Archive for 'Food'

Get Ready to Party

Get Ready to Party

Easy Appetizers Make You Look Like a Genius In cooking as in few other arenas, necessity is the mother of invention. My necessary invention came about when Brinda Lisano needed finger food for a Auburn University [...]

Say CHEESE cake!

Say CHEESE cake!

Making this dreamy dessert is easier than you think - Cheesecake. I love to make it. I love to eat it. The texture – smooth, creamy, with bits of crunchy – is so satisfying. And I [...]

From Standard to Sexy

From Standard to Sexy

Make every ingredient count for stunning sandwiches Sandwiches are the ultimate fast food. Anyone can put meat between two pieces of bread and have an instant meal. The trick is putting together combinations of meat, vegetables, [...]

Move Over Popeye

Move Over Popeye

The Superpower of Barley! by Beth Snipes Brutus found out the hard way not to mess with a man carrying a can of spinach in his pocket. Making eyes at Olive Oyl was a bad idea. [...]

Gourmet for the Grill

Gourmet for the Grill

My husband, Bernie, and I plan to check out some Civil War historic sites this year and do a little camping. We’ll haul our own rations and I’ll make packet meals wrapped in aluminum foil. You [...]

Have you heard the one about basil?

Have you heard the one about basil?

Remember, if you swallow gum, it will sit in your stomach for seven years. Have a sore throat? Breath on a frog and you’ll feel better right away. Who came up with this stuff? It’s easy [...]

The Upper Crust

The Upper Crust

Celebrate Pie! “Men may come and men may go…..but Pie goes on forever.” ~ George Augustus Sala I heard on the national news that pies have made a comeback. I didn’t know they ever left. While [...]

Save Time on Tasty Entrees

Save Time on Tasty Entrees

Maybe the economy plays a role, but people crave home cooking right now. The trouble is, few have the time to make the stuff that grandma made and get dinner on the table before Jay Leno [...]