Jan 17
During the Holiday Season we are overwhelmed with special, once a year treats. My sister’s Red Velvet Cake, my wife Fran’s Nut Roll, Susan’s Candied Spice Pecans are just a few. There’s peppermint candy here, chocolate toffee there. Everywhere you look, special treats. Sugar, sugar, and more sugar. Sometime during the Holidays sugar overload kicks …
Jan 25
You Dropped Food on the Floor. Do You Eat It? By Andy Wright in Food Porn Tue., Jan. 19 2010 @ 3:47PM We’ve all been there: You dropped your cupcake on the ground. Did it land icing up, down? Can you just scrape off the icing? How many hours have you lost trying to decide? …
Oct 07
Yesterday daughters Lea Ellen and Dana arrived back home from Maine. They will only be here a few days but with Chad And Cheri coming tomorrow we will have” big fun”. Tonight was one of many international food-fests here at the Myslinsky house. Fran made Hummas and Dana made Buba Ganoush, both Lebanese recipes. I …
Jul 27
Since I love to travel and American travelers love to eat, here’s another of what I’m sure will be many, food tales from the road. My latest taste of American cuisine was in Charlotte, NC. Price’s Chicken Coop has been a Charlotte tradition since 1962. “Southern fried chicken done right”, “great cheap eats”, and “top …
Jul 08
I have a rule for road trips: no eating from chain restaurants. During a recent road trip celebrating my daughter’s 30th birthday, I ate gas station green chilies in New Mexico, steer burgers 30 miles from anywhere in Oklahoma, chicken fried steak in a restaurant which I thought served Greek but the sign actually said …
