by Nancy Waldeck | Mar 17, 2014 | Taste and Savor, uncategorized
When I was growing up, my Grandmother called small, new, red potatoes, “Irish Potatoes”. I learned about the great potato famine in Ireland in elementary school. I loved Irish stew, a meaty bowl filled with carrots and potatoes. Like me, I bet you think of...
by Nancy Waldeck | Mar 11, 2014 | Taste and Savor, uncategorized
I didn’t grow up thinking that Africa was a place I wanted to visit. There were so many other romantic spots, Paris, Rome, Venice, Provence, Madrid… After visiting Africa from North to South, East to West, I have to say its my favorite place to...
by Nancy Waldeck | Mar 3, 2014 | Soups, Salads and Sides, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
Wow! Its been a long cold hard winter here in Atlanta. And yes. I know that many of you have had a much rougher time of it – the polar vortex and all it has brought to the north and midwest. But here in the south, we are usually already looking for signs of...
by Nancy Waldeck | Feb 14, 2014 | Soups, Salads and Sides, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
I love sweet potatoes. The great news about them? Unlike most things I love, sweet potatoes are actually GOOD for us. They are one of the best sources of beta-cartotene and are a great source of vitamin A, the vitamin that promotes good eyesight! Plus, in order for us...
by Nancy Waldeck | Feb 10, 2014 | Taste and Savor, uncategorized
You may have seen these gnarly-looking-black-kind-of-bananas in the produce section of your grocery store and thought, “Ick”. You were wrong. Wait til you taste the rich, gooey sweetness of a roasted plantain. They are SO good and SO easy to make....
by Nancy Waldeck | Feb 3, 2014 | Appetizers, Soups, Salads and Sides, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
Who knew? Toast is the next Kale, or at least it is to some of the food-trend-prognosticators that I follow. So imagine my surprise, when presented a menu last week, with an appetizer appropriately named, “Three Toasts”. (Don’t ever tell me Atlanta’s food scene isn’t...
