Remember when you were a kid and you would truly, deep down, believe that Santa could grant your craziest Christmas wish. Eventually, when that pony didn’t show up for the umpteenth time, you started to suspect that either mom and dad were in cahoots with Santa or he just wasn’t real. A very sad realization […]
By now most people have had to feed or at least dine with a vegetarian. There are varying degrees of veg-status, your pescatarains, vegans and the committed vegetarian who will still eat bacon. No judgement here. For my purposes today I am talking about the most common form of vegetarian, the ovo-lacto which means they eat […]
Need a couple of last-minute ideas for the flood of visitors that is coming in? Look no more: here to save your bacon are Jon and Vermecia, sharing some of their favorite sweet things of the season! Everyone knows that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine (and the chaos) go down in a most […]
We’re just days before Christmas. Got the presents wrapped? Tree trimmed? Menus planned? Food always played a big part in the Christmas and New Year’s traditions in my home growing up, and I thought it might be interesting to find out what foods or dishes are cherished by our neighborhood chefs and restaurateurs. This week, […]
Is it just me or has Red Velvet Cake become insanely popular in the last couple of years? I blame the cupcake trend… I grew up with this cake — my mom would make it every Christmas and for my sister’s January birthday. It is, and has always been, her favorite cake, and it was […]