What a Crock!

What a Crock!

That's right.  The old crock pot is back!  The only difference being that the kitchen tool producers slapped a shiny new surface on it and renamed it the Slow Cooker.  A new name, what ever for? 

Arizona Wine Country Road Trip

Arizona Wine Country Road Trip

Although tamed down and classed up, we hit the road with all the same zeal of a college road trip. Arguably, there are few better places for road trippin’ than Arizona. This time, we pointed south to a small part of Arizona we had yet to explore but had heard a lot about, Sonoita and its wine country.

It's a Mom Thang

It's a Mom Thang

I believe there must be some unknown force that I can only classify as "mom power." It's an instinct. It's a Mom thang!!

Food For Lovers

Food For Lovers

Ok lovers, its time to consider how to use food to get your significant other in the mood. Top notch libidos and goofy smiles are just one romantic meal away and the fare is far simpler than you might think.

Facebook Fan Challenge: Pumpkin Ginger Soup

Facebook Fan Challenge: Pumpkin Ginger Soup

I was talking food segways with a friend of mine the other day:  milk leads to cookies; peanuts lead to beer; Ruffles Ridged Potato Chips lead to French Onion Dip; and two glasses of wine, a fan request and a chat with my sister-in-law leads directly to ginger pumpkin soup.

T'was The Birthday After Christmas & Italian Cream Cake

T'was The Birthday After Christmas & Italian Cream Cake

I have never liked my birthday. Not for the fact of birthdays, any excuse to have a party, but for the date - December 26th - Boxing Day, the day that people recover from Christmas celebrations, pen their New Year resolutions, and gear up for the next holiday. That is until this year.

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Some people are not as enamored with Anthony Bourdain as I am, but you have to admit, he tells it like it is, and he has been there (wherever “there” is). One of our callers to the radio show once compared me to Bourdain, and though I could never claim to be even near his level, I was thrilled because he is one of my inspirations.

In Nasty Bits, Tony pulls it off yet again with his ‘kiss my ass’ vernacular and ‘I really could have attended Cambridge’ writing abilities.

Eat, Pray, Love

I could not start this feature with anything else. It is the inspiration for this site and my personal growth.

Okay, so you know when you’re in the final stages of that huge dinner party and more than half of your cook top space is taken up by the roasting pan in order to produce perfect gravy? The cranberry sauce is reheating to the right which leaves little if no room for that boiling pot of Yukon Gold’s. Before you know it, the spud water is diluting your anti-oxidant rich berries and the freak out is close at hand. 

Stop right there!!! As much as we’d all love a Viking 6 burner and double ovens, it just ain’t gonna’ happen in the next hour.  Don’t despair, I have a solution for every cook, and it doesn’t require a home equity loan to purchase it.  Get a portable induction cook top and freak no more! 

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