I watch a lot of Food Network. It’s pretty much my default channel when there is nothing that I specifically want to watch on TV. Because of this, I was very surprised when my brother recently told me that he had caught a new show on the Food Network that I hadn’t even heard of, […]
I posted recently about the crock pot chili recipe I devised, and I’m sitting here enjoying the leftovers for lunch as I type. It has a lovely little kick to it, and the only thing that could really be providing that is the multitude of freshly ground black pepper I added. Chili powder doesn’t really […]
When you think of CNN, images of cooking and recipes normally don’t come to mind. Unless you despise the network and feel that its news coverage is a recipe for Socialism. However, in these times of economic downturn, even the oldest cable news network is turning to other avenues to gain fans. On the network’s website, […]
My husband Dereck loves Bloody Marys. He claims that he didn’t like them a few years ago, but now they are his favorite cocktail. He isn’t a snob: He will order one in a bar or restaurant. But his favorites are the ones he makes at home. Cooking relaxes Dereck, and so does playing around […]
As I was preparing my chicken breasts for dinner this evening, you know, standing at the sink, rinsing the breasts and patting them dry, I began to ponder where my habit of rinsing chicken came from. Perhaps my mother did this when I watched her prepare chicken as a child. Or maybe it’s because raw […]
It wasn’t actually something I ate, but rather something I drank. I start each day with a glass of 100% cranberry juice, diluted in water about 1:6 or so. Yep, that’s right — no sugar, no artificial sweeteners, no sweet juices even added. It is cleansing to the system and really gets this non-coffee drinker […]
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I couldn’t care less. I’m a single man, and frankly if we weren’t all writing posts in honor of the pretend holiday, I probably wouldn’t have even remembered it existed. However, I am now painfully aware that the day is coming, and I am feeling lonely and ashamed for […]
