Paper Palate

A few years ago, I decided to join a fantasy football league so that I would be more interested while watching the football games that my husband loves to watch on Sunday. But, another big draw for me with football is the tailgating tradition. According to the Sacramento Bee’s Gwen Schoen, tailgate parties are taking […]

Which is your favourite muffin recipe? Mine just happens to one by Nigella, but in opening this issue of Olive, there is a page describing ‘How to make dead good Muffins.’ This involves the use of buttermilk and maple syrup… I shall be trying this out shortly.
Seasonality is the focus of the food world at […]

Jamie is a girl who decided to study abroad in London because she really loved the grocery stores. There she discovered the real reason why English people have bad teeth - good candy and cookies.
When she is not busy putting food in her mouth, Jamie gets her marketing on in Washington DC selling educational products […]

This is going to be a swift edition of Hump Day Horizons, so forgive my brevity.
When I was younger, I loved playing mix master for my friends. I was famous for my rum with a dash of coke and my hair raising appletinis. Many a great night was punctuated by me and my neon green […]

In the September/October 2006 issue of Midwest Living, “Coffeehouse Perks” features delicious home-baked desserts from various coffeehouses throughout the midwest. These enticing home-baked recipes are beautifully illustrated with tempting color photographs. Among the coffeeshops of note are Simon’s Cafe and Coffee Shop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Capers Cafe and Bakery in Salina, Kansas, […]

Over the next few months, we’re going to be making some changes around the Well Fed Network, some big, some small. First up, we are combining our Food Bound and Paper Palate sites.
From now on, all cookbook reviews, food literature essays and more will be found on our Paper Palate site, in addition to […]

The great and the good of London - read: publicity hungry politicians and ‘never-shy of a name plug’ chefs - have provided a recipe each to the City of London Cookbook. The aim is to raise funds for the Treloar�s Centenary Appeal.
The Treloar Trust has been running since 1909 and now aims to create facilities […]

Summer’s over. All that’s left are remnants of summer parties - the condiments, paper goods, party dresses and grass covered sporting goods. Now is the time to pack away the dresses until next year, store the paper goods (and maybe purge some) and wipe away that grass.
But what about all those summer condiments?
Real Simple has […]

My love for cooking has evolved over the past 20 years. I started my journey as someone who loved to eat, so I needed to be able to cook. I practiced my craft trying to improve. I became food obsessed a few years ago transforming myself from an accountant to a personal chef. Now, I […]

For me, all it took was my Wonder Woman lunchbox to make me eat a healthy lunch. If it was in there, I was eating it. I guess it’s not quite so easy these days, since school lunches have now become a major topic for celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver. The Sacramento Bee’s Gwen Schoen […]