I am usually a simple recipe type of girl. Amy, on the other hand, makes elaborate multi-step desserts like last week’s mini tiramisus. For her, a pie complete with a homemade pie crust is a…

I am usually a simple recipe type of girl. Amy, on the other hand, makes elaborate multi-step desserts like last week’s mini tiramisus. For her, a pie complete with a homemade pie crust is a…
Once again, we’re going to kick-start the weekend by sharing some of the things that we’ve got on our plates. This week’s topic? Leftover Halloween candy! Laura’s niece Danika at 7 months (now she’s almost…
I have a friend who is a bona fide tiramisu connoisseur. She’s researched the best places to find the dessert in Lexington, and she knows who tops it with cocoa powder and who uses a…
A couple of years ago, I heard a story about a woman who found a severed finger in her chili at Wendy’s. I don’t remember how the story ended (the woman was crazy or something?),…
One of the things you learn as you get older is that everyone has a unique food history. Meals and dishes from your childhood hold a special significance because of the memories attached. Some of…
This week, we’re talking about what’s on our screens – tv screens, that is! Neither of us has a lot of time to watch tv, but there a few shows that we each keep up…
Yesterday afternoon, the squirrel convention under the oak tree in my front yard gained a new member: a cheeky groundhog. He was sitting on the sidewalk in broad daylight, chowing down on acorns. Mr. Groundhog…
There have been more food-related events in Nashville lately then my calendar has allowed, but I was at last year’s Southern Artisan Cheese Festival, so I knew this was one event worth planning around. Sadly,…