……as long as you cook it yourself and clean up the dishes. This one makes perfect sense to me. I’m talking again about one of my favorite authors, Michael Pollan. His books The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food have brought the idea of clean eating, whole foods, and farm-to-table to the forefront of …
Posts from: September 2010
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My challenge: Pick an ethnic classic that is outside your comfort zone or are not as familiar with. You should include how you arrived at this decision in your post. Any recipe that begins with “Have a large sheet ready to roll dough” is out of my comfort zone…..and so exciting to think about trying! …
Today is the Family Reunion. This time last year, things were a LOT different. Last year’s reunion Rain More Rain Knee high rain Before we got everybody out, water had flooded cars and rose 2 feet inside the fire station. I’ve never been in a flood situation before. The ditch was covered so I stood …
What was I thinking? I thought “Hmm..I’ve never made my own coconut caramel icing. Wouldn’t that be FUN!!? Oh, and let’s make it a 3 LAYER German’s Chocolate Cake!!!” Yeah, I don’t know what I was smoking. It turned out ok, but wow. It was a lot of work. Time to head to …
School is out! I’ve got a big weekend ahead. But first…THANK YOU!!!! I made the first cut in Foodbuzz Project Food Blog!!! I got the first trophy! I have until Sunday 5pm to post Challenge 2. More details later! Tomorrow is the Hay Valley Family Reunion. I’ve got to start baking the cake tonight. Dinner …
It’s Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday. I wish I could jump to 3pm tomorrow and get my weekend started! I’ve got a packed weekend of all things fun. Family reunion early Saturday, Alabama-Arkansas game, football food plans, and long nap on Sunday after church. At some point, I have to do school work, but I’m not …
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It’s here alive and well, I promise. Being sick has put running on the back burner, but I plan to get in my morning workout and run tomorrow. I’m not sure how fall racing will play out. I still have my eye on some trail races in October and November but for once, I’m just …
I made it back to school today, but felt like I couldn’t eat a single thing that would stay down. I remember my college professors telling us that we would be sick our first few years of teaching but then we would develop this amazing immunity to every virus, bacteria, germ, etc. Yeah, that never …
I am a food blogger. I’m also a health blogger, exercise blogger, and diabetes nutrition blogger. But how would I define myself as a “food blogger”? Fearless. I’m waiting until the last hour to post my entry. Why? I’m scared. Plain and simple. I’m scared of getting cut the first challenge, of looking like an …
It’s another one of those games where I’m just not sure. I know SEC teams. I don’t know the others. It is a lovely SUMMER hot day although it’s now considered “late” September. Even the people who traveled to NC were talking about the sweltering sweatshop aka Duke’s stadium. This morning, I still wasn’t …
I haven’t made this since I deemed it a new Christmas tradition. It was so good then, and I was craving it! I have noticed the recent pizza war commercials. All larges are ten bucks no matter who you call, even the King of good pizza, Pizza Hut, is selling large 3 toppings for ten …
Lola needed a workout. Stephen needed PIE. This is the easiest thing in the world to make. But first, for new readers, meet Lola: Brown sugar (splenda blend…don’t tell anybody) Whipped cream cheese and cool-whip I took this while she was mixing on high speed Fresh blueberry topping! Was this the healthiest thing? Not …
There are days when nothing goes right. We all have them. Car trouble, money mix ups, mean people, and the list goes on. Some days, life is outstanding. Everything goes your way. Every light is green. The scale smiled instead of groaned. Kids are angels. Your buffet britches are too loose to wear. Guess what …
I love a clean fridge. Weekend food prep #1 Veggie Beef Soup Brown beef with onions, carrots, celery, garlic Add 1 big can of crushed tomatoes or tomato puree, with 3 cups of beef stock Simmer for 30 min. Add cut green beans, frozen or can corn. Simmer for another 30 minutes. This …
Today is going to be one of the best games of the year—and the best Tailgating days. The Quad was full at 7am for a 6pm game. People began talking about this game last year when it was announced that the Nittany Lions would grace our wonderful state. Plans were made to travel to the …
I never thought I would use those two words together because I always thought it meant steak and lobster. I don’t get the whole lobster thing, but one day, I’ll brave it. Dismembering a crustacean on the same plate as my steak is just kinda hard to wrap my head around. It seems…..I don’t know…..creepy. …
Remember previous posts about Fish tacos? I wondered just how good shrimp would taste in the same manner. Since it was on sale, I felt like experimenting with shrimp tacos. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my garlic lemon sauteed shrimp. But lately, I’ve been using a lot of local produce in my food. …
I have been waiting ALL YEAR!!!! 2009 National Champions, University of Alabama. That has a nice ring, doesn’t it. And it’s time to start the 2010 season. Living this close to Tuscaloosa has its perks, but being the home of UA is right up there at the top. Game day has an excitement in the …