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Frank in Austin and why I must go to there.
1. They serve their drinks in Mason jars.2. They have bacon infused vodka.3. They have chocolate dipped bacon.4. The place is freaking adorable - like a general store from the 1800's as envisioned by Kubrick.5. It's cheap. An old school jalapeno chee (read full article)
Tasty Tuesday!
“Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.”-Frank A. ClarkHello! I hope you are doing well. I had a late night last night, so am very slow this morning! I have only had 1 cup of coffee so far!! My boys are clean and (read full article)
For Kids Only! Popsicles Then & Now
Saturday PhotoHunt: Theme—ColorfulExcerpt Quoted from The Food TimelineIce cream, ices and other frosty treats were sold in cities, amusement parks, boardwalks and resort areas in the during WWI by a number of portable vehicles. These ranged from h (read full article)
Book review: BAROLO.
The author’s enthusiasm of Barolo and Piedmontese food is infectious. As you read this book, you feel as if you are there walking the narrow, ancient, cobblestone streets of Montforte d’Alba, La Morra, Serralunga d’Alba, and the town of B (read full article)
Masterworks Broadway release of Frank Loesser's Heart and Soul
Broadway Legend Frank Loesser’s 100th Birthday! MASTERWORKS BROADWAY CELEBRATESWITH THE RELEASE OF ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION HEART & SOUL: CELEBRATINGTHE UNFORGETTABLE SONGS OF FRANK LOESSER Now Available Includes Classic Recordings By Sarah Vaug (read full article)
McDonald’s Family Getaway and a Giveaway
This is a sponsored post from BlogHer and McDonald’s. I am so excited I get to finally share with you the big Chicago trip I got to take last month. I, along with 9 other bloggers, were invited to McDonald’s Family Time Getaway in Chica (read full article)
Welcome to Kansas, Vegetable Salad
I come by my love of cooking honestly, as my mom and her two sisters were constantly whipping up some of the best country cooking you can imagine when I was growing up on the farm in Kansas. Then gathering us all together around a long buffet tabl (read full article)
New Benefits to Drinking Coffee?
A panel at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting in Chicago concluded that drinking several cups of coffee each day doesn’t pose a greater risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. (read full article)
A Birthday Long Weekend
Well, it’s not every day (or indeed every year) that one turns thirty. This past week has been absolutely packed with activity and I apologise in advance for lumping all these events together into one post! One picnic in Richmond at Saturday lu (read full article)
Memorie di Angelina has 10,000 subscribers!
My great-aunt making tomato paste the old-fashioned way...After all my shameless crowing on the first anniversary of Memorie di Angelina, I had promised myself to avoid self-promotional posts in the future. There is nothing more tiresome in my book t (read full article)
Malasian Curry Dinner
The Malaysian Curry Dinner on 17 July presented by Chef Derek Selbo was a good event. This was our first time at one of his events and the crowd looked like a good one, about 65 people. My only comment is that this curry was a sweet curry and I did n (read full article)
John and Lisa Are Interviewing...Melissa D'Arabian
Photo Courtesy of Harrah's and Food NetworkNumber four in our series of Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival/Food Network personalities is 2009's The Next Food Network Star winner, Melissa D' Arabian. Her experiences in childhood with budget-consciou (read full article)
John and Lisa Are Interviewing...Melissa D'Arabian
Photo Courtesy of Harrah's and Food NetworkNumber four in our series of Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival/Food Network personalities is 2009's The Next Food Network Star winner, Melissa D' Arabian. Her experiences in childhood with budget-consciou (read full article)
Listening To: “Change Partners” – Sinatra & Jobim
You have to select your Bossa Nova music very, very carefully. The five or six truly great years of the period are far outnumbered by the decades of cheap synthetic knock-offs that wafted through elevator cars, hotel lobbies and dental offices for (read full article)
Barolo: A Book Review & Giveaway
Have you ever dreamed of packing up and seeing the world? When I was in college, I did just that. Well, I studied for six weeks in London, spending each weekend trudging around hostels and pub crawls in Dublin, Edinborough, Amsterdam, and Paris. And (read full article)
Images from New York, LEGO LAND!!! edition.
The LEGO brick wall I’m sure there are people in this world who don’t like LEGOs as it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, but I’m not sure I know them and to be completely frank, I’d rather go through l (read full article)
Chocolate Pavlova with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse
So what’s the challenge for June 2010? I opened my daring baker's forum having this question in my mind. O Wao what a challenge making of chocolate Pavlova with mascarpone chocolate mousse. Before opening the forum I never thought that i will try t (read full article)
Frank’s Sausage and Peppers
What would summer be without this perennial Italian-American favorite? It's hard to imagine an Italian street fair with the aroma of sausages being grilled on portable barbecues while peppers and onions are sizzling on a near-by griddle. Isn't just t (read full article)
Shanghai World Expo 2010 - The Middle-East Pavilions
Most of the pavilions of the Middle East are from oil-rich countries, and cost was of no concern compared to putting up a good and impressive show. Saudi Arabia reputedly spent over 100 USD on their pavilion which is like a boat planted with date tre (read full article)
Dear Insecurities,
Our relationship has come to an end. I am not really good at breakups so I think it would be best if I kept it frank with you. We have been acquainted for quite a while now so I know it is going to take a bit of effort and time on my part to eliminat (read full article)



