May 11, 2013

Key Lime Pie

Do you know how many little Key limes I had to squeeze to extract one half cup of fresh juice? 22. Twenty two Key limes cut in half, which makes it 44 pieces. That I individually...

April 17, 2013

Life Lately

Life lately has been busy. At the end of last year, I decided to make 2013 my Year of Gratitude. We're only four months in, but I'm finding more and more things to be thankful...

The problem with having a really fantastic first course in a multi-course meal is that everything else would fade in comparison. This is what happened to me when I had lunch at Ai Fiori at...

April 7, 2013

10 Low Carb Recipes

I promise that these 10 recipes are as tasty as they come. You can mix and match, and you can even ignore that they're low carb and serve them with your favorite pasta or...

The last time I was so enamored with a restaurant dessert was nearly a year ago, when I tried the S'mores cup at West Bridge. I have a list of Top Five Restaurant Desserts...

March 30, 2013

Tarte Flambee

Tarte flambee is also known as flammekueche, but I prefer a blog title I can pronounce. It's an Alsatian dish of a rolled out dough and traditionally topped with creme fraiche, onions, and lardons. Lardons...

This is the fifth installment of my Good Eats Series, where I share some some of the great foods I’ve enjoyed but were previously undocumented. This installment includes the biggest slice of pie I've...

March 21, 2013

Mint Chocolate Bark

I know that St. Patrick's Day have come and gone, so the proliferation of green-tinged recipes has slowed down. This Mint Chocolate Bark only has little flecks of green. Pale green, actually. But that doesn't...

March 16, 2013

Sangria Chicken

I love this recipe mostly because it uses my favorite drink, sangria. I know that there are different ways to make sangria - in addition to red wine, some people may add orange juice,...

These cookies are chock full of peanut butter, eggs, and rice crispies. They're practically breakfast. They are super easy to make, too. I didn't use a mixer, just a big mixing bowl and a...