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I love Thanksgiving, I truly do. A gathering of friends and family celebrating food and togetherness and the year’s blessings; what’s not to enjoy. But if I get one more food magazine with a glossy bird on the cover, I’m going to roast Ruth Reichl on a magazine rack for this year’s holiday feast. Saveur, […]

In a recent issue of People magazine, they have highlighted a few cookbooks that they feel are must-haves.  I have two of them already (great minds think alike and all that) and will definitely be adding two more to my growing list.  Here goes:
The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis.  People magazine gave this one […]

Ignoring the pat of butter and the large amount of sugar that goes into flapjack, I was hoping that the oats and fruit, in this case cranberries, would be a healthy addition to this weeks diet.  Not happy with this recipe though (from Fresh magazine). The result, although tasty, is far too crumbly. What I […]

‘Tis the season, right?
Hump Day Horizons is contemplating entertaining this week. Why? Hello! Look at the statement above! With the American Thanksgiving right around the corner, and Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza and New Years shortly following, this is a popular time of year for entertaining. Holiday party invites will be hitting your inbox and crashing into […]

Front page news across most of the nationals today - battery farm eggs being sold as free range.
In a nut egg shell a company imported millions of cheap eggs from Europe and resold them as free range, at a premium price of course, to major supermarkets such as Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s. The Scotsman reports […]

When I get an e-mail asking if I want to review a new-to-the-bookshelves cookbook, I don’t need to be asked twice. The big fat Baking: From My Home to Yours cookbook landed on my porch with a thud. And when I say big and fat, I mean it.
Now, truth be told, although I love to […]

I always learn so much from the What’s Ripe section of the Sacramento Bee. Michael Marks, the Bee’s resident Produce Guy offers tips this week about grapefruit, which he calls the “king of winter citrus.”
Now is the time that grapefruit harvesting is occurring in Texas and Florida. Luckily, growers in Florida were spared the hurricanes […]

My good internet buddy, Lenn, had the enviable task of supplying the wine tasting notes in this new book. Penned by Clotilde, a famous name on the food blogging scene, Chocolate and Zucchini - Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
On one side of the Atlantic you can order […]

Budget Travel offers a review of a book any serious foodie should read, entitled Fierce Food: The Intrepid Diner’s Guide to the Unusual, Exotic, and Downright Bizarre. With its emphasis on the unique aspects of cultures all over the world, this book fits well with Budget Travel’s goal to get people out and visiting new […]

I am after warming, Autumnal flavours in my food - something to match the glorious ’sunshine through the trees’ view from my window. This months Delicious magazine doesn’t disappoint.
There is a tempting looking lamb dish (Slow Cooked Lamb, Red Wine and Root Vegetable) that might be just the thing for a lads’ post-pub gathering tomorrow. […]