Blog Posts from October 2009
Here's an archive of our blog posts from October 2009. Click on the title to see the full post.
Halloween Yes or Halloween No? What's it like at your house?
Is Halloween a yes or no at your house? Alicia wants to know...
A Scary-Quick Recipe for Halloween
The scariest thing about Halloween is whether or not you'll be able to put dinner on the table before the doorbell rings. Try this really quick kid-pleaser.
World hunger, nutrition claims and thrifty shoppers
World hunger, questionable nutrition claims and thrifty supermarket shoppers were all in the news last week.
How I gained 10 pounds in a delectible month: Was the weight really worth it?
Spending a month studying Spanish in Buenos Aires came with a bonus: An extensive food and restaurant culture and 10 pounds to prove it! Any advice?
Desperizing a Cajun soup for today's schedule
Do you ever take a complicated recipe and whittle it down to fit your busy lifestyle? We’ve “desperized” hundreds of complicated recipes over the course of writing Desperation Dinners, and one lesson we’ve learned never seems to change.
Will the Great Pumpkin Shortage of 2009 ruin Thanksgiving?
How are canned pumpkin supplies in your area? Even though a wet spring and summer knocked out much of the early pumpkin crop, a spokeswoman for Nestle SA, the parent company for Libby's canned pumpkin, says supplies will improve by Thanksgiving.
Time to buy a new Crock-Pot? Here's how to tell.
If you haven’t used your Crock-Pot in so long you’re afraid of it, now is the time to dust the dear sweet thing off and get cooking. Or at least figure out if the darn thing is worth keeping.
At Casa SaltShaker in Buenos Aires, the restaurant door is "closed" but the kitchen opens wide
Behind closed doors in a private restaurant in Buenos Aires, the food and conversation make a memorable evening.
Tricks for cooking the best-ever sea scallops!
Ever wondered how to saute sea scallops to the perfect burnish? Check this out!How do you cook for an Empty Nest?
We’ve been putting this off for as long as we can, but now it’s time: We simply must learn to cook for an Empty Nest. Cooking for one or two isn’t always as easy as cutting a recipe in half.
Homemade pita chips let your imagination soar!
Gourmet specialty “chips” are yummy – and usually expensive – so we set out to see what it would take to make our own.
For me, food is social. How about for you?
For Alicia, sharing food is, and always has been, about fellowship. To sit at the kitchen table… by myself… and just eat… with no conversation… it steals all the joy.
Is heavenly Chocolate Bread Pudding worth the splurge?
If this warm, gooey Chocolate Bread Pudding was sitting in front of us at a dinner party we’d probably inhale it in 20 seconds flat. But how do you decide if it's really worth the calories?
One of life's best meals? Here's how I found mine among the grapevines!
Malbec wines, Chapter Two: After a woozy trip to the Legarde vineyard in Mendoza, Argentina, Beverly tries her luck at wine tasting once again. Here’s what she gleaned.
What's your favorite cooking show? Top Chef is tops with me!
What's you favorite television cooking show? Alicia's hooked on Top Chef ...
Beverly learns her lesson at a historic Malbec winery in Mendoza, Argentina
What happens when an unprepared wine novitiate gets airlifted into the middle of Argentina with more than 40 wineries and over 50,000 acres of vineyards? You live and learn!
Local Food and Local Knowledge with Liza Gyllenhaal: What a pickle!
Searching for the absolutely perfect pickle -- bread and butters, garlic pickles, half sour dills -- takes Liza Gyllenhaal on tasty journey.
Cheating on the dumplings still makes a fine Chicken Stew
Making Chicken Stew the way our grandmother's did requires a bit of ingenuity and a few substitutes. But it's all good!
Scrumptious Crock Pot Beef Stew has a few secret ingredients but it's the easiest, most delicious!
This is my beef stew secret. Alicia and I are both thrilled to have an official copy in our virtual recipe box. Let us know if you like it as much as we do.
