Yep. That’s right, I said “Stoup”. I think I heard the term used by Rachel Ray as a way of describing a cross between soup and stew. Over the years I’ve tried many variations on ham and beans. I like mine to be a bit more like stew than soup. That’s how I ended up with […]
My goal was to visit at least 3 different places during Restaurant Week. Doing so gets you entry into a drawing to win a coupon to one of the featured eateries. So I settled on one of my favorite sushi places…Kampai. We have been there often and have learned that if you are in a […]
Who knew preparing a humble biscuit would evoke so many family memories for me? My parents grew up in Kentucky and Tennessee where biscuits were a staple of most meals. One grandmother made biscuits 2-3 times per day to feed her family of 9. The other grandmother served buttermilk biscuits with breakfast. Both grandmothers prepared […]
In deciding which of the 19 participating restaurants we would visit today, we looked over their menus hoping to find that they’d add some specials for the week. Unfortunately a lot of them are choosing to highlight some of their most popular dishes rather than give us something we’ve not had from them before. I […]
After several days of indulging in cheese, carbs, and other cream based good eats I thought I’d switch it up tonight. I wanted something that was low in fat, full of veggies, something with crunch and a little kick of heat. When I think of this my mind goes to Asian. Whether it’s Mexican or […]
Not much will get me to leave the house when it’s 12 degrees outside and windy as heck. But today is the first day of restaurant week in Columbia, Missouri. There were so many delicious and interesting options awaiting us…so we bundled up and headed out. Nineteen different downtown eateries are participating in the event. […]
Mid-Missouri, where I live, has been stuck in a deep freeze for weeks. I spent the last week working in Michigan where we experienced sleet, rain and snow. So as I was flying home gazing down on the frozen tundra I knew it would be time to prepare a meal for Alan that was all […]
Just a shout out to my friends in Mid-Missouri to mark you calendars for Restaurant Week. I plan to attend, just like I did the last time it was held. Got lucky and won a raffle prize that was a gift card to one of the featured restaurants Pizza Tree. Made a visit there and […]
Today marks the beginning of my adventure in using Ina Garten’s book, Cooking for Jeffrey as my inspiration for creating dinner menus and as a way to try and prepare every recipe in her book. Since the recipes I’m using are not my own, I will provide links to them. So when you see text […]
Well, I’ve always said I’m not the best baker and yesterday’s attempt at Ina’s Devil’s Food Cake with Coffee Meringue Buttercream proved my point. I wanted to mimic Ina’s cookbook cover, so making this cake was a must. The amount of eggs and butter required for the cake and frosting made me shake my head…but […]
Back in 2005 I read a book called Julie and Julia. As most foodies know, this book was written by a young woman, Julie Powell who decided to replicate all of the recipes (524) found in Julia Child’s “The Art of French Cooking” cook book over the course of a year. The author began blogging […]
After several years of posting my cooking and eating adventures on Facebook, I’m taking the plunge into blogging about one of my lifelong passions. I’m thankful to friends and family members who have encouraged me to find a creative outlet to share my love of good food, good cooking and good eating. An encouraging friend […]