My State of Food

Thankful for parents who buy the ingredients to cook a fabulous meal! We had family and friends over to eat a wonderful meal. Pork Tenderlo...

Gotta hand it to Time magazine. Joel Stein is a great writer. His article in the latest Time is called "TV Dinners Get Literal"....

Wow - its Thanksgiving week! So excited about all the cooking with my Mother this coming week - and that means a trip to FL. Warmer temps, ...

Wow - where did the month go? It is starting to be cold and rainy here in the KY. Oh well, the fall is almost behind us. Perfect time for ...

There are some days when all you want to do is grab a freezer meal. Today was it. I got back in from a trip away (all wknd) at 11pm last n...

This past wknd I was in a great eating city/area in Raleigh, NC. For lunch I went with some friends to Winston's Grille . I very nice ...

I was in the Chicago Midway airport last night and just grabbed a bag of chips from one of the vendors. My granola bar and apple were long ...

For dinner on a great fall evening - chicken pot pie. And with everything in the cupboard - its even easier! :) Thank you Tina for a great a...

Oh yum. I ate way too much of this weekend - but it was paired with granny smith apple slices does that make it healthier? Thank you Tina ...

New week - almost Thanksgiving. Wow - the year has totally flown by. I've enjoyed it very much! This week won't really be specific...

Sitting here at the BWI airport - wanted something to snack on, really just some caffeine. I had seen this type of bar on some food blogs t...

I finally used this Baking in America cookbook that a dear friend here in the Ville gave me. And I actually am going to use it again tonigh...

Wow - that means there is only about 10 weeks left in the year! Went by so quick! This was a great way to wake up this morning - to have my...

Wow - well, I need to definitely be eating healthy to make up for all the stuff I ate this wknd! Monday Pumpkin or Banana Vegan pancakes for...

Amazing breakfast - reminded me very much of one of my fave Lou breakfast places - North End. Seriously - it was that good. (serves 3-4) - ...

Ok - I've had two memorable grilled cheese sandwiches in my life. One was about 2 years ago at a little diner in Ft. Wayne, IN. 5 cheese...

Will these take the place of my favorite chocolate chip oatmeal cookie recipe from Sara Foster - nope. Are they a good treat to bring to th...

This cookbook, Taste of Home Guide to Baking, is usually a better judge of recipes than this. I made this one tonight and just tasted it. ...

Wow - I think I like these better than the pumpkin ones - we'll see! My friend Sarah pointed me to these - (as another blogger says) - ...

This little place is right down the street - next to other favorites such as Lotsa Pasta and Asahi . Today was the first day I tasted their...