This was a dinner I threw together the other night, and promised to post the recipe…sorry for the slowness (Sara!). We picked up some organic white Quinoa at Costco a couple of weeks ago (I know – Costco has cool, healthy ingredients? Who knew?) and I’ve been trying to think of things to do with it that don’t involve me [...]

I’m very interested in growing my own edibles, thought you’d like a peek into the (slow) progress my garden is making! Cuban oregano – still researching exactly what I should do with this…It’s so pretty though! It’s kind of succulent-esque. I read somewhere it can be used as a substitute for sage, and tastes like a blend of thyme and [...]

  (Photo via http://www.cornercafeandbrewery.com) It was hot yesterday. Goddamnit hot. Well, it is July in SoFL and what else should I expect? Nothing, that’s what. But, you know what I can do about it? I can drink beer; it makes it hurt less. As you can see in this picture, I’m less than impressed by the heat, and am soooooo [...]

I made these delicious looking morsels for dinner last night They were a great, relatively light dinner; I usually am not a fan of the turkey burger but after having a delectable one at Relish Burger Bar a couple of weeks ago, I decided to revisit them. I stepped outside of my normal burger-spice-realm with some Moroccan style spices and [...]

I love barbecue, and I love screwing with traditional recipes. This combines both! I think this recipe started a couple of 4th of Julys ago when I was looking for some “all American” food to whip up for an Independence Day celebration; I took a recipe from Bon Appétit and messed with it until I had a recipe based on [...]

I finally got myself over to Relish Burger in Northwood, and boy I’m glad I did! Relish is the concept of local husband and wife team Desiree and Daniel Tobin; a fast-food meets gourmet, cornucopia of burger-licious delights! Between the meat, cheese and relish choices, there are more than 1000 different combinations to choose from! Some of the tasty sounding [...]

I admit it. I absolutely love a good burger. There’s something so satisfying about being able to pick up your entire meal in one go and take a big bite out of it; even more satisfying if it’s dripping down your chin! I’d been looking forward to stopping in at Grease Burger Bar down on Clematis St. in downtown West [...]

I wish I taken pictures of last night’s dinner; these burgers were bee-yoo-ti-full!! It was my first batch with the new brand of organic, grass-fed beef we found at Winn-Dixie, Prairie Organic. The meat was fantastically flavourful, and only required a light seasoning of salt and fresh ground black pepper; that’s it! I was amazed and delighted! With a coupon [...]

Cooking is not hard. I’ve said it before; many times in fact, and yet no-one ever believes me. Can you follow instructions? Can you put an Ikea table together? Of course you can, or you wouldn’t be upright – therefore, you can cook! I have staple, go-to recipes in my repertoire that I know how to make with my eyes [...]

Those of you who know me, know my culture clash story; Protestant-ly raised Aussie girl meets Jewish-ly raised boy…hilarity and marriage ensue. My first experience of Brent’s family was at a holiday dinner…about 2 months into our relationship! It was Rosh Hashanah 2005 and I had the pleasure of meeting the majority of the family, minus his parents, over a [...]

Which is going to be tricky once the current stock of bacon runs out and is only allowed to be replaced with an organic version thereof… …oh well, I’ll cross that baconless bridge when I get to it. In the meantime, breakfast has been catching my eye everywhere! First of all, from my favourite beer and food combiner the HomebrewChef [...]

Since the search for Mars’ cupcakes began, I have stumbled across a great many dessert-type recipes I want to try my hand at. I have the Kitchenaid stand mixer that has only really been given a work out making ice cream for Iron Chef challenges, and I know it’s capable of so much more! Here’s a couple of contenders: Freezable [...]

A recent poll conducted by the BBC’s food magazine Olive and the French magazine Madame le Figaro,has shown that le Rosbifs have one upped the Frogs yet again! Apparently not only do the Brits spend more time in the kitchen on a daily basis cooking from scratch, but they cook with more variety and imagination; o merde! The poll showed [...]

1. He calls it as he sees it; see today’s post “America: Too Stupid to Cook, Part II”. Popcorn buttons on microwaves have driven me ever closer to insanity over the years as well; does GE et al even realise that they DON’T WORK?? 2. He’s friends with Anthony Bourdain; and really, who doesn’t love Anthony Bourdain??? (If you don’t, [...]

She does. Well, very rarely. And only for those whom I harbour MUCH love in my heart. I have been reading Bakerella’s blog for about 3 years now, it’s one of the longest surviving on my blogroll (along with Neil Gaiman’s and Michael Ruhlman’s). She makes the most delicious looking baked goods, I swear I haven’t baked for so long [...]