One of my favorite dishes is strawberry shortcake. I suppose I could make my life easier if I picked up the ready-made topping and shortcakes from the grocer. Then all I [...]
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Tagliatelle with Walnut Sauce
I finally made pasta with walnut sauce with some of the walnuts I bought for holiday baking. I always buy more baking ingredients than I ever get around to using, [...]
Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries
Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries is an Ocean City, Maryland tradition. It was established in 1981 when brothers Dave and Fran DiFerdinando, who vacationed there as kids, decided to make the [...]
Valentine Cake Pops
Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to start baking for the next holiday: Valentine’s Day. I tried unsuccessfully at Halloween, and then again at Christmas, to make cake pops [...]
Mango wth Sticky Rice
Mango with sticky rice is a traditional Thai dish. It’s one of my all-time favorite Thai desserts, and I find it hard to dine at a Thai restaurant without asking about it. (Don’t [...]
Vegetarian Lentil Soup
[Guest post by Chris] I’ve always loved lentil soup–in fact lentils are my favorite kind of bean. The kind of lentil soup I grew up with usually entailed a good [...]
Shin Jung Korean Restaurant
Shin Jung’s, I’m convinced, is one of the best places to eat in Orlando. When you get out of your car, take a deep breath and inhale the delectable aroma [...]
Spaghetti all? amatriciana
[Guest post by Chris] Amatrice is a town in central Italy, not too far from Rome, which has given its name to this simple but tasty pasta dish. There are a [...]
Cornish Hens with Dried Fruit Stuffing
Cornish hens are just about the right size when a whole chicken is too much for one or two servings. We’ve made them for years, usually roasted with a good [...]
Restaurant Review: Babani?s
I don’t remember when or how I first learned of Babani’s, a Kurdish restaurant on the edge of downtown St. Paul. If you don’t know, the Kurds are a people [...]
Florida Frog Leg Festival
Hey…check it out this weekend. I’m going for sure! http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/jan/16/4-day-frog-leg-festival-opens-thursday-night-in/
