With the hum of soft music, the lure of a beautifully designed menu, and the aroma of delicious foods wafting to your nostrils, a restaurant’s ambiance can sometimes blind you from what you’re eating. They elegantly arrange a caloric death trap. But before you put the nail on your calorie coffin, check out these straightforward… Read More >
since What is gourmet? When I was young and married (a poor graduate student), I had a dinner party and served a five-can casserole. This dish involved cream of mushroom soup, fried canned noodles, and canned chicken. The result wasn’t very good. Today, the thought of “canned chicken” makes me cringe.
When your dinner guest(s) is a vegetarian: I like meat. I like baby-back ribs with BBQ sauce and medium-rare crispy-coated rack of lamb and rib-eye steaks. I loved my mom’s pot roast and my grandmother’s roast chicken with the meat falling off the bones. Today, many people are vegetarian. This dismays my husband and me,… Read More >
