Lately I've been trying to determine my specific relationship to food. I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen, but I'm no gourmet. I love to eat, but I don't think I qualify as a "foodie." I think what…
A couple days ago my favorite blogger, dooce, told an amusing story about how she scientifically and irrefutably proved that microwave-safe plastic bowls cannot withstand the magma-hot intensity of fresh bacon grease. Nice work, Heather. The world owes you big…
Last month I came up with this little recipe in order to participate in a Spaghetti Western fundraiser...you can't do a pasta event without meatballs, right? Turns out, the meatballs were a hit and, since my husband missed that event,…
There are an amazing number of recipes in existence that pair up the salty with the sweet. I myself rarely mix the two. Can't stand sweet & sour chicken. Don't want pineapple on my pizza. The thought of pickles and…
There's been a lot of talk about candied bacon, maple bacon, chocolate covered bacon, basically the ongoing quest for bacon made sweet. Further, people have mixed bacon into their favorite sweet treats, like pies, ice cream, chocolate and, of course,…