COOK
Cook: Collard Greens
Collard greens have a spot on many Southern holiday tables. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners wouldn’t be the same without a “mess o’ greens.” This green leafy vegetable has a special purpose on New Year’s day. […]
Year: 2011
DRINK
Drink: Villa Jolanda Moscato d’Asti
Villa Jolanda Moscato d’Asti Asti, Italy Price: $12.99 The family and I decided to cook ham for our Christmas main dish. My parents don’t normally drink wine so I wanted to choose something easy-drinking and […]
DRINK
Trader Joe’s 2011 Vintage Ale
Trader Joe’s 2011 Vintage Ale Price: $4.99 I picked this up on a recent trip to Virginia. I was instantly interested when I saw that this beer was brewed by Unibroue. I love Unibroue’s beers, […]
DRINK
Drink: Epicuro Aglianico Del Beneventano 2009
Epicuro Aglianico Del Beneventano Campania, Italy Price: $5.99 I picked up this inexpensive bottle of wine at Trader Joe’s in Newport News, VA. The description on the label and the low price point convinced me […]
FEAST
Feast: Lunch on the Cheap
My job allows for a short lunch break. So short that even a trip to the company cafeteria eats up two-thirds of the time allotted for lunch. The upside of this is that I save […]
COOK
Cook: Quest for the Perfect Crab Soup
Many years ago I had a craving for crab soup. Not the veggie heavy, tomatoey Maryland style soup. I wanted a soup with cream and fat lumps of crab meat. The traditional cream of crab […]
DRINK
Drink: Blackberry Mint Fizz
I’m coming up with more uses for the mint syrup This recipe is a play on the Blackberry Tom Collins recipe by White on Rice Couple. I think the mint plays nicely with the lime […]
DRINK
Drink: What Would F. Scott Fitzgerald Drink?
I wrote an essay inspired by F.Scott Fitzgerald last fall for a school assignment. In my essay I took Scott (we were on a first-name basis by the time I finished writing the thing) out […]
DRINK
Drink: Confessions of a Plant Killer
I admit it. I have killed several mint plants this year. People keep telling me that mint is soooo easy to grow — It’s a weed for goodness sakes. Yet as the summer days (also […]
COOK
Cook: What’s Happening Hot Stuff? Part 2 of 2
At the urging of the fresh vegetables I scored at the farmer’s market, I made a great-tasting salsa. Next was the meat portion of the program. Skirt steak makes for an excellent fajita. A brief […]