Paper Palate

Let’s get something straight. I may love to cook but I absolutely hate the supermarket. I hate the harsh flourescent lighting. I hate the aisles and aisles and aisles of preservative-packed, trans fat-filled, and sodium-enriched food. And most of all, I hate the rude cart commandos who have no regard for anyone around them (and […]

There is nothing like a fresh, fluffy, homemade baked good first thing in the morning to start your day off right. The melt in your mouth goodness of a delicious pastry is an amazing day starter with a cup of steaming hot coffee. And after baking the night away making white chocolate raspberry […]

Chinese food is one of those guilty pleasures that so many of us partake in. There is just something about those quintessential little white takeout boxes and flavorful dishes that just draws you in for more … and more … and more.
Last week, The Hartford Courant detailed how easy it is to bring the Chinese […]

You can always count on Real Simple magazine for great, honest taste tests and quick, simple solutions. Whether it’s cooking, cleaning, laundry or life, Real Simple is a master of the solution. The September 2006 issue is no exception.
A Month of Dinners caught my eye. I love variety. I particularly love variety that means I […]

Prohibition is a term that conjures images of back alley moonshine operations, Al Capone and speakeasies. In the United States, prohibition refers to the time when alcohol sales, transport and creation was prohibited, which began with the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1919 and ended with the repeal of the amendment in 1933. Once […]

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never been much of a wine drinker. I am more the hard liquor or beer kind of gal, but I am interested in wine and would love to develop a palate for it. After all, how could so many people be so wrong about it?
Frankly, I […]

We all have our own food memories of childhood - those instances where tastes and memories are so intertwined that one bite brings back the sensations, the feelings and most of all the innocent fun.
Alex Witchel of the New York Times brought up a great point in her recent article, “Childhood was just around […]

I love desserts. They are the perfect end to a good meal and a great pick me up at the end of a tough day. I’ve shared many wonderful conversations over delicious desserts and had many excellent conversations about desserts themselves.
In short, desserts are fun. So Hump Day Horizons is looking at […]

The Hudson River has been the site of numerous contamination issues over the years including PCBs. As a child growing up, the river itself became a symbol for dirty, grimy and just generally undesirable water. You didn’t swim there, let alone eat something from it. It was just understood to be that way.
Fast forward more […]

The Hartford Courant this past week has an interesting article on what does and doesn’t work for weight loss progress in terms of food portion control and tracking.
What doesn’t work? According to a recent study, just because you have something like a PDA handy to track what you eat doesn’t mean you will be eating […]