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Meatless Monday – Spanish Yellow Rice Salad – 090913

Meatless Monday – Spanish Yellow Rice Salad – 090913

Tapas parties are awesome. I love the little savory and sweet bites spread out on a table, set up on a bar or just passed around between friends. We hosted a Wine Tasting and Tapas party last night that was SO much fun. It was for the benefit of "Angels on Earth" a...

Meatless Luscious Fun, Spiced Tomato Cupcakes

Meatless Luscious Fun, Spiced Tomato Cupcakes

What possessed me to make a tomato cupcake? A class about tomatoes. You may know that I approach creating a class curriculum a little differently than other culinary teachers. I not only want to teach people HOW to cook, but FEED them as well. I believe cooking is...

Meatless, Luscious and Fun: Cool and Spicy Indian Salad

Meatless, Luscious and Fun: Cool and Spicy Indian Salad

Much fun, fun, fun on Saturday afternoon...we went BOLLYWOOD. Oh, yeah. Saris, ankle bells, jeweled bindis* and lots of hip thrusting led by our dancing guru, Angela. Of course it was followed by a yummy Indian lunch. I make a lot of Indian food at home - I love the...

Five Ingredients for a Flavorful Fruit Filled Dessert or Dip!

Five Ingredients for a Flavorful Fruit Filled Dessert or Dip!

My last week was ambitious. After sliding into Atlanta late Wednesday afternoon from a fabulous trip to San Francisco, Thursday morning found us in the kitchen prepping for a class on Thursday night and a brunch for 45 on Friday morning. (Two classes on Saturday,...

Luscious, Meatless, Fun: Kitchari – Indian Spiced Rice and Lentils

Luscious, Meatless, Fun: Kitchari – Indian Spiced Rice and Lentils

I love lentils. Orange, yellow, brown, green, black, you name it – I like them. I didn’t grow up eating lentils, for me they were an adult discovery. When I found dal, the name of legumes in Indian food, I fell in love. For years I ordered two things in every Indian...

What To Do With Super Foods

What To Do With Super Foods

Please welcome Valerie Johnston to the Taste and Savor Blog. Today she is sharing some super info on super foods. Hope you enjoy reading her post as much as I did! Valerie Johnston is a health and fitness writer located in East Texas. With ambitions of one...

Luscious, Meatless, Fun – Spicy BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Luscious, Meatless, Fun – Spicy BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

I love food that is just slightly spicy, that’s full of flavor, don't you?  So its not surprising that when I brainstormed the perfect menu for last week’s Angels on Earth luncheon, this recipe was my first choice. Cardamom and cayenne both play a role in making...

Luscious, Meatless and Fun: South Indian Butternut and Squash Stew

Luscious, Meatless and Fun: South Indian Butternut and Squash Stew

I am having a “Crockpot” Renaissance. I wake up in the morning, scheming about what to plop in the pot so we can have dinner together at a decent hour during the week, (not to mention eating really deliciously and well.) So here’s one of my latest creations, one that...

Luscious, Meatless and Fun! Veggie Soup with Cornbread

Luscious, Meatless and Fun! Veggie Soup with Cornbread

Crockpot Veggie Soup and Cornbread This time of year, the slow cooker makes me happy. Not only is it cold and yucky outside, but squeezing in a walk before it gets dark makes getting dinner on the table at a decent hour is tough. Crockpot to the rescue! I can prep my...

Luscious, Meatless, Fun

Luscious, Meatless, Fun

Sweet Potato Burgers with Apple Slaw Sigh. Passion for cooking and eating better can get me in trouble. Information about audiences, locations and logistics can squeak by me when enthusiasm takes hold. So, when I said, “Yes, I’d love to speak at your meeting” to the...

“Leaning” into the New Year Lunch

“Leaning” into the New Year Lunch

What a fun lunch today at Cancer Wellness at Piedmont West. More than a dozen of us gathered to talk about “Leaning” into the New Year. Leaning into accepting change, eating better, and taking good care of ourselves, our families and friends. Wonderful Angela Buttimer...

3 Things I Learned This Week with Taste and Savor!

This post was written by our wonderful intern, Mary Rob Murfee. Mary Rob is a graduate of the University of Alabama, and is pursuing her RD certification. Thanks Mary Rob!The Best Roasted and Smoked Pecan RecipeI love salted toasted pecans!  My tried and true...