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To all our family-members here who are Dad's- Happy Father's Day! :) Are ya'll eating/cooking anything special? I won't be cooking this holiday. Dad was sick Memorial Day weekend and didn't get to travel around and do the cemetery thing, he's asked to do this on Father's Day, so we're all...

I've always wanted to visit Hershey, PA and stay in lovely, quaint l'il BandB's while touring and tasting all things CHOCOLATE. And although it's not really considered a food destination, particularly- I've always wanted to spend Halloween week in Salem, Mass. What fun and interesting foodie...

Among my fav proteins are beef, chicken and SALMON. Although I enjoy a thousand different salmon preparations, I have two particular (EZ!) favs: 1.) brush a 'glaze' of equal parts yellow OR dijon mustard/maple syrup w/ a sprinkle of red pepper flakes on fillets as they grill or bake. 2.) make...

I remember as a kid sitting down at the breakfast-table to a plate of perfect over-eazy eggs. Brother's eggs were perfect too- as were sister's and Dad's. But often Mom's plate had eggs that were misshapen & malformed, w/ busted yolks and tattered whites. It was years later before I learned the...

Thanksgiving’s only 175 days off! It serves 125, takes eight hours to cook and is stuffed with 12 different birds ... now that really IS a Christmas dinner | Mail Online

I've been informed that I'm expected to attend a coming family reunion (UGH!) We always rent a hall and have a huge potluck. Of course potlucks are usually the sources of some of the very best- and also the very worst foods, ever! What do you all take to family reunions and potlucks? I will...

I made a huge pan of lasagne w/ a friend several days back and last night it was left-overs. I picked up a spin salad w/ chopped egg, bacon and croutons at Krogers and toasted an onion bagel, and nuked a piece of the lasagne. It was even yummier the second time 'round! Tonight is a meatless...

While reading a couple New Orleans/Mississpi Delta cookbooks (links for the 2 books below, if ya wanna check-em out) a while back I “discovered” a sauce I’d never heard of before that sounded intriguing. Sounds like it comes from a long tradition… Here’s a recipe I found- are any of you...

In my family I'm known as the "Cake Guy". I decorate fancy cakes for everyone's special occasions. There's nothin I enjoy more than piping rich buttercream, spreading decadent cream cheese frosting or dolloping fluffy boozed-up whipped cream between layers of tender, flavorful cake layers, and...

If you're like me, when you entertain folks for dinner, dessert is quite important- sometimes, since it's the last step in the building af a food-memory at your table, it can be one of the most important aspects of the meal. What is your signature summer-time dessert for entertaining guests...

Well, it's almost 7:15AM and I'm on my way out from work. I have to turn around and come back in for another shift in just 8 hours, but I'm celebrating the holiday in my own little way. I'm driving thru Bloomington's most "famous" cemetery and passing by the graves of a couple well-known...

Okay, I know this is hard, but if you could only eat three different sweets/desserts for the rest of your life- which would you choose? 1.) a warm slice of blackberry pie ala mode (that's only one, right?) 2.) an ice-cold wedge of banana layer-cake w/ either chocolate or cream cheese frosting...

A friend told me I'd love Rex Stout's series about this foodie/detective from the turn of the 19th/20th century. Has anyone ever read his books? Which book(s) would be the best to sample his work?

A dear friend recently confided in me that they're really hurting financially and that for the next few months she, her hubby and their young son need to try and get by on low, low grocery bills. When I asked about her budget she said that some weeks she wouldn't have much more than $40 or $50...

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I'm currently reading "See You in a Hundred Years" a very interesting book that recounts the tale of a family that abandons their NYC life in 2001 for a year at a farm in Virginia- living as in 1900 w/ no electricity, no car, nor other modern conveniences. Among the many important daily duties...

We’ve lost another treasured, beloved big-screen icon who made us laugh a lot. This one also happened to be a cookbook author- check it out! Amazon.com: Eat This Again: It'll Make You Feel Better: Dom DeLuise: Books Amazon.com: Eat This .. It'll Make You Feel Better: Dom Deluise: Books...

...fishing-out from the bottom of a box of Cracker Jacks? When I was little it seemed almost every prize was a booklet of temporary tattoos!

With your special day just a week away- are you planning to cook for your family or your own Mom? Or are you leaving the planning to your hubby and children? Next weekend my family is celebrating twice- once Saturday to include my Dad's wife- our step-mother... and again Sunday w/ Mom. Both...

So far I'm behind in my own plan-making... but I sure hope to enjoy the summery flavors of chili, corn, meat, beer, and cilantro & lime as the big day rolls 'round! What will YOU be cooking?