Chocolate is a must on Valentine’s Day, right? Â I think that’s what the great Saint Hallmark once said. Â Anyway, this is an easy dessert that you could probably still whip up in time for dessert tonight. Â It’s …
Food
Veggie Soups
Soups have provided healthy and filling meals during my diet. Â Below are the ones I’ve made most often – Vegan Butternut Squash and Apple Soup, Vegan Split Pea Soup, and Tomato Garden Vegetable Soup. Â All three of these …
Sun-dried Tomatoes and Peas Dip with Endive Leaves
On New Year’s Eve, I made the most cliche of resolutions – to eat healthier and by extension, lose weight. Â But, as cliche as it was, over a month has passed, I’m down 10 pounds, and feeling great. Â …
Simple Questions with Chris Bro: Beer
I like beer. There is little in this life that I like more than sitting down with a friend or 3 and sharing a round.
Simple questions with Chris Bro: Scott Vaccaro head brewmaster at Captain Lawrence Brewery
Tequila Lime Tart
I volunteered to bring dessert to a BBQ yesterday and I found this quick and easy recipe online. I changed it slightly – I’ll list what I used and what the recipe originally called for. Â Either way though, it …
Luigi’s Ragu alla Napoletana
My husband makes one of the best meat sauces I’ve ever had. (Sorry, Mom!) He was feeling a bit nostalgic today for his parents, their cooking, and his hometown, so he decided to cook the ragu his mom taught him …
Coach’s Pulled Pork
Hey everyone Coach here. Â As you may know I like to invade different areas of this site. Â Every now and then I take a walk out of the corner to post something. Â Sometimes sports, sometimes movies, never …
Wilco + Beer = ………?
 
So, there may be some turf issues here, as I’m briefly leaving the sports forum to write a post in the food forum. Â But, when you read about a beer on Pitchfork, it just seems that somebody …
Foodie Links 4
Hey Foodie friends, some links for you…

The Dirty Dozen – A shopper’s guide to which fruits and vegetables contain the most pesticides/should buy organically grown, and which are the cleanest. …
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
This crisp smells so wonderful as it’s cooking. It was actually a bit of a tease for my daughter, who is allergic to nuts. Next time I make this, I will eliminate the walnuts from the recipe.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp…