Corn and Chipotle Soup Might Help. Will You Make Me Some?
He jogs up the field, a zig, a zag, oops a tumble but then he’s up again and in position. The ball streaks toward his outstretched hands as the crowd goes nuts. Yes! He caught it! A proud parent jumps up and claps. Not me. I was not the proud parent at the Y’s Itty [...]
Read More...Mango Madness
My whole entire life I’ve wanted to be a Mango Mentor (well, erm…whole life = since I heard about the National Mango Board contest a few weeks ago). Voting ends tomorrow. If you haven’t voted yet, head to the Lets Mango Facebook Page, watch the videos and then vote for the best Mango Mentor Candidate [...]
Read More...A Korean Stew to Soothe Any Cold (Jaden Hair’s Spicy Korean Tofu Stew)
At Food Blog Forum Orlando last weekend I won an amazing prize: Jaden Hair‘s The Steamy Kitchen: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight’s Dinner. When I got home my little J came down with a fever and cough. My own followed. I wasn’t in the mood to cook, let alone sample new dishes. Or [...]
Read More...If You Can’t Stand The Heat, You Can Still Hang In My Kitchen (Thai Curry and Mango Salad For Picky Palates)
If you’ve come here via Roget’s newsletter, click here for the Sweet and Sour Thai Mango Salad recipe that I’m pairing with the Le Paradou Viognier from Provence, France (or head to the bottom of this post for the recipe). __________________________________________________________ At 9-months-old J happily ate ridiculously spicy Afghani rice. At 18-months-old he requested a [...]
Read More...Hot Chocolate Cake: All Meanings Realized
I’ve been making this Hot Chocolate Cake for years but only recently noticed the ambiguous title. Then, I also noticed that all possible meanings are borne out. How fun!
Read More...“Oh Sh*t, My Bowl is Empty. That Sucks!” Soup
(a.k.a. Smokey Soup with Some Shrimp, Some Sausage, Some Barley AND SOME HEAT) While jumping up and down to Raise Your Glass by P!nk in a Zumba class, my New Year’s resolution changed from, “This year I will exercise more, eat healthier, eat less, blah, blah, blah” to “This year I will do things that [...]
Read More...New Year’s Eve Spicy Maple Cashews
Sugar and spice and everything nice…But these cashews (like most girls I know!) have a spunky side that packs a real kick. As promised, here is my second-to-last post about the ultimate New Year’s Eve party: My recipe for Spicy Maple Cashews that will keep people snacking and sipping all night long. 1/2 tsp ground [...]
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