If you are in the Atlanta or Birmingham area, you need to check out Flip Burger Boutique. The tagline for this Richard Blaise (of Top Chef Season 4 Fame) restaurant is “Fine Dining Between Two Buns.” It is an accurate take on this trendy restaurant in Midtown Atlanta. For lunch on a Friday, we sat right down at [...]
Archive for March, 2010
You’ll Flip
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Restaurants on March 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Children…as fresh and promising as young olives.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cooking with..., foodie on March 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I got a phone call the other night from a young foodie. My friend’s son, Elijah called to borrow “the green olives that you have in your refigerator.” He needed them for his sandwich recipe. Of course, I told him that he could borrow them. Upon further prodding, I found out that he wanted to [...]
Balsamic Strawberry Sorbet
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Recipes on March 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was up in the middle of the night earlier this week and discovered this simple, delicious recipe. Unfortunately, one of the pitfalls of finding a recipe in the middle of the night is that you might not be able to remember where to find it the next day. Disclaimer: This is not my recipe. If [...]
Carbs to the Max
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bread, Recipes on March 19, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I almost feel like I need to clarify this next statement with a current photo of myself. But, here goes… I grind my own wheat. I know what you are thinking, and I promise that this does not mean that I wear ankle length jumpers or never cut my hair. And, I wear make up and jewelry- not [...]
You might be a foodie if…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged foodie on March 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
…you think about what you will eat for lunch while you are eating breakfast. …you plan your vacation schedule around where you will eat. …or better yet, you choose your vacation destination based on a restaurant that you would like to visit. …you take pictures of your food to post to social networking sites. …you [...]
Deconstructed Kale Walnut Pesto with Chickpeas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cooking out of the Box, Recipes on March 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Since I had a bunch of red kale in my box from Nature’s Garden this week, I needed to find a way to prepare it that I really enjoyed. In the past, I have sautéed it, and I like it just okay. I have never really been a kale lover though. So, I decided to make [...]
Wrangling Doh
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bread, Cooking with... on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“If you are confused, and you do not know what to do, Bake Bread!” I stumbled upon this quote the other day and immediately fell in love with it! It is so true. Something about baking bread seems to clear the noise in my brain and refocus my thoughts. Anyone who has come into [...]
the beginning?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Food is love. I love food. Therefore… There is something about preparing a meal for someone that just makes me feel connected to that person and to those around me. It is a passion. Food is such a common denominator in our lives, and I love the walls that come down over a plate of [...]
