Entrees, Brunch and Lunch
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate! Eating and Cooking
Shrimp and Chocolate? Yes - if its unsweetened chocolate combined with the luscious flavors of Mexico. Here's an easy and luscious salad that is a perfect entree to share for your Valentine celebration - even if its just for you! Spicy Cocoa Shrimp Salad –...
Bourbon Sweet Potato Pecan and Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms
It started with a Facebook post... When the offer from Four Roses Bourbon popped up on our Atlanta Food Bloggers page, I knew there was bourbon in my future. If you check out my profile and discover that I'm an Ole Miss alum, I don't have to tell you I'm a bourbon...
Stealth Health in Frankfurt
A view along the street where I am staying in Frankfurt. We've dotted every i, crossed every t and prepared as much as possible for the first ever Culinary and Wine Journey to Alsace and Germany. My partners "in crime" on this trip, Annemarie and Tina have done a...
AUGUST 21ST, 2015 : Grilled Cheese with Pickled Tomatoes
No. 1 : Quick RecipeGrilled Cheese with Pickled Tomatoes 2 Large Tomatoes, sliced* 4 Garlic Cloves ½ Cup Chopped Dill 2 Cloves Garlic, grated ½ Cup Cider Vinegar 1 TB Sea Salt 1 Cup Water1 TB Lemon Juice 8 Slices Rustic Bread (Ezekiel bread is perfect – crunchy and...
Lunch and Learn with Round Pond Winery
I had the pleasure of lunch with Miles McDonald, one of the owners of Round Pond Vineyards recently at the always-delicious Local Three restaurant. He and his delightful sales director Diane Cline hosted a group of food bloggers, wine buyers and restaurant folks for a...
Doggie Love and Treats
I’ve loved animals as long as I can remember. My mother used to tell the story of my playpen cookie sharing with our family boxer. I don’t remember him, but I’m pretty sure my love of dogs was born with his sweet face poking between the rails. We didn’t have another...
How to Make Steel Cut Oatmeal
It's hard to get out of my warm snuggly bed this time of year. My husband, who is so wonderful in SO many ways is extremely persnickety about the cost of heating, (sigh). He likes to turn the heat wayyyyyy down at night. So, basically we sleep in a deep freeze:) This...
A Restaurant Worth Reviewing
I know you've heard of Andrew Weil - inventor of the Anti-Inflammation Diet, guru to the stars, advocate of healthy eating AND integrative medicine. I had the pleasure of seeing him in person at a conference a few years ago, and his presentation rocketed him up my...
Tropical Black Bean Cazuela…Yum!
This is not a secret to the frequent readers of my blog - but I can eat the bright flavors of Mexico for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not the goooopy-cheesy-fried-full-of-fatty-meat-cream-fare that leaves you in a food coma. Oh no...I'm talking about the yummy...
Roasted Red Peppers Take Over the World!
A PILE of Peppers! Its often the simplest foods that make me happy. You too? One of my simple favorites are Roasted Red Peppers. I feel a little like the Sham WOW guy when I start talking about them:) Wow! they are a snack, an entree, in a soup, topping a pasta,...
Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Ahhhh, Pinterest. The source of many great ideas and lots of yummy food. Or at least Lea, my Sous Chef thinks so... You may be more like me, dipping into the pictures and quickly scanning the feed for a little eye candy once in a while. But Lea,...
Fall and Mushrooms – Wild Mushroom Pate
I’m in a mushroom "kinda" mood this week. The weather is turning to the best of fall…warm days with lots and lots of bright sunlight glittering off the brightly colored leaves. I’m craving the kind of comfort food that is warm and creamy – but not heavy. This mushroom...
HOW TO Make Delicious Herb Pesto!
Maybe the herbs in your garden are giving their last. looking a little spent, or just a tiny bit tired. Have you opened the veggie drawer in your fridge and found some sad looking parsley or cilantro looking back at you? Don't just toss 'em...make pesto. Pesto...
Roasted Red Pepper Soup – Perfect for Crisp Fall Days!
About 2 AM last night I woke up while I was writing a soup recipe. Darn it. I can't remember it. Most people think about the opportunity to wear warm fuzzy sweaters and knee high boots when the weather starts to turn crisp. Not me. I'm dreaming up recipes for new...
Turning Kitchen Experience into Action at Home – A Guest Blog by Taste and Savor Intern Michelle
I've learned so much over the past month! One night last week, I decided to put my experience interning with Chef Nancy into good use by having my mom’s friends over for dinner. I incorporated a little of what I have learned in the kitchen with Taste and...
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
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
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!
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
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...