, but once in a while I'll give in and have one that's off the beaten track. I'm not overly fond of cola and the lemon-lime type don't usually do it for me, either. Mostly, it's just too sweet, too fizzy and lacking...

Cookbook Review: The Un-Constipated Gourmet
on Nov 3, 2009 in cookbook review book review It's the thing nobody talks about but everyone suffers from at one time or another; constipation. You may think that topic has no business on a food blog and would be more appropriate for a health or medical blog, but try and remember, what goes in m...

Avery & Zazzle Recipe Binder Design Contest
on Nov 1, 2009 in contest books recipes Check this out - and do it NOW - this contest ends November 2, 2009 at 11:59 PM, so get your creative hat on and go submit an entry today! Post a link to your design here and one lucky WINNER will receive their binder FREE! Here are the particulars:P...

The Last Gourmet
on Oct 23, 2009 in magazines Gourmet Magazine reading It came today in the mail; my very last copy of Gourmet Magazine. I held it in my hands for a moment, still in its protective plastic mailer and nodded, sighed, and set it down on my desk. The glistening and golden brown Thanksgiving turkey on the fr...

Sweet Pumpkin Cornmeal Mush
on Oct 20, 2009 in pecans mush pumpkin cornmeal What the rest of the world calls 'polenta', those of us with a Southern and Midwestern family influence call 'cornmeal mush'. Normally we eat it savory, smothered in butter, salt and often times, cheese.Wanting to do something a little different, I d...

Busy People's Fast & Frugal Cookbook by Dawn Hall
on Oct 12, 2009 in cookbook review frugal food Photo and recipe used with permission from Dawn Hall and Thomas Nelson PublishingI don't normally 'gush' about anything. I get excited, but I try to keep myself in check when I find something I like. I can't contain this: I adore Dawn Hall!I got to s...

A Tale of Two Restaurants: Bonefish Grill and Red Lobster Review
on Oct 12, 2009 in restaurant review Given the opportunity to review Bonefish Grill and Red Lobster, I leapt at the chance. I love seafood, as does my husband, but the opportunity to be able to afford time and money to go out for a night rarely presents itself. So, when MS&L, on beh...