FOOD 14 Interesting Vintage Food Ads From the 1950s The Court Case That Killed the ‘Ladies Menu’ VALENTINE’S DAY 41 Interesting Valentine’s Postcards From the Victorian and Edwardian Eras Spread the love! Snarky Retro Valentines BOOKS A Peek at Famous Readers’ Borrowing Records From a Private New York Library The Strange and Twisted Life of […]
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Today’s favorite reads from around the web… The 1964 New York World’s Fair Through Found Color Photos Brisket Pizza. This is going on my list of things to cook this weekend. A $3.50 hot dog won a James Beard Award. The bacon-wrapped frank must have sealed the deal. A Prince-inspired cookbook? Yes, please! What’s your […]
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Nibbles and noshes from around the web… 10 budget-friendly hotels that are really cool (and 2 right here in Austin!) Great list of streaming shows to binge on during these cold winter months The history of Star Wars as told by the NY Times Cooking from Sixteenth-Century Fairy Tales Waiter collects 8,000 tiny artworks made […]
Learn MoreA while back, I worked with Tasteful Selections and entered a recipe contest they sponsored. Since them, I’ve continued to partner with them, but their latest endeavor is, by far, the one I’m most proud to be a part of. Chef Jack Witherspoon and Tasteful Selections™ team up to create recipes and videos featuring […]
Learn MoreThis is an article from gotexan.org. I’m a huge shrimp snob and only get Gulf Brown when possible. Read to the end for a tasty recipe using Texas shrimp. Texas Wild-Caught Gulf Shrimp: Summer Goodness by the Boatload Texas has more than 600 miles of shoreline. That means fresh, premium shrimp and seafood are within easy […]
Learn MoreWith recent news of the foie gras ban in California and the soda ban in New York, I wonder if the government is going too far in restricting what we eat. At what point is it the government’s place to tell us what we can and cannot eat? While the foie gras ban is to […]
Learn MoreThe following is not a sponsored post in any way. It’s something I’m passionate about. I’m definitely not the poster child for healthy living, but I am working at it, day by day, and hope this may inspire you to do the same. We all know that we need to eat healthy and eat less, […]
Learn MoreAs the debate over California’s impending ban on foie gras continues, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on how the ducks are raised. I came across this clip from No Reservations where Anthony Bourdain visits Hudson Valley for a firsthand look. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABeWlY0KFv8]
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