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New Orleans - Day Three & Four

We woke up late on day three and quickly got dressed to leave for breakfast. I was excited to try Surrey's Café & Juice Bar and was kinda glad it was late in the morning, as most of the crowd should be finished and on to other things. We began walking up Poydras Street to ... more

By LeGrandFromage 2 days ago

Cookbook watch: some news for spring

Tokyo Food by Petter Bjerke, Gustav Karlsson Frost & Markus Karlsson FrostAn inspired walk through the foods of Tokyo, with lively descriptions of meal in dark little restaurants with five seats, this is certainly a lovely introduction to Japanese food culture. The text is well-written, ... more

By AnnesFood 3 days ago

Moonlighting: March ‘10

If you're wondering why mailboxes everywhere are giddy with anticipation, it's because the new issue of Bachelor Pad Magazine is here! In this issue I unearth a classic cocktail and use it as a flimsy excuse to draw a pagan god brandishing barware...Even divine beings need a cocktail from time to time. And if those aren't enough booze-themed words & ... more

By DrBamboo 3 days ago

Ice Cream 2 Ways

Avocado Lemon & Lemon MintIce cream? In March? Remember i'm in the Southern hemisphere now and it is (the end) of summer. Over the past (almost 4) weeks i have realized a few things: i am not going to ... more

By TheSaltyCod 5 days ago

Daring Bakers: Mango & Passionfruit Tiramisu

As I got back from Dubai one of the first blogging duties I did was check out the latest Daring Bakers’ challenge. Although the group has grown into a size of a small town and I certainly do not know half of them, I am always pleased to surf onto a new find and make a new ... more

By WhatsForLunchHoney 1 week ago

Sour cars

I love candy - and especially sour candy. The more sour, the better. Ahlgrens bilar (bilar means cars) have been around for as long as I can remember, and the sour cars have been sold for about two years now. Definitely one of my favorites! So ... more

By AnnesFood 1 week ago

28 Day Real Food Challange: Day 24- Mineral-Rich Stocks & Broth

If you really want to start eating healthier, then make your own homemade stock at home. I know it's easier to buy a can of chicken stock or some bouillon powder or liquid, but this challenge is non-negotiable. Homemade stocks are indispensable easy to make which are made with real ingredients. And using ready made and instant stock is so ... more

By SenseAndSerendipity 1 week ago

Daytime Drinking: Soju & a Movie

Above: A very strong drinkBelow: Daytime Drinking movie poster Back in December, a rep from Eleven Arts contacted me to see if I wanted to review the South Korean independent film Daytime Drinking, to coincide with its New Orleans premier. I was a bit bemused, ... more

By TastyTrix 1 week ago

Ad Interim

chapter seven place holderIt's Friday, I've been here for two weeks, why is there nothing posted yet? Well, baking in a kitchen not your own can be a bit difficult; particularly when there always seams to be a meal in the making. Who likes to feel in the way. Likewise, getting my mind wrapped around a suitable Salty ... more

By TheSaltyCod 1 week ago

Oven-baked polenta

This wonderfully easy new-to-me way to cook polenta comes from Paula Wolfert's terrific new book, Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking. There's none of that strewing cornmeal onto fiercely boiling water, followed by constant stirring. You just mix cornmeal, oil and cold water, put the resulting mess into the oven & let time do all the work for you. Amazingly, it comes ... more

By JoannasFood 1 month ago

Caramel Macchiato Thumbprints & Shortcut Guilt

When I make anything with a mix I always feel a bit guilty. Like I can’t take credit because I didn’t really make it, a company did. I used to think this was just damage from guilt trips my mother used on ... more

By TheCookingPhotographer a few months ago

Fabulous lemon risotto

We eat risotto at least once a week, as I always have plenty of home-made stock & we're not great soup drinkers.This is a good way to give flavour to a plain risotto (which I usually scent with saffron), using ingedients which are generally found in my kitchen, unless I'm unusually disorganised.Lemon risotto Melt finely chopped onion, carrot, celery ... more

By JoannasFood a few months ago

Fresh Pea Soup & Food Photography Thoughts

I want to talk a little today about photography. I know I haven’t approached the subject in the past. That’s because I’m still learning to shoot food well and don’t feel I have much to offer you yet. Though today, I want to acknowledge something that’s been ... more

By TheCookingPhotographer a few months ago

What Happened in Vegas: 3 Courses, 3 Chefs, 3 Demos, and 1 Very Funny Answer

Hello from Las Vegas! Last night was a great start to what's looking to be a very delicious trip. We got a tour of the Bellagio Hotel's finest food offerings with the hotel's Food & Beverage Director, Daniel Adams.After the tour we headed to their Tuscany demonstration kitchen for a three-course meal. The food was done by three ... more

By Foodwishes a few months ago

Indian Cream of Spinach SoupMy best friend Lina will probably agree that there are few flavors that go together as well as spinach and Indian spices. Her favorite thing to order at an Indian restaurant is always Saag, regardless of how many times she's had it. I had a huge bag of spinach left in the ... more

By 28Cooks a few months ago

Chocolate & Lager Turkey Chili

If you have 'chocolate' in the title of your chili recipe, I'd better be able to taste it. I've tasted numerous turkey chili recipes that claimed to have chocolate as an ingredient, but I haven't been able to taste it. ... more

By LeGrandFromage a few months ago

Italian Macaroni and Cheese with Pancetta

When I was asked to create a macaroni & cheese recipe for the launching of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board’s Macaroni & Cheese Blog, I thought, “Life is good.” The first thing I had to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... more

By FoodBlogga a few months ago

Focaccia with Tomatoes & Oregano; Plus, My First Day Back to School as a Baking & Pastry Arts Student!

So, why would a perfectly sane(ish) grown woman with a graduate degree in literature and a freelance writing career decide to take on unpaid work and go back to school to learn an entirely new trade, possibly embarrassing or even humiliating herself in the process? That is an extremely good question. I ... more

By TastyTrix a few months ago

Celebrating with Candy Apple Vanilla Bean Cupcakes

Festeggiamo/Let's Celebrate! Happy Blogiversary, Mele Cotte!January 12, 2006 seems like just yesterday! Who knew I would still be blogging, let alone posting my 899th time! Crazy. Crazy, fun, exciting…it has been a ride! ... more

By Melecotte a few months ago

Æbleskiver : Danish Pancakes

(My first attempts—deformed æbleskiver…) Have you had Æbleskiver (pronounced EB-el-sku-wyr)? They are yummy and delicious, cute and round Danish Pancakes that can be eaten with syrup, like pancakes, or filled with anything from fruit to cream, or even Nutella! I imagine some savory combinations too – like apples and cheddar, perhaps? I heard about ... more

By LeftoverQueen a few months ago

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