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Food find: Cock flavored soup mix
July 17, 2011
Amy came home with this pouch of Grace Cock soup mix she found at the Kenosha Woodman’s store.
Acid reflux symptoms remedy: Yogurt?
September 1, 2010
Acid reflux has long been battled by funny commercials for various medications. What about eating yogurt instead of pepperoni pizza?
Hang on, little tomato
July 23, 2010
We had a lot of rain in our backyard tomato garden, and more is on the way. This reminds me of a Pink Martini song.
Healthy Salad Dressings
April 8, 2010
Adding one tablespoon of safflower oil to your diet per day may shrink your belly and increase lean muscle mass.
Healthy breakfast ideas
March 14, 2010
Steel cut oatmeal, yogurt parfait, and egg sandwich: Eating breakfast every day is important for a healthy lifestyle
Recipe for oven fries: Healthy baked potato fries
March 8, 2010
How to make french fries in the oven: Healthy, homemade, baked potato fries are crispy and good.
Cafe Manna: Vegetarian restaurant in Milwaukee burbs
February 16, 2010
Cafe Manna is a vegetarian restaurant located in Brookfield, WI. What a great little place!
Getting ready for the week
February 14, 2010
Billionaire David Murdock: How to be rich, how to be healthy
February 10, 2010
The amazing biography of David H. Murdock, chairman of Dole Foods, diet and nutrition evangelist, former homeless 9th grade dropout.
Healthy weight loss program: Alton Brown diet of 'Good Eats'
February 9, 2010
Good Eats host Alton Brown shows how to lose weight eating fruits, whole grains, leafy greens, nuts and carrots.
Super Bowl Sunday
February 7, 2010
I will be making gumbo for our Super Bowl festivities today. My sister-in-law Maria sent me Mark Bittman’s gumbo recipe the other day.
How to brine turkey, carve turkey: Thanksgiving recipes from Alton Brown
November 10, 2009
See how to carve a turkey with a electric knife, how to brine a turkey, and other Thanksgiving videos from Alton Brown of Good Eats.
Heart-shaped potato
September 22, 2009
The heart-shaped potato that dazzled David Letterman and President Obama is not the only one in existence.
Rescuing airline miles with the incredible 5-day pizza diet
June 29, 2009
Our frequent flier miles were about to expire, so we made a last-minute dash to Kenosha for pizza.
'Top Chef Masters' premieres tonight on Bravo
June 10, 2009
It’s ‘Top Chef,’ but with actual star chefs competing for charity — and without Padma Lakshmi.
Original Culver's restaurant monument: Sauk City, Wisconsin
June 9, 2009
The original building has been replaced, but a stone monument marks the location of the original Culver’s restaurant.
Southern cooking: Frogmore Stew recipe (Low Country shrimp boil)
May 26, 2009
Low Country recipe for shrimp boil with sausage, potato, and corn from Frogmore, South Carolina (near Beaufort).
Olbermann: Mancow gets waterboarded, calls it torture in 6 seconds
May 23, 2009
Erich ‘Mancow’ Muller had himself waterboarded in Chicago for his radio show. He lasted six seconds before declaring it torture.
Free Coldplay, WMYX loses Jane Matenaer, original Twitter, morel mushroom festival
May 15, 2009
Four items spotted this morning on Twitter, including Jane Matenaer’s departure from WMYX.
Chicken kebabs on the grill: A quick, low-meat dinner
May 5, 2009
When you want to cook in the open air, but you don’t want to pork out.
Kevin Pang eats cheeseburgers and more
May 2, 2009
About ‘The Cheeseburger Show’ and its adventurous host.
Pancake Day / Lakefront Artist Fair in Racine
April 28, 2009
This all-you-can-eat event has been kicking off Racine’s warmer season for 55 years now.
Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood: Wandering down Kinnikinnick Ave.
April 20, 2009
Bay View has an old, working class atmosphere, but it’s really being revitalized lately with color and creativity.
Mars Cheese Castle moving, Tim & Tom's to close, Bobby Nelson's staying put
April 7, 2009
How construction to widen I-94 will affect three famous Kenosha cheese shops.
Goya pasta pumpkins
April 4, 2009
Amy made a trip to Racine Produce today, and came home with these.
Through today only: Pick 'n Save deal on Eight O'Clock Coffee
April 4, 2009
Our local Pick n’ Save has 36-ounce bags of Eight O’Clock 100% Columbian on sale for just $8.99.
Deli Station: Racine's new Jewish-European delicatessen
March 8, 2009
Delicious, authentic, reasonably priced peppered beef and corned beef sandwiches.
Red Gold tomatoes and the mysterious emailer
March 2, 2009
A guy offered to send me soem Red Gold tomatoes to blog about. Well, I do like Red Gold tomatoes.
'Engine 2 Diet' fad from Texas, 'Tecktonik' dance craze from France
February 24, 2009
Scouring the globe to bring you the new and the cutting edge, I have found a dance and a diet.
The Food Allergy Mama
February 13, 2009
Suburban Chicago mom and new cookbook author Kelly Rudnicki blogs about food allergies and kids.
Trader Joe's commercial: Jobim's 'Waters of March'
February 12, 2009
I don’t know if I buy that it’s an unauthorized commercial, but we certainly buy a lot of wine from Trader Joe’s.
How Jerry Taft and TweetDeck found me fresh eggs, dead body
January 25, 2009
During a movie intermission, I try out TweetDeck’s ‘search’ feature and find a dead body and fresh eggs nearby.
If U seek Amy, she's probably eating a Pink Lady or a Piñata
January 22, 2009
Can Piñata apples compare with Amy’s favorite apple, the Pink Lady? Yes they can.
Barack Obama loves Dixie Kitchen on 'Check, Please!' (updated)
January 7, 2009
A lost episode of ‘Check, Please!’ featuring restaurant reviewer Barack Obama will finally air on Chicago’s WTTW before the inauguration.
Pressure cookers, recipe books for Indian food, beans, stew
January 5, 2009
Oh, yes — there is delicious Indian food in Racine. It’s at our house, thanks to our Kuhn Rikon Duromatic pressure cooker.
Barack Obama: Jerk or Jedi?
December 29, 2008
Does the media really have to fan every flame and cover every sandwich?
Traditional New Years foods for good luck
December 28, 2008
A look at a few of the events and the foods that have become New Year’s traditions.
'Good Eats' on YouTube
December 9, 2008
The Good Eats Fan Page now includes YouTube links to several recent seasons of ‘Good Eats’ episode.
Apple orchard near Burlington, Wisconsin: Brightonwoods Orchard
September 26, 2008
Brightonwoods Orchard near Burlington, Wisconsin offers a wide variety of unusual heirloom or heritage apples.
Recipe: Potatoes Roasted with Mustard and Rosemary
August 10, 2008
A simple, rustic roasted potato recipe that Amy threw together a year or two ago.
Racine-area festivals, 2008
August 3, 2008
Summer 2008 festival roundup: Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival, Superweek, Racine County Fair, etc.
'Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie'
May 6, 2008
If you like food, Gourmet’s ‘Diary of a Foodie’ is an outstanding show — and you can download it to iTunes.
'Top Chef' Chicago
March 11, 2008
Season 4 of the Bravo TV competition — hosted by Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio — takes place in the Windy City.
José Andrés: 'Made in Spain'
March 7, 2008
This very unique PBS foodie series is both fun and fascinating.
Tapas restaurant in Racine, Wisconsin: 'Olde Madrid'
February 17, 2008
Tapas and paella have come to historic 6th Street at a busy little restaurant serving lunch and dinner.
Milwaukee seafood shop: Empire Fish Company
December 27, 2007
Fine fish and seafood in Milwaukee: Empire Fish is one of the Top 10 seafood markets in the United States.
Pierogi recipes: Cheese filling, cabbage filling, mashed potato filling
December 15, 2007
Pierogi recipes — for pierogi dough and several different fillings — as handed down by my mother.
Lidia's Italy coming to Milwaukee Public Market
November 26, 2007
Lidia Bastianich will appear for a cooking class and book signing on Saturday, December 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Im Cooked: Christopher Walken's peculiar Chicken with Pears
November 1, 2007
Im Cooked is a new site featuring cooking videos, including this one from the beloved actor.
A frozen pizza that doesn't suck
September 18, 2007
Amy’s Mediterranean Pizza with Cornmeal Crust is more delicious and healthy than most frozen pizzas.
Michigan Upper Peninsula travel guide
August 27, 2007
Hunts’ Guide to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula helped us find some interesting things around Iron Mountain.
Summer festivals and events 2007
May 4, 2007
My own list of parades, festivals, and public events in our area.
French recipes, bistro cuisine fill Thomas Keller cookbook 'Bouchon'
April 26, 2007
What is a bistro? Thomas Keller’s cookbook bundles French recipes, cooking techniques, and bistro style details.
St. Patrick's Day with Irish breakfast, Racine parade, and Irish stew recipe
March 19, 2007
Since it fell on a Saturday this year, we could celebrate all day — from an Irish breakfast to the Racine parade to a homemade Irish stew.
New Orleans cooking: Alton Brown gumbo recipe
February 19, 2007
Gumbo, that icon of the cuisine of New Orleans, begins with a roux. Alton Brown shares the secret.
Aloha from Siberia
February 15, 2007
Our Wisconsin winter was making us nearly suicidal, but the music and food of Hawaii and Barack Obama all give us the audacity of hope.
Blendtec blender viral videos: 'Will It Blend?'
January 11, 2007
Blend it! See this viral video campaign from blender maker Blendtec mixing smoothies from odd objects.
Braunschweiger vs. liverwurst: Kemen sausage taste test
January 2, 2007
It’s hard to detect much difference between Kemen Liver Sausage and Kemen Braunschweiger. They’re both delicious.
Happy New Year with Emeril's Hoppin' John recipe
January 1, 2007
This dish of black-eyed peas and pork meat is considered good luck on New Year’s Day in the southern U.S.
Excellent Tuscan chicken and beans recipe
November 12, 2006
A simple, inexpensive, and delicious dinner to go with our Italian movie.
Recipe: Hungarian Goulash
August 25, 2006
We include garlic, which may not be authentic, but it’s definitely delicious.
'Cooking Light': It's what's for dinner
July 20, 2006
The magazine — and the MyRecipes.com website — are great sources for interesting-but-easy, healthy weeknight dinners.
When in Racine
July 6, 2006
Since moving to Racine, we’re beginning to appreciate some of the special things here.
Oatmeal recipe: Steel-cut oats ala Alton Brown
May 17, 2006
‘Good Eats’ is a TV show that can improve your life. Steel-cut oatmeal is a food that may lengthen it.
Restaurant review: Taqueria Azteca in Milwaukee
April 30, 2006
Overall, while it wasn’t anything amazing, Taqueria Azteca is a restaurant we may return to.
Restaurant review: Main Moon 2 in Racine
April 25, 2006
A popular strip mall place serving up typical food court Chinese food.
Recipe: Hummus bi Tahina
April 20, 2006
It’s very easy to make batches of this delicious Middle Eastern dip at home.
Honada Sushi & Hibachi
April 10, 2006
Wonderful sushi in Kenosha? Kenosha, Wisconsin, the city of tattoos, taverns and pizza parlors? It doesn’t seem possible, and yet here it is at Honada.
Northbrook restaurant: Charlie Beinlich's Food & Tap
March 31, 2006
Great hamburgers in a great room since 1950.
Barney's Memphis Style Ribs
March 28, 2006
These ribs were dry and unspectacular, and the price was rather steep.
Houmann's Fish & Seafood
March 19, 2006
The retail store offers a nice selection at reasonable prices.
Racine Produce
March 4, 2006
This Mexican supermarket offers a huge selection of fresh ingredients at reasonable prices.
SuperWeek: Food Folks & Spokes in Kenosha
July 19, 2005
This daylong festival centered around the International Cycling Classic is the best event Kenosha hosts.
Kenosha's Harbor Marketplace
June 25, 2005
A nice little farmer’s market on Lake Michigan — plus fresh Wisconsin lamb, art, gifts, and entertainment.
Memorial Day weekend up north
May 31, 2005
Travelogue of a Memorial Day road trip to northern Wisconsin.
