food

Getting Started with the Paleo Diet

August 31, 2011

One week ago I started the Paleo diet (otherwise known as the “Caveman” diet). I’ve been listening to Dan Benjamin’s great 5 by 5 podcasts, and while Dan doesn’t preach the Paleo lifestyle, he drops enough hints here and there that his life has changed for the better since he started living Paleo. So I [...]

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My Favorite Comfort Dessert

February 27, 2009
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My Mom’s Banana Pudding is hands down my favorite comfort dessert. It is so delicious that for years I fantasized it was a traditional family recipe passed down through the years. I was shocked to learn just a few months ago that it was the recipe on the side of the Nabisco Nilla Wafers box. [...]

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Breakfast of Champs

December 21, 2008

If you were born north of the Mason-Dixon line, this may look like nasty slop. Actually, I admit it does look like nasty slop. But this is sausage gravy the way my Grandfather used to make it. Thanks to Aunt Jenny for the tips, I was able to replicate the recipe this morning, which by [...]

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Enjoying Dessert @ Emeril’s

April 17, 2007

Eating in the kitchen @ Emeril’s Delmonico Steakhouse. Posted from my Flickr account.

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