Don’t know what coffee pot I’ve been hiding under, but I just found out about FREE online courses at Barnes & Noble University. This month they’re offering two interesting foodie courses: Learn Wine Basics with Morrell & Company A New Way to Cook with Sally Schneider Both courses begin May 1, so sign up now! [...]
Posted on April 30, 2006 in More Stuff
I was contacted by Nicole Woodard, a casting producer for the BBC and TLC’s new show, Honey We’re Killing the Kids! I caught a bit of the show the other night. I really liked how respectful it was towards the family. So often these types of shows make parents look like idiots just for the [...]
Posted on April 27, 2006 in Health
Is there something about May that makes us want to frost a cake? Because both Cooking Light and Martha Stewart Living featured a page of how-tos in their May issues. You can view Martha’s how-to lesson online. The one tip they fail to mention at Martha Stewart (though Cooking Light does give it) is to [...]
Posted on April 24, 2006 in Baking and tagged as cake decorating
Maybe I’m spoiled, but as a kid I grew up eating lamb (not pork) chops. So I take advantage of any chance I have to eat lamb, whether it’s at a restaurant or when lamb is on sale at the grocery store. Last week’s Denver Post food section featured award winning lamb recipes from the [...]
Posted on April 16, 2006 in Recipes and tagged as Denver Post, grilling, lamb
These days it’s rare that I get a chance to watch Food Network. But I had a chance to check out some of the shows today with some wonderful recipes for Easter. (For more Easter ideas from Food Network, click here.) First on Everyday Italian, there were two fantastic and easy recipes for lentil soup [...]
Posted on April 9, 2006 in Cooking Shows,Recipes,Soups and tagged as Easter, lamb
Reynolds recently introduced fun shapes baking cups. These are a disposible, easily stored alternative to mini shape baking pans like those by Wilton. Coming 24 foil cups to a package, and retailing in the $2-3 range, they’re much cheaper, too. The Reynolds fun shapes website gives you many recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts. [...]
Posted on April 5, 2006 in Baking,Desserts,Products and Equipment
The introduction of Heineken Premium Light this month signifies the brand’s first major addition in its 133-year history. "We’re offering domestic light beers drinkers the option to ‘trade up’ to an easy-to-drink product that carries the image and cache of Heineken’s premium brand status," says Andy Thomas, CEO of Heineken USA. "We want consumers to [...]
Posted on April 4, 2006 in Boozing It Up!
We’re having a party for Big Bad Dad’s coworkers on Friday to celebrate a successful delivery of product by their group. Wanting something tasty and easy to grill, we chose to grill up some carne asada and mahi mahi fish to serve along with taco fixings. My brother-in-law Mark emailed us his carne asada recipe. [...]
Posted on April 2, 2006 in Recipes and tagged as grilling, party food